Shay Cab Ride Roaring Camp Railroads Vol 4

The Roaring Camp & Big Trees Narrow Gauge railroad transports passengers to a bygone era as it winds its way through the coastal redwood forest in California's Santa Cruz mountains.

Though many people ride the trains, enjoying the scenery from open-air passenger cars, few get the chance to ride in one of the line's historic steam locomotives.

On November 13th, 2009, TSG Multimedia recorded the trip from Roaring Camp to Bear Mountain and back from the cab of engine No. 1, the Dixiana, a 42-ton, two-truck Shay built in 1912. We took three cameras with us, one in the cab, one atop the fuel bunker, and one clamped to the running board above the steam cylinders.

Experience the sights and sounds of a working steam locomotive from the inside, including occasional commentary by the engineer and fireman as they coax the locomotive and train up punishing grades of up to 8% in some spots!

This video is presented in real time, so you can ride with us through every minute of the journey!

Join us for an unforgettable Shay Cab Ride!

Run time: 72 min

Price:	$ 28.45
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Specs
Length (mins):	72
Producer:	TSG Multimedia
Aspect Ratio:	Full Screen
UPC:	753182272498
Disc Type:	DVD
Region Code:	0 Worldwide NTSC
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Note: This map is for general location information only. It does not reflect the exact route OR areas covered in this video.

Added 2010-02-17 14:28:37 by dodgerpage

I have not bought the other DVD's in series however I regret to say that there was no shots of the locomotive from outside the cab or the crew servicing the locomotive. The filming was very good but lacked this detail which in my view detracted from the content. As a UK purchaser who never will be in a position to visit this location this a serious omission from the editor not including line or locomotive footage.

Additional remarks by dodgerpage:
Narration: Just enough.
Would kids enjoy this? I doubt it.
Image quality: Good.
DVD Value:: Fair.
Recommend to others? Not unless they REALLY were interested in the subject matter.

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Added 2010-07-28 01:07:22 by John

If you want to see these great trains from the outside, try Roaring Camp Volume 1: Shays in the Redwoods.