Producer: John Pechulis
Locations: Maine to Pennsylvania
Timeframe: 1970s-1980s
Length: 63 minutes
Sources: many
This Volume 5 ranges from the early 1970s to the 1980s. Territory from Maine to Pennsylvania. Fantrips, as well.
A single DVD-R. Chapter menu. No maps or extras.
Film looks excellent via restoration. Natural audio for the soundtrack.
A good assortment of freight traffic in this region. Never gets too repetitive.
Mike Bednar narrates this show. Yet again, he continues to dislike NS and GE U Boats. Really guy? Thought this is a D&H show. John augments with some additional train details.
To the highlights…
Boston and Maine with 4 geeps on the Connecticut River line. Heartland, Vermont.
Hoosac Tunnel with mixed power.
Alco RS-11 pair with The Hill Job. D&H has interchange with Green Mountain.
Former Lehigh Valley Alco power travels through Schenectady, New York.
A D&H Bicentennial General Electric sits here.
Naturally, Alco RS-3 locomotives were active. Although somewhat raunchy looking. This 4099 is switching cars just fine!
Tunnel, NY. Freight runs on on Belden Hill. A GP 7315 with assorted power.
Moosic wreck to a music background. Fallen Flags on boxcars. Massive derailment here.
A variety of roadnames on cabooses. Let’s stick with the headliner.
DH Fan Trips
This Special with photo runbys in Ararat Variety of filmed passenger ride scenes and runbys.
American Freedom Train Steam Special. Albany, NY. There but marginal filming.
The show continues to its conclusion for this extended length fan trip section. A little more than necessary.
That’s All Folks!
Railfanning the Delaware and Hudson Volume 5
The pooled filmed collection works out fine. A variety of equipment, locations, and years. You’ll see that some cinematographers are better vs. others.
A must-have for D&H fans.
Rating: 4 1/2 Stars
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