The 1980s and 90s saw a golden age of steam revival. Nearly every major railroad, and many smaller ones, rostered, a steam locomotive, or an entire steam program. A steam fan wanting to photograph, film or ride behind big steam had a menu of offerings each summer.
For the railroads, it was publicity even the best PR department couldn't buy as huge crowds came out to see the big machines.
This show is a compilation of footage previously seen in other Main Line Motion Picture programs, plus new footage that cuts straight to the heart of the action, these mighty machines, pulling hard hitting the steepest grades of the east and west.
You'll see tall plumes of steam and smoke and hear stack talk like you've rarely heard before as you watch "Hardworking Steam on Steep Grades Volume 1".
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For the railroads, it was publicity even the best PR department couldn't buy as huge crowds came out to see the big machines.
This show is a compilation of footage previously seen in other Main Line Motion Picture programs, plus new footage that cuts straight to the heart of the action, these mighty machines, pulling hard hitting the steepest grades of the east and west.
You'll see tall plumes of steam and smoke and hear stack talk like you've rarely heard before as you watch "Hardworking Steam on Steep Grades Volume 1".
Customer Reviews
- 5 of 5
The Locomotives seen in this program in order are: 1. N&W 611 on Saluda Grade in late October of 1992, 2. Former US Army 1702 on the Great Smoky Mountains Scenic Railroad, 3. 611 on Christiansburg Grade between Roanoke & Walton Virginia with Bluefield Grade, & Black Mountain Grade through the twin balloon loops in North Carolina, 4. UP 3985 on Altamont Pass during the July 1992 NRHS Convention in San Jose CA, 5. 3985 as Clinchfield 676 the following November, 6. 611 at Rectortown VA, 7. 1218 at Blue Ridge Grade, 8. Southern 4501 to Hollywood AL, 9. A Tripleheader with 4501 611 & 1218, 10. Pennsylvania 1361 in Tyrone, 11. 844 at the 1990 NRHS Convention in St. Louis, 12. NKP 765 in Knoxville, 13. CP 2839 at Salisbury & High Point, 14. 1218 on Jones Mountain, 15. 587 on the loops in 1989, 16. C&O 2716 in Georgia & Virginia, 17. 611 at Lynchburg, 18. 3985 & 844/4 in 1981, 19. GW 90 & Pennsy 7002 at Strasburg, 20. CP 1278 at Gettysburg, 21. 611 at Appomattox, 22. 4501 at St. Paul VA, 23. C&O 614 on Afton in 1980 or 1981, And 24. WM 6 at Cass.
Additional comments:
Narration: No narration.
Image quality: Excellent!
Value: Good value.
Recommend? "Must Have"!
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