Producer: WB Video
Locations: Northern Arizona
Timeframe: Circa 1999
Length: 58 minutes
Source: William Brown
The first in a series on BNSF by WB Video. Note that a couple of the WB BNSF titles have already been reviewed. Here is a transitional visit to BNSF. Much of the locomotives are in BNSF relettered schemes. Tour the BNSF transcon across Northern Arizona. Seen are locations from Maine, AZ. to Crookton, AZ.
A single DVD-R. No Chapter menu. On-screen subtitles. No maps. Preview section. Narrated by Tom Jensen.
Full screen aspect ratio. Pro shot with live audio. Colors and sound levels are balanced. Clean image on HDTV. Videography is a strong suit for this show.
Train information varies. Some have symbols and destinations. Others have locomotive models. Good location awareness. Pretty basic script. It is adequate. Soundtrack is strong on train sounds.
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Starts off West of Flagstaff, Arizona. The location is called Maine. The milepost is 362.5. BNSF General Electric C44-9W 1091 is leading BN and Santa Fe units on a freight train.
Williams Jct. This Eastbound joins the line from Phoenix. Renumbered 8224 in front of this Piggyback train.
Doublea siding sees a mix of relettered and factory painted Warbonnets on a Grain Train to Barstow.
C44-9W 4724 still needs lettering. Train is from Barstow.
Santa Fe SD40-2 5055 leads an F45 locomotive.
New Santa Fe painted dash9 610 leads 3 units.
BN SD40 7008 on a double-stack is East of Eagle’s Nest.
35mns 521 on a Westbound Trailer Train from Willow Springs to Richmond, CA. Notice the large BNSF letters.
A whiteface BN SD40 with a double-stack from Clovis, NM.
Engine 8245 at 10:45 is part of the busy morning traffic. Note the renumber on the cab.
Crookton, AZ. has assorted trains and is the endpoint on this release.
BNSF A Time of Change Volume 1
Videography is excellent. Strong live audio. Locations are closely followed. Narrative moves the scenes along.
It’s good to still see many locomotives in original paint. The relettered units are done while mostly retaining factory schemes.
The Seligman Subdivision is a scenic one. Call it circa 1999. No exact year was given. This release was published in 2000. Well worth a look, in any era.
Receives a bump upward. BNSF in transition was a fine time to film. This BNSF series is worth considering.
Rating: 5 Stars
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