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Review of Cassandra PA on the West Slope - Dawn to Dusk DVD

Halfway between Altoona and Johnstown lies the oldest bridge to span Norfolk Southern's Pittsburgh Division. Compared with Horseshoe Curve some 14 miles to the east, the West Slope offers reduced grades of 1.15%, and straight-aways allowing for fast paced westbound action. Eastbound trains, though, account for heavy tonnage oil and coal trains often requiring four rear helpers. June 18, dawn to dusk, saw over 40 trains plus helper moves, including a single unit welded rail train. A night thunder-storm with Lackawanna heritage helped put an exclamation point on this full day.

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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