Producer: T&W
Locations: Hamlet, Charlotte, Greenville, Wadesboro
Timeframe: 1970s
Length: 1 hour
Source: Jeff Kluttz
T&W Productions with a vintage Seaboard Coast Line show. This one is a hard to find subject. Additional railroads are included.
A single DVD-R. Standard slipcase. No Chapter Menu or advance. On-screen graphics. No maps.
Jeff Kluttz 8mm movie film. All color. Unrestored collection. Do not expect modern standards.
Narrated with locations and locomotive callouts. Musical background. Good separation of voiceover and music.
The picture ranges from fair to good overall. Colors are also good. Sunshine helps illuminate many of the trains. This is historical value footage.
Many locomotives are up close views. Yard speed and sitting engines. Nicely framed shots.
Additionally, other railoads power. L&N, Frisco, Norfolk and Western,
In fact, this is a locomotive revue. Power sets parade, slowly past the camera. The narrator highlights some engine details.
Hamlet is a key location in this show. Louisville and Nashville departs Hamlet.
General Electric U25C 2104 at Wadesboro Yard. Note the single windshield.
Two GP7 locomotives at Charlotte.
Frisco GP35 locos with roof mounted air tanks. A couple of GE units trail.
SCL 1776 at Greenville, SC.
SCL GP35 pair on a diesel service track at Wadesboro Yard. Engine 1406 is close.
SCL 950 still wearing Seaboard Airline paint.
A Baldwin S-12 with a GP7 on yard trackage.
The SDP35 units were from Seaboard Air Line.
Electromotive SD45-2 are frequently seen on road trains.
Two for one caboose scene at Hamlet yard. A Seaboard (red) and Seaboard Coast Line.
Back in Time with Seaboard Coast Line
This release is exactly what it advertises. The film quality ranges up and down. The audio is fine. Rarity elevates the rating.
Obvious must have for Seaboard Coast Line fans and Model Railroaders.
Rating: 3 1/2 Stars
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