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Review of Railfanning the Appalachian Region Volume 2 DVD

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In volume 2, we'll revisit the busy operations of the Southern, RF&P, SCL and other railroads in Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia and North Carolina in June of 1981.

The early 80's were a time of change on the railroad scene

Due to declining traffic, to survive, railroads were being acquired and merged into larger roads.

The Seaboard Coast line and L&N, or family Lines became part of the CSX Corporation along with the Chessie System in 1980

The Southern would merge with the Norfolk & Western and become part of the Norfolk Southern Corporation within a year.

Although much was changing, operations of these railroads remained mostly unchanged at this time

We'll view the varied motive power and train consists as we revisit some of the areas we visited in volume 1 and follow the trains as they travel through new locations like Hamlet Rocky Mount – Sanford – Kings Mountain – Old Fort and more.

We close with a brief visit to the then recentl

Overall rating for this DVD? 5 Star Excellent
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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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