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Review of Pacing! 25 Years Along the High Iron 2 Disc DVD Set

11 steam locomotives, 34 diesel sequences, over 3 1/2 hours on two DVDs.

One of the most exciting things for railfans is pacing; driving alongside as thousands of horsepower of locomotives go about their business. We have included pacing sequences in many of our titles over the years, and after it was suggested by a viewer we have now released a program entirely of pacing. This program was a quarter-century in the making, featuring footage shot from 1986 to 2013.

Disc 1 features 11 steam locomotives:
1. Norfolk & Western 4-8-4 #611
2. St. Louis & San Francisco 4-8-2 #1522
3. Nickel Plate Road 2-8-2 #587
4. Louisville & Nashville 4-6-2 #152
5. Nickel Plate Road 2-8-4 #765
6. Southern Railway 2-8-2 #4501
7. Milwaukee Road 4-8-4 #261
8. Northern Pacific 4-6-0 #328
9. Soo Line 2-8-2 #1003
10. Ohio Central 4-6-0 #1551
11. Black Hills Central 2-6-6-2T #110

Disc 1 runs 1 hour and 38 minutes

Disc 2 features Diesel Locomotives in ac

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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