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Review of Sacramento Steam 99 DVD

 4.4 of 5 (5)
Steam ruled the rails in Sacramento when the California State Railroad Museum hosted Railfair "99 and the NRHS and R&LHS scheduled their national conventions in Sacramento to coincide with the June 1999 event. Many of the major steam locomotives operating in the US plus dozens of other locomotives were in attendance to amaze and entertain an appreciative throng of over 175,000 visitors! Pentrex was on the spot capturing the events at Railfair "99 and the exciting NRHS/R&LHS excursions, including:
  • UP 3985 and 844 from Cheyenne, Wyoming to Sacramento
  • SP Daylight from Portland to Railfair "99
  • Amtrak excursions to Franklin Canyon and Altamont Pass
  • UP 844 excursion to Tehama
  • SF 3751 from Los Angeles to Sacramento
  • UP 4466 excursion on the Sacramento Southern Railroad
  • Boiler failure on the 844
  • UP Feather River Canyon excursion
  • Yolo Shortline steam excursion

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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