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Review of Niles Canyon Railway Steamfest III 2014

Steamfest III 2014 captures all the action of a very special event that took place between June 7th and 15th, 2014.

The Niles Canyon Railway and the Pacific Locomotive Association hosted Steamfest III. The largest Steamfest event yet, this one featured five working steam engines in California's beautiful Niles Canyon! The locomotives performed spectacular double-headed, triple-headed, and even quintuple-headed photo run-bys! During the weekends the locomotives worked independently and in pairs hauling passengers through scenic Niles Canyon.

Quincy Railroad Co. No. 2 and Robert Dollar Co. No. 3 are both Alco 2-6-2Ts that call the Niles Canyon Railway home. Clover Valley 2-6-6-2T No. 4 is another Niles Canyon locomotive and one of only two operating 2-6-6-2Ts in North America. Mason County Logging Co. No. 7 is another 2-6-2T from the Roots of Motive Power collection in Willits, California. And new for this year was Santa Cruz Portland Cement 0-4-0T No. 2 (a.k.a. "Th

Overall rating for this DVD? 5 Star Excellent
4 Star Very Good
3 Star Good
2 Star Fair
1 Star Poor

The rest is optional but appreciated.

In your opinion, how was the narration level? There was no narration.
Just enough.
Could have used more.
A little too much.
Way too much.
Narration can be turned off.

Aside from the content of the DVD, how would you rate the image quality (sharpness, camera steadiness, etc)? Poor.
A little rough around the edges.
Good.
Excellent!

How would you rate the VALUE of this video? Overpriced for the amount of enjoyment I got out of it.
Seemed a little high, but not too bad.
Fair.
Good value.
Excellent value!

Last question. Would you recommend this DVD to others? Definitely not!
Not unless they REALLY were interested in the subject matter.
Yes
Definitely.
A "Must Have"!

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