This is The Guilford Rail System

Producer: Broken Knuckle

Locations: Gardner, Rotterdam Jct.,

Timeframe: 2001/02

Length: 2 hours

This show follows the progress of Guilford from around 2001. Ayer Jct. Mass. to Rotterdam Jct. New York.

Single DVD-R. No Chapter menu. A hidden chapter search. No maps. On-screen graphics. Narrated. Live Audio. Dolby digital 2.0.

Informative narration. Detailed subtitles. Train symbols, location and date.

In 2000, A quantity of 20 Canadian National wide cabs were purchased. Numbered in the 500 series and repainted. They were put into service.

Guilford Rail System is now the current hood lettering.

Picture quality is much improved vs. the earlier Guilford show, by Broken Knuckle.

This 2001 edition of the Guilford Rail System is a more unified appearance overall. Having lost the ragtag look, of earlier years. Matching paint, if not always the side hood lettering.

Let’s see some highlights…

Train EDPB at Ayers Jct.

Guilford Train EDPB at Ayer Jct. on 11.05.01. 306 leads in Guilford Rail System paint.

MBTA 415

MBTA with the graphics included here. Typical for thus show. Train info, location, and date. Nicely done throughout.

Newest Guilford power were these GP40-W

Former CN GP40-2W wide cab repainted. 2001 at Shirley, MA.

Guilford Mohawk yard to Ayers

Train MOAY is Mohawk to Ayers. Early morning scene. Wachusett.

The 643 is one of the few active SD24 units

Rebuilt as SD24. These were nearing the end of the old locomotives. location.

B&M 330 WAED meets at Gardner

BM 330 slowly closes in with a meet at Gardner.

B&M 330 leads at Millers Falls

Fall colors give a nice background at Millers Falls. Train WAED is led by B&M 330 a GP40. The date is 10.15.01

GP9 works at Deerfield Yard

East Deerfield Yard is a large facility for Guilford. Registers as ED on the train symbols. Wintertime scenes here. An ex BM GP9 works at the yard.

CP Rail with Soo on the lead

Greenfield has CP Rail traffic. Pretty fair amount of Canadian Pacific traffic shown. Some with Soo power and others that are CP Rail.

BOW Coal on NHB-08

Norfolk Southern powers a unit coal to Mohawk Yard in Schenectady. NHB-08 coal train move. Seen at Charlemont.

Canadian Pacific leaves Hoosac Tunnel

CP Rail EDMO leaves the West Portal.

B&M 330 with the local at Rotterdam Jct

Rotterdam Jct is the CSX Interchange. End of the program.

This is the Guilford Rail System

A fine tour on Guilford Rail System. Detailed narration provides much information. History, operations, and train designations via subtitles. Good location awareness. Although a map would have been helpful.

The videographer does a fine job. Limitations of the equipment are present. Still, colors and viewing are good to very good on an HDTV.

Soundtrack is live audio. Strong levels on the trains. The announcer is slightly low in the mix.

Overall, this is a no-brainer for fans of this era, Guilford. It is very focused.

Rating: 4 Stars