Steam in the 90s, Part 2, The American West
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Five great steamers, from an 0-6-0 switcher to a 2-8-0 Mikado, and in between.
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| Producer | Greg Scholl Video Productions |
|---|---|
| Run Time | 1 hour 19 minutes |
| Narration | Minimal |
| Shrink Wrap | Yes, Brand New |
| Technical Details | No Region Code |
With “Steam In The 90s, Part 2”, we head West with 5 different engines. We begin in Iowa at the Boone & Scenic Valley Railroad which operated a new engine built in China, a JS Class 2-8-2. This has a number plate of JS8419. We were shooting for the America By Rail video in 1994, but that was a short segment. Here we give you more: They took us out to the High Bridge in the morning before the regular trains started so we could get two nice shots on the bridge. Ride in the caboose a bit, plus see the engine making the runaround at the end of the line. We also see one shot of the Interurban Car operating.
Next we move to South Dakota to see the Black Hills Central with their 2-6-2T #104 in action. There are steep hills in both directions, but we concentrate on the return from Keystone since the engine is not running backwards. The engine really talks so this is a nice little segment. This engine is no longer the featured engine on this line. This segment is all new and was shot in 1996.
We move now to Nevada and see Virginia and Truckee 2-8-0 #29 in operation between Virginia City and Gold Hill. The return from Gold Hill is the focus with a mostly upgrade climb and the engine is facing Virginia City. This is all trackside views except one tender-first shot onboard looking at the front of the engine.
Now it’s Sacramento for a segment along the Sacramento River featuring ex-Union Pacific 0-6-0 #4466. This is the Sacramento Southern Railroad, which is operated in conjunction with the California State Railroad Museum.
Finally we end with the Heber Valley Railroad in Heber City, Utah. The power is former Union Pacific 2-8-0 #618. We get to see close-ups of the engine then the morning test run and switching to head to the depot and the waiting train. Live audio and limited narration.
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rickyfreni –
In this installment of Greg’s steam in the 90s trilogy, there is 1994 coverage on the Boone & scenic valley in Iowa with China built 2-8-2 number 8419 which includes a caboose ride to frasier, & 2 runbys at the bass point creek trestle bridge. Next we fast forward to June of 1996 for a visit to the black hills central railroad near Mount Rushmore in South Dakota with 2-6-2 tank engine 104. Back to 1994 however, there are multiple trips with Virginia & Truckee 2-8-0 number 29 in the Nevada desert, which includes tunnel 4 & other structures. Finally there are not one but 2 Union Pacific locomotives: 0-6-0 number 4466 at the Sacramento Southern near the California state railroad museum in 1995, & 2-8-0 number 618 on the Heber valley railroad in Utah on the last day of June 1999. 8419, 29, & 4466 appeared in America by rail: the heartland & west coast route, but this is a first to show 104 & 618 on a GSVP title. Like many of Greg’s 2018 titles minus 819 Arkansas steam & return to Deshler, this was narrated by Christopher Kovacs (trainmaster844).