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Review of Conrails Kaleidoscope Years Vol 4 Southern NY and Northern PA 1977 DVD

Conrail's Kaleidoscope Years is a series covering the first few years of operations featuring a wide variety of motive power color schemes inherited from the former Anthracite Roads, as well as leased foreign power. The random colorful lash-ups made for an interesting and exciting time on the former northeast railroads

In volume 4, we view the former anthracite roads in northern Pennsylvania on the ex-Lehigh Valley and the New York southern tier Penn Central and Erie Lackawanna lines, including D&H trains, from March of 1976 to December 1977.

Footage in this volume comes from photographer Dave Deyo.

Narrated with commentary by Mike Bednar

Color and sound; approximately 68 minutes runtime


Overall rating for this DVD? 5 Star Excellent
4 Star Very Good
3 Star Good
2 Star Fair
1 Star Poor

The rest is optional but appreciated.

In your opinion, how was the narration level? There was no narration.
Just enough.
Could have used more.
A little too much.
Way too much.
Narration can be turned off.

Aside from the content of the DVD, how would you rate the image quality (sharpness, camera steadiness, etc)? Poor.
A little rough around the edges.
Good.
Excellent!

How would you rate the VALUE of this video? Overpriced for the amount of enjoyment I got out of it.
Seemed a little high, but not too bad.
Fair.
Good value.
Excellent value!

Last question. Would you recommend this DVD to others? Definitely not!
Not unless they REALLY were interested in the subject matter.
Yes
Definitely.
A "Must Have"!

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