Producer: John Pechulis
Locations: Hoboken, Strasburg, Hornell
Timeframe: 1970s
Length: 1 hour 10 minutes
The 2nd Volume in this 1970s look at Erie Lackawanna Railroad. Multiple cab rides are a noted feature. Of course, trackside action.
A single DVD-R. Numbered main Chapter Menu. No maps and that is a drag here.
Full screen 4×3 image. Train sounds. Excellent restored films. Audio is balanced.
Narrated by Mike Bednar. Still complains about dislike of General Electric locomotives. We know dude!
Start with last of long distance passenger trains in the late 1960s.
Eastbound from Scranton in 1966. Phoebe Snow arrives/ departs at Strasburg.
Brief commuter ride into Hoboken. See plenty of MU cars after that.
At Summit. Rahway Valley. Couple of brief scenes.
1231 at Summit in black Erie paint.
RS-3 with a commuter train at Denville.
Century downhill to Scranton.
EL off the curve from Clark Summit. 3631 leads.
Train TC-3 out of Strasburg. GE 3313, 3627 trails. Chased for a while to Mt Pocono area.
Red Baron CNJ 3067 at Scranton
EL F7 and a U25B are front end helpers. Action is in 1975. Another extended chase. Additional Cab Rides.
Action on TC-4 from Suffern. Eastbound is encountered. There are multiple Cab Rides on various EL freight moves.
Freight at Pond Eddy.
Binghamton freights.
Ride from Hornell to Croxton. 3rd unit back. Checkout the BN 2006. An ex Great Northern at Binghamton.
Train approaches Otisville Tunnel. We close this Volume with a cab ride on NY-99 from Binghamton to Hornell and return on train TC-4.
Erie Lackawanna Volume 4
This provides a decent, if somewhat jumbled EL visit in the 1970s. Everything looks good, except for some fog scenes.
Where are these rural places? Some visual references would have been a BIG help.
Most of the multiple cab rides. It is rather aimless. Unfamiliar territory and meaningless towns. Good callouts are useless without a solid map.
A good amount of freight trains. Railfans shall find clean films.
Rating: 4 Stars
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