CSX In the 90’s

Producer: Greg Scholl

Locations: Cincinnati, New River, Kingsport, Kentucky…

Timeframe: 1990s

Length: 78 minutes

Source: GSVP

Theme is CSX in a variety of locations in the 1990s. Nice tour overall. Elements of extras, from some previous shows here. Brief stops for the majority. Some advertised visits, are too brief.

Title page has a Play All. Also, a Chapter Menu. Many maps are included. Locations graphics. Dates are another detail.

Soundtrack is Live Audio. Limited Professional Narrative. John Hingsbergen is a highly regarded narrator. Pro shot cameras. 4:3 standard definition DVD used here. 78 minutes and Preview section.

Loaded with details. Train symbols and locomotive information is denoted via onscreen graphics.

Some of the maps are Fullscreen. Others are interjected within a screen. Everything appears fine.

Queensgate Yard gets a glimpse, for starters. GP40-2 pair. I would not call a shot of a steam engine tender, The Locomotive!

Several CSX towers are viewed in this show. Hyman Tower is just one.

Cincinnati Union Terminal, with a Southbound Coal Train. A little more CSX action proceeds.

KC Junction offers a Tower scene. CSX 8454 and 8262 pull a freight past a Steam Excursion. No frontal shot of the Steam Engine. Additional CSX train action with a C40-8. A local for Maysville.

TTI is seen, circa 1992. GE power is seen, in only a few frames! Stingy piece.

The CSX Limesville to Russell line is next. A pair of wide cabs on coal. Again, extremely short.

Russell Yard in 1995. GP38 B&O 2118 waits near the former depot. Tower is visible, as well.

These Racetrack scheme painted GP40-2 pair, speed to Russell. They haul a long manifest freight. This is former C&O trackage.

CSX 26 is a C44W.  This train is chased for awhile.

Maysville offers a shady rest. We see barge traffic on the river. Would have preferred extra train time, at some of the places.

Huntington to Hinton is an intriguing line. CSX and Amtrak run passenger moves. Again, would have liked additional in this area.

Grandview State Park offers a Bird’s eye view of the New River Gorge.

Point of Rocks in 1994. A well known hot spot. Harper’s Ferry is nearby. Would have liked to see more, at these noteworthy locations.

Green Springs has some vintage diesels staged for photography. The CSX main offers great opportunities. Much time spent, trying for the right shots. Plenty of trains here. Alco FA and GP9 wait patiently for the right frame. This was a 2 day affair.

Amtrak’s Capitol Limited rolls by with satisfaction on the second day.

Cumberland, MD. is instantly recognized. An eastbound has a trailing unit still in Chessie System colors. The one train passes the Viaduct Tower.

Baltimore and Ohio 800 is an Alco FPA4. Western Maryland Scenic. Let’s go for a one minute cab ride! Yes, about a minute..

It’s 1992 and Clinchfield territory. A Seaboard System is sandwiched by two CSX units.

Kingsport Tennessee has a Coal train creeping by the station. 8456 leads. Why the crowd? What is the huge steam engine doing there? A BIG hint at the end of this show…

CSX with Santa Fe run through on Copper Creek trestle. It was built in 1908.

The Santa Claus Special ends this show. GSVP has this available on a separate release. Remember that steam locomotive at Kingsport, Tennessee?

CSX in the 90’s. This show has plenty going for it. Nice extras. Some visits are extremely brief. CSX fans shall need it. Still, a good choice for most Railfans.

Rating: 4 Stars