Union Pacific UP 844 Western Heritage Tour DVD 5 of 5 (3)
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In April 2009, Union Pacific sent its goodwill ambassador, steam locomotive 844, on a 32-day excursion to help celebrate several Western railroading events. Leading its handsome, matched set of vintage passenger cars, the venerable 4-8-4 powered its train over Donner Pass on the westbound leg of its Western Heritage Tour from Cheyenne, Wyoming to California'sBay Area, and through the Feather River Canyon on the eastbound trek home, encountering both sparkling blue skies and snow storms during its journey. Pentrex joined the train in Nevada to bring you the excitement of both mountain crossings as the train made its way to the City of Roseville Centennial and the Western Pacific Centennial at Portola.
Gorgeous weather just outside Elko, Nevada, turns into a spring snowstorm as the train works its way toward Donner Pass. You ll see incredible images of steam clouds billowing against falling snow. While at Elko, you ll spot a WP GP-9 on display. After the big Northern is serviced at Winnemucca, it heads out to Sparks where Heritage Units 1996 and 1983 will join it for the trip over Donner. An exciting pacing sequence along Highway 80 and a majestic shot of the train crossing Donner highlight the run to Roseville. Included among the treats in store for you on the return trip to Portola and through the Feather River Canyon are images captured at Milepost 191.6, Oroville, the horseshoe curve at James, Portola, and more. Lots of traffic covers these rails so you ll also see UP freights, SW1200 switching on the Quincy Railroad, a rail grinder, a westbound BNSF freight coming off the Highline at Keddie Wye, and a stack train at Williams Loop. But the star of this show is UP 844, the oldest steam locomotive in continual service, a powerhouse testament to the glory days of steam, and the pride of the Union Pacific as it leads the UP 844 Western Heritage Tour!
DVD Special Features:
* Chapter Menus provide instant access to program segments.
* Special Audio Feature provides the option of watching the program with or without narration
45 Minutes In Color with Stereo Sound and Narration Presented in High Definition 16x9 Format No region code; can be played in NTSC DVD players worldwide Packaged in Sturdy Vinyl Clamshell Case ISBN: 1-56342-263-8 UPC: 7-48268-00546-6 Copyright Pentrex 2009
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DVD Item#:
WHT-DVD
Runtime:
45 Mins ($0.33/min)
Producer:
Pentrex
Aspect Ratio:
Wide Screen
DVD UPC:
748268005466
Shrink Wrapped?:
Yes
Disc Type:
DVD
Region Code:
0 Worldwide NTSC
Union Pacific UP 844 Western Heritage Tour DVD
trainnut on 2010-02-22 11:23:46.
People who found this review helpful: 1
5 of 5
First off this Pentrex video is incomplete!!!This western heritage tour had a lot of the trip missing!!The high definition video is excellent, but locations like Oakland, Stockton and others were left out!!! Pentrex is known for excellent coverage, but with this one I am afraid this one is incomplete!!!Very little coverage of the complete event does not tell a good enough story to call this the western heritage tour?? This program shows the same old rehashed locations, but the only nod i give this one is the quality of the video!! Sorry pentrex thumbs down on this one!!!
Additional remarks by trainnut: Narration:Just enough. Would kids enjoy this?Yes. Image quality:Excellent! DVD Value::Fair. Recommend to others?Not unless they REALLY were interested in the subject matter.
Union Pacific UP 844 Western Heritage Tour DVD
chris collins (fletcher north carolina) on 2018-07-17 21:17:21.
5 of 5
i haven't reviewed this video but now i will in April and may of 2009 union pacific 844 made her western heritage tour from her home in cheyenne wyoming to northern California (the first time the big northern visited the golden state since the great railfair 99 event) the highlight features the locomotive on the famed donner pass and feather river canyon (both of the former sp and wp which both heritage units of the two former railroads join 844) and few sights i think the reason why this video is only 45 minutes is i think due to some of the danger by the weather during the recording i know another producer recorded the entire event but i give this 5 stars for the hd footage which makes the 844 look outstanding but having no footage is better than nothing
Additional remarks by chris collins: Narration:Just enough. Would kids enjoy this?Yes. Image quality:Excellent! DVD Value:Overpriced for the amount of enjoyment I got out of it. Recommend to others?Not unless they REALLY were interested in the subject matter.
Union Pacific UP 844 Western Heritage Tour DVD
autistic mom on 2010-07-21 03:20:14.
5 of 5
I've used you company many times as my autistic son is a train lover. Thank you for your prompt service.
Additional remarks by autistic mom: Narration:Just enough. Would kids enjoy this?Maybe. Image quality:Good. DVD Value:Seemed a little high, but not too bad. Recommend to others?Definitely.