Guilford on the B&M

Producer: Highball

Locations: Lawrence, Deerfield Yard

Timeframe: 1988-1989

Length: 1 hour 40 minutes

Here is a reissue of an early Highball title. Re-edited with added footage.

A single DVD-R. No Chapter menu. On/ Off narration. There are no other extras.

Guilford has a variety of power. Electromotive and General Electric. Even an Alco. Some highlights in this review.

The narrative is locomotive focused, for the most part. A sparse one. Location awareness rates fair. Live environmental audio.

The show begins with slow speeds on local freights in the snow.

Springfield Terminal 205 GP35 is a former Norfolk and Western unit. Additionally, the following black GP35 is ex:NW.

MEC 601 SD40 from Detroit Edison with SD45 581 ex: NW and U23B 288 Maine Central.

B&M GP39-2 356 leads B&M GP9 1724 across the water with a freight.

MBTA 1114 is an FP10 rebuilt from a GM&O.

Merrimac River bridge gp38 and two gp40

GP40 B&M 326 works Lawrence Yard. Former Conrail.

Springfield Terminal GP7 #13 at Lawrence Yard.

A Manifest to Portland travels through Lawrence. Former Detroit Edison SD40 603, GP40 306, and SD26 649. The Bluebird GP9 1728 looks on.

Maine Central 407 U18B with an Alco C424 buried in the lash-up.

BM 663 and ST 447 from Deerfield Yard overhead position.

Springfield Terminal 636 is an SD26. SD45 is the trailing loco.

Guilford on the B&M

It’s a slow paced show. Predominately shot at Yard Limit speeds. Many switching moves.  Lawrence Yard has the bulk of the action.

Pretty quiet overall. Limited narration that turns attention to hearing the trains.

Many of these 1989 units were going off the roster by the mid-1990s.

A bare bones release. Well filmed. Good sound. Not as sharp an image compared to modern equipment. Good colors.

A fine look at Guilford locomotives for the given years.

Rating: 4 Stars