The Big 'A' begins with first journey of the last remaining Class A articulated engine, #1218 newly rebuilt in 1987.
Pace 1218's inaugural trip north homeward to Roanoke after two years of reconstruction in Birmingham. Spectacular coverage includes aerials of 1218's first excursions on the Bluefield, Blue Ridge and Christiansburg grades - the only helicopter coverage that we know of the engine's assaults on the Alleghenies. Catch 1218 thundering both eastbound and westbound from Roanoke for magnificent steam action!
In the finale we present Archie Julian's classic: "Battle for the Blue Ridge." Here the monsters of the steam era on the Norfolk and Western attack the Eastern slope of the main line from Bluefield over Christiansburg Hill and across the Blue Ridge. See both the A and Y class engines with the Y's spinning out on the 3% grades to the mine branches and Pacifics, a rare breed on the N&W, double and triple heading. The J class 4-8-4s bust their guts doing 70 MPH o |
|
| Overall rating for this DVD? |
 Excellent
 Very Good
 Good
 Fair
 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"!
|
|
| Name or Nickname * |
<- REQUIRED. Displayed in Review |
| E-Mail * |
<- REQUIRED. NOT Displayed in Review |
| Would you like to be notified if anyone responds to your review? |
|
| Location (i.e. Brooklyn, NY Dublin,Ireland, etc.) |
<- Will be displayed in review |
| Enter Your Review Here (50 characters minimum, 5,000 maximum) |
|
|
|
3.5 of 5 (2)
Login/Register | 
Help 534da