Great Steam Trains Volume 3

SKU: DVD-GSVP-109
(2 customer reviews)

$24.95

Heavy fast mainline action and hard mountain railroading. Something for everyone.

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Producer

Greg Scholl Video Productions

Run Time

1 hour 10 minutes

Narration

Yes

Shrink Wrap

Yes, Brand New

Technical Details

No Region Code

This DVD has something for everyone with both heavy mainline and mountain railroading featured. In 1992 we see N&W 4-8-4 611 make a round trip to Williamson where it backs east a few miles for a ceremony for the N&W Ohio extension, which we cover as well. The 611 is chased as far as Kenova where the light was failing. This was about 2 years before the end of the NS steam program. Our second segment is double-headed 4-6-2’s on the short-lived Virginia Central. This operation only lasted about 3-4 weeks as the two ex-CPR engines 1238 and 1286 ran from Charlottesville to Clifton Forge over the CSX line(former C&O via Staunton). With a couple of steep grades 2 engines were needed for this 8 coach train, and while we did not get many shots, it was an exciting segment to see two matched engines on a train. This was shot in October of 1993.

Our third section is out west in New Mexico and Colorado as we witness double-headed 2-8-2’s on the Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad the last two days of passenger operations in 1992. This former D&RGW line includes the famous Cumbres Pass, at 10,015 feet, and the 4% grade from Chama to Cumbres required two engines on these days. Our fourth segment is ex-Milwaukee Road 4-8-4 number 261 operating on the famous “New River Trains” from Huntington, WV to Hinton, in the fall of 1994. The 261 puts on a fine show with a huge train of nearly 30 coaches. Spirited running, great sound, and cool weather in the autumn make this a great way to end the program. This was also the last year steam operated on the CSX mainlines.

2 reviews for Great Steam Trains Volume 3

  1. collinvarney24

    Nice video showing two ex-Canadian Pacific G5 Pacific’s operating excursions on CSX to Clifton Forge and Milwaukee 261 on the New River Train.

  2. Ricky

    While this 1995 program features original editing, there are also bonus 10 minutes of 1992 action on the Cumbres & Toltec before the week long freight special(see “Rio Grande Steam Freights”).

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