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Review of Vintage Steam in the West DVD

 5 of 5 (1)
Listed in alphabetical order we have Great Northern 2-8-2's and an 0-8-0 in Minnesota, Great Western Railroad #90 in freight service in Colorado, Milwaukee Road 2-8-0 on the Port Angeles, WA branch, Northern Pacific 2-8-2's switching, plus one 4-8-4 number 2600 is seen. Santa Fe includes a couple of 4-8-4's and a little yard action. Southern Pacific includes a couple of 2-10-2, and 4-8-2's.

Union Pacific has some nice rare footage on the Encampment Branch south of Rawlins with 4-6-0 number 1243, plus some rare shots of steam rotary 099 on the Coalmont branch south of Laramie.

Western Pacific has some short segments including Challenger type (4-6-6-4's) 403 and 404 on a freight, with one being a rear helper, plus some other regular service engines. WP number 94 is seen in special service, including leading the California Zephyr for a special anniversary and WP leased it for movie work and a few scenes are shown of that as well. Its all regular work by their respective owne

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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