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Review of Silver Rails and Golden Memories A Decade of Steam! DVD

A must for every steam fan...this tribute to the 50th Anniversary of the ROCKY MOUNTAIN RAILROAD CLUB. The program was produced in 1988 from excellent 16mm films taken by Irving E. August. 1952 to 1962 of steam excursions, both standard and narrow gauge and sponsored by the ROCKY MOUNTAIN RAILROAD CLUB. This organization is dedicated to preserving the history of railroading and through these excursions, they became a part of history themselves.

Photographer Irving E. August introduces the program and narration is by Rege Cordic. The narrative is written by Dave Gross.

D&RGW NARROW GAUGE

* Alamosa to Durango - May 31, 1952
* Durango to Alamosa - June 3, 1956
* Alamosa to Farmington - June 1, 1957
* Alamosa to Silverton - Memorial Day, 1961

GREAT WESTERN / COLORADO & SOUTHERN

* Denver to Eaton - July 27, 1958
* Denver to Eaton - October 2, 1960
* Denver to Eaton - September 10, 1961

COLORADO & SOUTHERN

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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