At The Throttle Cab Ride Volume 6

Producer: Pentrex

Locations: California

Timeframe: 2007

Length: 2 hours 44 minutes

This is the final show in the At The Throttle series by Pentrex. Volume 6 is the longest and most varied release. Southern California focus continues here. Actual cab ride time is short compared to the preponderance of weird setups. The better angles have been used in previous volumes.

A single DVD. Fullscreen 4×3 aspect ratio. Live environmental audio. Picture and recorded sounds are fine.

Main Chapter Menu with several subjects. No subtitles or maps. Preview section. An extremely sparse narration by Dave Drui.

To the Trains… 👉

A low mounted camera. Train departs from Barstow. Little to see and some wind noise. Maybe good for 6 year old children.

A different viewpoint. This segment travels Cajon Pass. Features 4 stages of the construction upgrades on this line. Unfortunately, the narration drops off to near zero. Yawn…

Finally the area changes. Now, aboard Hobart Yard Job. Operating in Los Angeles County. BNSF 2463 is identified here. Industrial area.

This camera is back in the lash-up. The lead engine is up ahead.

Perhaps a 5 year old would enjoy watching the wheel turn. It goes… round and round! Plus, there are even more wheels within the show. Pacifiers are optional.

Roof mount at San Bernardino. Angle needs to be raised. No joy. Many of the unusual camera placements don’t work well.

It is October 2007. Aboard an Eastbound Z at Silverwood. Note the J.B. Hunt trailers traveling opposite this move.

Our train slowly passes this even slower work train. It runs on new and unballasted track at yard speeds. It is a rare, interesting scene in this show.

As lame as watching the wheels turn. Rooftop views like this offer little more than some exhaust.

Here is a cab ride view. Eastbound Stack Trains are routed to Cajon Pass. No location detail is given. It does progress to San Bernardino. Barely any narration. Zero talk in the cab. Good footage here, but almost no information is a drag.

At The Throttle Cab Ride Volume 6

This entry in the At The Throttle series is a mash up of assorted camera angles. The lack of narration devalues this production.

A collection of many odd viewpoints. If you already have other volumes, this is unnecessary. If you don’t have any, it is a weak show.

This program plays far too long. Probably would have been better at around 60 minutes instead of a time waster at nearly 3 hours. Good content is very limited. Most of the video is like a bunch of filler. The severely limited bits of narration seriously put this volume in the loss column.

The appeal of this one is likely best suited to small children. Possibly, two or three foamers.

How is it on a mature, adult level? Deduction for nearly non-existent narrative. It’s a Dissappointing release. Take a nap on this snoozefest.

Rating: 2 1/2 Stars