Steam Across America Combo DVD: The East & The West

Producer: Pentrex

Timeframe: 1950s- 60s

Locations: USA

Length: 1 hour 10 minutes

Source: Bruce Ward

A combination of two shows on this single DVD. East and Western steam in the United States. Filmed in 16mm. All color and multiple railroads. End of the steam era. Late 1950s into the early 1960s.

Interested? Step right in…

Choices on the Top Chapter Menu offer: East, West and Bonus Material. Leads to detailed sub Chapter menus. No maps. On-screen location graphics.

Dave Drui with a good narrative. Detailed soundtrack with environmental sounds. High level of Pentrex production.

Plenty of variety from Eastern and Western railroads. Limited space here.

To the Trains… 👉

NW in 1957. Portsmouth, Ohio. Plenty of action in the state.

196 switches at Columbus, Ohio. Also, Bluefield West Virginia is seen in 1959.

Baltimore and Ohio in 1957. Yellowstone EM- 1 type being chased.

Pennsylvania Railroad.

Nickel Plate Road in 1957. Berkshire class. A Hudson class with rarely seen Elephant Ears on a freight.

Chicago, Burlington and Quincy. 1961 in Illinois and Wisconsin. Burlington Route ran fantrips. This one was The Illini Special.

Duluth, Missabe and Iron Range. The Illini Special in 1961.

At Cheyenne, Wyoming. Class locomotive, Big Boy 4000, rolls in with smoking brakes.

Challengers are abundant! Compare the exhaust on this somewhat ailing Challenger to the GP unit, as they shove on a freight in the Wahsatch Mountains.

Southern Pacific. Visits to San Francisco and Oakland terminals.

Southern Pacific at Bakersfield in 1957. More shown in 1956. A GS 4 meets a Cab Forward .

Colorado and Southern. Various scenes include 2-10-2 locomotive .

C&S #641 was well suited to operate to Climax, at over 10,000 feet. Ran until 1961.

Steam Across America combo

Covers the advertised in fine fashion. Two packed shows of vintage steam action. The 16mm films look great! Fine viewing for anyone with an interest in steam locomotives.

Rating: 5 Stars