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Review of Silverton in Winter Rotaries on Cumbres DVD

 5 of 5 (1)
460 SILVERTON IN WINTER

After years of silence the walls of the mighty canyons echo once again to the strident whistles of the narrow gauge in wintertime. A fairy tale come true as the mighty 480 class engines tackle a mantle of dazzling white. A living memory of an age that ended (with our grandfathers.) 481 digs in for a run over the high line and up the Animas Canyon to Teft Spur.

OY ROTARIES ON CUMBRES

In the heyday of the Cumbres line, the Rio Grande kept two rotaries ready on each side of the pass: OM the first narrow gauge rotary ever built, in Chama and OY, the last, in Antonito. They ordered the world's only narrow gauge spreader, OU, to shuttle back and forth over the pass beating back the walls of snow. In this DVD you will see all three of these unique pieces of equipment. See the only surviving narrow gauge snow fighting tools anywhere, in letter-perfect condition as they tackle the drifts from the Chama side of the pass. Only from Sunday River.

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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