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Review of New York Susquehanna & Western Operation in the 1980s DVD

By the 1980s, the New York, Susquehanna and Western was in rough shape and bankrupt. The Delaware Otsego Corporation purchased the line and slowly began rehabilitating the infrastructure. <br><br>They acquired the ex-DLW Syracuse and Utica branches which became Susquehanna’s Northern Division from Conrail. The Delaware and Otsego Corporation was also the operator of the Stourbridge line from 1976 to 1989 <br><br>In the mid-1980s, the Susquehanna gained the SeaLand container service from Binghamton to Little Ferry Yard in New Jersey <br><br>In this program, we’ll view operations on the Utica branch, the Stourbridge line and the SeaLand container stack trains from 1982 to 1988 <br><br>Narrated with commentary by Mike Bednar<br><br>Color; original sound, approx. 76 minutes<p><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/852NI6mz8ic?rel=0&showinfo=0&theme=light&color=white&modestbranding=1" frameborder="1"allowfullscreen></iframe>

Overall rating for this DVD? > 5 Star Excellent
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> 1 Star Poor

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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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