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Review of Action Under the Wires DVD

Our tour begins at Sunnyside Yard in Long Island City, New York, and continues down the main line to Baltimore with stops at many scenic locations including West Portal, Lane Tower, Hunter Tower, Newark, Elizabeth, Metuchen, Princeton Junction and Zoo Interlocking. Passenger and freight trains are shown crossing impressive bridges at New Brunswick, Morrisville, Perryville and Gunpow.

You'll also see electrics on the Columbia & Port Deposit line and sample the action at Enola Yard, Harrisburg, Lancaster and South Amboy. A thrilling GG-1 cab ride from South Amboy to Penn Station concludes the program.

In addition to the famous GG-1s, there are B1, O1a, P5a, E33, E44, E60 and EP5 locomotives in a variety of paint schemes. Metroliners, MP54s and even some diesels are shown, along with experimental EMD electric GM 1975, GG-1 4800 in Bicentennial paint and restored Gs 4877 and 4935. The high-quality archive film included on this fine program was taken between 1950 and 1983.

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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