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Review of To Chicago By Steam The 1993 NRHS Convention DVD

This is big time steam! UP 3985, Frisco 1522, Southern 4501, N&W 1218, N&W 611, NKP 587 and NKP 765 are all here! Incoming coverage includes Southern 2-8-2 4501, Norfolk & Western 2-6-6-4 1218, Norfolk & Western class J 611 on the "Independence Limited" from Kingsport to Fort Wayne, and then double-headed NKP 2-8-2 587 and NKP 2-8-4 765 Fort Wayne to Chicago. Convention coverage includes NKP 587 & 765 double-head Chicago to Argos on the old NKP mainline.

See the trip to the Illinois Railroad Museum with Frisco 2-10-0 Decapod 1530 plus a Nebraska Zephyr set, a Milwaukee Road F-Unit, BN SD-9 and the South Shore Electroliner. All are operated. Next is Union Pacific 4-6-6-4 3985 Chicago To Findlay Junction. It is wonderful steam action with this "City Streamliner" look-alike, with six domes! Our camera even goes in the cab of the mighty Challenger for some exciting footage.

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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