Steam Over Sherman

SKU: DVD-WBV-011
(4 customer reviews)

$24.95

Go back in time, when the ultimate in steam power stormed Sherman Hill.

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Producer

WB Video

Narration

Yes

Run Time

54 minutes

Technical Details

No Region Code

Prepare for a journey to a time when the ultimate in steam power stormed westward out of Cheyenne, Wyoming bound for Sherman Hill. Union Pacific 4-8-8-4 Big Boys were the largest steam locomotives ever built and you’ll see them in regular service as they pound up to the summit of Sherman. Challenger 3959 puts on a grand show as we pace this sister engine of Union Pacific’s present day excursion engine 3985.

Then trackside, watch her drivers slip as the giant 4-6-6-4 slowly moves by. The huge 3-cylinder 4-12-2 9000’s are there, along with the 4-8-4 800’s, sister engines of another famous excursion steamer of today…8444. First generation E8’s lead the Union Pacific’s “City of Los Angeles”. “City of San Francisco” and the “Overland Limited” over Sherman but sometimes with steam helpers! The unusual veranda turbine puts in an appearance and then take a tour of the Cheyenne Yard in 1954 with an obvious abundance of steam.

From the Irving August 16 mm Film Collection by an exclusive arrangement with the Rocky Mountain Railroad Club.

This program is part of the Big Boy Heritage Series.

4 reviews for Steam Over Sherman

  1. James Tiroch

    I remember getting this from a video rental store as a kid (along with “End of the Line”). My parents made a copy of it on another tape and I watched that copy until the tape broke.

    Now I’m in my 30s and I can once again enjoy this masterpiece that will always have a place in my heart.

    The late Irv August filmed the footage and provides the narration for this video originally released in 1984.

    Will always be my favorite video!

  2. Mwdonoughue

    This DVD shows both steam and diesels, including the famous gas turbines, as they power freight and passenger trains over Sherman Hill during the 1950’s.

  3. Curtis Watson

    My biggest complaint is that my disc was scratched and I lost about two minutes right at the end. But besides that, the program is awesome! Amazing footage that varies from the high/to-the-side shots, and gets down below and all around the engines as they storm Sherman Hill. The scenes in the yard are excellent, too!

  4. rickyfreni

    With a great variety of big boys, challengers, 800 series 4-8-4s, the 3 cylinder 9000 series 4-12-2s, & even some turbines & streamlined diesels, there is plenty of action taken from 1951 to 1956. Some future famous survivors are shown especially consolidation 535.

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