n volume 13 of Railfanning with the Bednars, we view the last of the lost footage from early Conrail and Delaware and Hudson from April through October 1978. <br><br>During this time, Conrail began changing the operating game plan. <br><br>While the D&H was still running a respectable amount of traffic, that would soon begin to change as Conrail shifted its focus of operations. <br><br>Conrail began tightening the reigns to maximize efficiency and minimize loss. <br><br>This made operations on Conrail infrastructure a challenge, especially to the third parties like the D&H or anyone else using Conrail trackage. <br><br>The circus train becomes the perfect symbolism for what was happening at the time. The operational changes had everyone jumping through hoops. Even Conrail became part of the act on a regular basis. <br><br>Big Mike provides his usual colloquial humor commentary for the last of the lost Conrail and D&H footage and the end of the film collection. But don't worry, there's |
|
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) |
|
|