Producer: Greg Scholl
Locations: Fostoria, Deshler, Attica Jct., Leipsic…
Timeframe: 2006
Length: 1 hour 22 minutes
Source: Greg Scholl
This main film was from April 27, 2006. Ohio Diamonds that could be recorded in a single 12 hour day. Assorted power in a variety of liveries are seen. Essentially bonus sections are 2005 and 1991 footage.
A single DVD. On-screen graphics. Maps. Narrated by John Hingsbergen. Hidden Chapter advance.
This was the first Greg Scholl on a Widescreen format. Excellent picture quality in a letterbox. Live environmental audio. Balanced levels. The trains bang across the diamonds on a stereo! Colors are fine.
Basically, a CSX mainline tour of railroad intersections, with some crossing Norfolk Southern traffic. Years filmed are: 2006, 2005 and 1991.
Fostoria is the initial location at 8:00 am. CSX on former Chesapeake and Ohio tracks.. Crossing with Norfolk Southern on ex: Nickel Plate Road. Tower F is here.
Attica Jct. CSX and Norfolk Southern intersect. A leased Montana Rail Link SD on a CSX.
Return to Fostoria. Now, at the old B&O Depot.
Norfolk Southern 9100 and 4800 lead a Westbound Coal train.
Deshler is diamond number 4 visited. This hotspot has a Railfan Park. The Depot still stood in 2006. A dark future CSX 8017 and 7859 on an empty steel train.
CSX 8078 with the Tower at Deschler.
The Union Pacific Coal Train is seen again at Deschler.
Leipsic Junction. North South on ex: B&O with NS on former Nickel Plate. CSX rebuilt SD40s 8448 and 8475 pass the abandoned tower with ECGX hoppers.
Deshler area. A CSX. ex: UP and CSX GP15 with mixed freight. Not an ex: CNW as the narrative states.
2005 section…
Return to Deschler in September 2005 for a longer look. The bonus segments are in 4×3 format. No narration. Onscreen graphics. Well done, although non narrated is not my jam.
August 3, 1991, is narrated. Features and a few trains that were at Leipsic Tower and in Lima. A CSX GP40-2 6028 and GP38-2 in Chessie paint.
Chessie painted 6639 on a military equipment move in 1991.
CSX 3123 leads a freight. Passing Nickel Plate Road Berkshire 765. August 3, 1991. Lima, Ohio.
Doubleheader steam at Lima! Nickel Plate 765 and the Pere Marquette 1225. These Berkshires depart in early evening.
Ohio Rail Diamonds
The 2006 Widescreen has good coverage, as advertised. Non-narrated 2005 is lacking, a narrative and it can be skipped.
The 1991 footage is narrated. Enjoyable section with earlier equipment seen. Plus the brief bits of Steam.
Total runtime for the set is 1 hour 22 minutes. Preview section at a generous 14 minutes.
If intersecting lines get your attention. Illinois Junctions Volume 1 and volume 2 are a couple more Scholl titles to check.
Greg Scholl has now passed away. He could put together fine quality shows. Steam was his favorite. He also filmed quite a chunk of the shows. GSVP has vintage and contemporary shows. An early supporter of this site. The Railfan community has lost a classic producer. Rest in peace, Greg Scholl.
Rating: 5 Stars
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