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Review of Union Pacifics Lordsburg Subdivision Part 1 Tucson to Steins DVD

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Today's Union Pacific trains roll through the desert country of the American Southwest on a three hundred mile journey between Tucson and El Paso. As part of the legendary Southern Pacific's Sunset Route through Arizona and New Mexico, it is known as the Lordsburg Subdivision. This double-track main line connects ports in southern California with eastern destinations like New Orleans, Chicago, and Houston, as well as, south of the border into Mexico.

In part 1 of this two-part series, we will cover the western half of the subdivision between Tucson and Steins near the New Mexico state line. Trains crest four different summits including Mescal, Dragoon, Railroad Pass, and Steins Pass west of Lordsburg.

Monster stack trains over three miles in length are common on the Lordsburg Sub. There are plenty of mixed manifest and unit grain trains to keep things interesting. This is also the route of Amtrak's Sunset Limited which makes a tri-weekly run over the line.

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In your opinion, how was the narration level? There was no narration.
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Aside from the content of the DVD, how would you rate the image quality (sharpness, camera steadiness, etc)? Poor.
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How would you rate the VALUE of this video? Overpriced for the amount of enjoyment I got out of it.
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Last question. Would you recommend this DVD to others? Definitely not!
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