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Review of Rubber City Rails Volume 1 Akron Heritage DVD

VIEW THE VARIETY OF THE 1950's IN THE RUBBER CITY REGION!

* 25 Minutes of BALTIMORE & OHIO steam and early diesel. Many scenes feature the massive EM-1 Mallets, along with Mountains, Mikes, Pacifics and switchers, EMD and ALCO types gleam as they head passenger and hotshot freight. See what happens when a Nash gets bashed by an E-6 "on a mail run at Kent in 1956! Many great winter sequences, plus the "General" on tour.

* ERIE - diesel scenes mostly at the expansive Kent yard. See the panorama from a 100-foot light tower! F-3s on passenger, Erie-built #750, PAs on an office car special, wrecks and more.

* NICKEL PLATE steam & diesel, plus P&WV FMs at Harmon, Berkshire on the Erie interchange track, colorful GPs and O-8-O switchers.

* PENNSY and NEW YORK CENTRAL action at Brady Lake and Ravenna - along with more B&O! Baldwin
Sharks, Tuscan red passenger runs, NYC Fs, and coal train calamity.

* AKRON, CANTON & YOUNGSTOWN - Yellow FMs and "A 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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