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Review of St Louis Steam Spectacular Official 1990 Convention Video DVD

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The Official Videotape of the 1990 Convention of the National Railway Historical Society offers complete coverage of the four steam locomotives featured at that exciting event: Union Pacific 4-8-4 844, Cotton Belt 4-8-4 819, Frisco 4-8-2 1522, and Norfolk & Western 2-6-6-4 1218.

Multiple camera crews were deployed to provide complete coverage of the following ferry runs and excursions, highlighted by outstanding trackside, pacing and night action:

UP 4-8-4 844 .. Sedalia - St. Louis ferry run
UP 4-8-4 844 .. Kirkwood - Jefferson City ferry run
UP 4-8-4 844 .. St. Louis Friday excursion
Frisco 4-8-2 1522 .. St. Louis - Newburg excursion
UP&Frisco doubleheader .. St. Louis - Kirkwood ferry run
N&W 2-6-6-4 1218 Columbus - Cincinnati ferry run
Cotton Belt 4-8-4 819 .. Pine Bluff - St. Louis ferry run
Cotton Belt 4-8-4 819 .. St. Louis - Illmo excursion

This program also introduces Mark I Video's exclusive ChoochCam(tm) locomotive-mounted minicams w

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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