Kanawha Falls (NKP 765 in 1986 Narrator John Hingsbergen incorrectly says the footage was shot in 1987 because one can see the original footage in NKP 765 Autumn Spectacular featuring EXACTLY the same runby) Runbys of the aforementioned steam locomotives are shown in geographic order as follows from Huntington, WV to Hinton, WV: These include C&O 614 in January 1985 pulling coal trains for the ACE 3000 Project that sadly did not come to pass (from "614 Coal Trains"), PM 1225 in August 1991 for the NRHS Convention (from "Steam in Huntington"), NKP 765 from 1986-1993 (from "NKP 765 Autumn Spectacular", footage from "American Steam Volume 1" recycled in "Nickel Plate Combo", the aforementioned "Steam in Huntington", and "2765 on the C&O" featuring the NKP Berk disguised as a C&O Kanawha ), and MILW 261 in October 1994 (from "Great Steam Trains Volume 3."). To compensate for this, several clips from past Greg Scholl Video Productions (GSVP) programs from 1985-1994 were used featuring noteworthy steam locomotives mainly featuring the extremely-famous New River Trains but also other important events. Third and most importantly, the ONLY trackside scenes of the main Amtrak train in this program, the Cardinal, are seen in the intro and ending of this program and are not seen anywhere else. Second, there are no tourist railroads visited. This program, the third in the America by Rail (ABR) series, is completely different from the other 3 ABR programs in several ways:įirst, this is a pure-daylight trip as this program begins from Cincinnati, OH and ends at Clifton Forge, VA. Like all the "America by Rail" videos, I highly recommend this production by Greg Scholl. You are really into the video when the conclusion comes along.
If anything I could say may have been a slight disappointment was the fact that I wished it had of continued a little farther east. Quaint little towns, open rural areas, plenty of snow, and add in the Steam trains, all makes this video an excellent production. The region of Hawks Nest, West Virginia is beautiful beyond description. It's almost unbelievable to see this in the Eastern United States. Thoughout most of the video, the train follows the rivers through what are sometimes very deep and narrow gorges. I found the scenery, summer and winter, to be absolutly interesting and incredibly beautiful. It gives an interesting view of the region. Some of these scenes take place in the summer season, so not all the video is films in the winter. However, added are scenes in the same region of Steam Excursion runs from years past. The trip is shorter, milage wise, and the extra tourist lines are mimimal. In this video, Greg Scholl gives us a journey through Kentucky and West Virginia that is slightly different from the other 3 "America by Rail" videos. Travel by rail is always interesting, but there is something unique about winter rail travel. Like all the "America by Rail" videos, this video follows roughly the same format with the music and narration. The New River gorge never looked better than it does with all the leaves down in the fall, and a blanket of thick snow on the ground. The overlook at Hawks Nest is featured from above the railroad several times, and you'll see one of the perches in the winter from the train.
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Included are scenes of C&O 614 in the winter of 1985, and scenes of 2765, plus Nickel Plate 765 and Pere Marquette 1225, and Milwaukee Road 4-8-4 #261. Since it was winter we did not have the opportunity to do off train locations, but we have an added bonus of including some steam locomotive excursions that formerly traveled this same route east of Huntington and through the New River region. The music by Michael Lynch is exceptional for this video as well. It's a rare treat to be onboard during the winter and on a crystal clear day. The journey picks up at first light east of Maysville, Kentucky, and concludes with the stop in Clifton Forge, West Virginia, after traveling along the Ohio River, and later the famous New River Gorge. This video is quite unique since the journey was aboard Amtrak's Cardinal after a very heavy snowfall.
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