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California Steamin 3751 and 2472 Meet at LA on DVD by Valhalla VideoTaped entirely in California, this program features three exciting steam events from the early 1990's. The AT&SF No. 3751 came out of restoration in in 1991, the SP 2472 ran on the Coast Line between San Francisco and Los Angeles, and the UP 4466 ran at Railfair in Sacramento. And, by a seemingly amazing coincidence, 3751 and 2472 had a historic meet at Mission Tower in Los Angeles on September 17, 1992, and only Valhalla Video was there to record it for posterity. Also, Valhalla's cameras were present when the 3751 first entered the main line at the Kaiser Steel mill in Fontana after her long restoration. And three months later we pace her going up Cajon Pass pulling a Santa Fe Employee Recognition Special. The 2472 is shown between San Luis Obispo and Los Angeles on its historic trip. And finally we see the UP 4466 coal-fired 0-6-0 with a slope-back tender operating on the Sacramento Southern as part of Railfair ‘91 at the California Railroad Museum in Sacramento. Running time 57 minutes. |
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Added 2009-05-27 01:44:49 by armchairrailfan
3751 was the Santa Fe's first 4-8-4, so to me it seems quite fitting that it is the one that was restored to operation. 3751 was also another notable first – Baldwin's first 4-8-4. It was much more powerful and efficient than what at that time was Santa Fe's latest and greatest. SP 4-6-2 #2472 is also a product from Eddystone PA. UP 0-6-0 #4466 appears in one short segment. Of particular interest on this DVD is 3751's first trial runs after restoration was completed in 1991. 3751 was restored at the Kaiser Steel Mill in Fontana CA which is now the location of the California “Auto Club” Speedway used by NASCAR twice a year. The first scene on the DVD is 3751's first excursion, an ATSF Employee Recognition special in 1992. SP 2472 is shown on the September 1992 Pacific Shore excursion, which features the Cuesta Grade on SP's coast line between LA and San Luis Obispo. The 3rd event on this program is 3751 and 2472 meeting at Mission Tower near LAUPT (a similar meet with UP 8444 and SP 4449 is well documented on several DVDs, but this is the only video of this meet). Narration is minimal but informative. Location markers are included for many scenes. The photography for the most part is very good, but some pacing scenes do not show all of the side rods with the front of the engine just about centered in the frame, and the car's door post frequently blocking part of the view of the engine. The color has an overbearing yellow tint for a few minutes on the first leg of the 2472 run and the 2nd scene of 3751's trial runs. Still, considering the historical nature of the 3751 runs, this is a “Must Have” for ATSF and Baldwin fans. |
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