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Review of Third Avenue Railway Vol 3 Connecticut Company DVD

THIRD AVENUE RAILWAY SYSTEM VOLUME III continues our Nostalgic Trolley Tour of this vast 400-mile, 1,500-car system with coverage of its lines in eastern Westchester County. You'll see extensive archive film footage of Routes 7 Yonkers Avenue, 241st St. New Rochelle, and 229th St.-Mount Vernon. A variety of action scenes in downtown New Rochelle is a highlight, and there is coverage of snow sweepers in action and the final day of streetcar operations in Yonkers. Scenes at the vast Mt. Vernon shops are included, along with poignant views of trolleys being towed to the yard where they were scrapped, stripped for parts, and burned.

In 1923, THE CONNECTICUT COMPANY operated nearly 1,000 trolleys on a 14-division system boasting 785 miles of track connecting Stamford, Bridgeport, New Haven, New London, Hartford, and Waterbury plus many outlying areas. ConnCo rostered more than 150 open cars, one of the largest fleets in America. This program depicts operations in the New Haven area i

Overall rating for this DVD? 5 Star Excellent
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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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