Diesel Power on the Santa Fe D-117 Charles Smiley Presents

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Diesel Power on the Santa Fe D-117 Charles Smiley Presents

The Santa Fe we knew is gone but the imprint it left on the west is celebrated here on brilliant color film that has been digitized and edited with care. A number of film sources show the late-great Santa Fe through a variety of motive power changes that reflect the Santa Fe's ability to respond well to an evolving industry. Few roads could compare to their quality of service. They left a positive and lasting impression on the public. The railroad industry in general maintained credibility through their efforts. Even in the rough times. TRAINS MAGAZINE comments Diesel Power on the Santa Fe gets off to a rousing start, with a fast-paced montage of motion picture and still images set to suitably dramatic music. Many of the scenic feature the classic places of the Santa Fe-Los Angeles Union Passenger Terminal in days of the F's, Tehachapi, Cajon, and Barstow Yard. The careful editing (and excellent maps and graphics) do justice to the subject. This is a fine tape and one that will appeal to the Santa Fe's many devoted fans.-C.S The Cast: GP20, GP30 & GP35 SD24, SD26 & SD45 CF7, FP45 & F-units ALCO PA - ALCO S & RSDs U-boats & cabooses at all the great hot-spots Visit Old Cajon, Tehachapi, Mojave, Barstow Yd. plus the Stockton and Pasadena Subdivisions. See LAUPT and many other locations with both passenger and freight trains. Vignettes from Illinois, New Mexico and Arizona. See the Santa Fe in the evolving years from 1965 to 1985. Special sections on the F-units, Cowl units, Super-c and ALCO power.

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Length: 91:00:00

Item#: D-117

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Customer Reviews
Added 2007-09-02 07:04:06 by rrvideoman
Santa Fe. Possibly the most well recognized name in Railroading, covering a territory from Chicago to California, along with it's deep history which helped open the US west. This movie covers the time frame from early to mid diesels, but does touches very little on the later diesels that took the SF into the BNSF. Most of the earlier SF's are well represented, from the FT's and F7's to the SD40's & 45's; U-boats and converted CF7's; and the beautiful FP45's in the great War Bonnet paint scheme. Maps are done well, including a close-up of Cajon. Alco, EMD and GE are well represented, along with a few scenes of electrics but little of any others, ie - Baldwin, etc. Unforunatly, the territory covered is primarily California. A non rail fan may not believe that the SF went far beyond California with it's great empire in the US mid-west in viewing this movie. Some (a few) scenes from Arizona, quick scenes from Texas, New Mexico, and Illinios, but an unfair advantage to California when the total SF territory is considered. Many California locations are shown, but not in sequence. The movie does a fair amount of location jumping, returning several times to a particular location, like Tehachapi and Cajon. It's not a point A to point B type of movie. Over all --- a good movie; a favorate in my collection -No. Recommended - Yes, as there is some fine diesels to view.