Railway Journeys, The Vanishing Age of Steam
As I become more and more interested in O Gauge model railroading I find myself wanting to find out more about the prototypical versions of the trains I drool over in the O Gauge catalogs. I paid a visit to Best Buy this weekend and while wandering through the movie section I came across a box set of DVDs entitled "Railway Journeys, The Vanishing Age Of Steam." I was very surprised to find a documentary about trains at Best Buy and even more surprised that the 5 DVD set cost only $14.99!. For that price I couldn’t resist, so I bought it and I’m very glad I did.
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The 5 DVD set (about 10 hours of video) comes packaged in a handsome collectors tin and includes a nice booklet that is interesting reading. Each of the 5 DVDs cover a different era of steam and each also includes lengthy bonus content covering such topics as the Wabash Railroad, the California Zephyr and the Santa Fe. I’ve only been able to watch 2 of the DVDs so far but they have been very interesting.
All the video footage is vintage. You see steam trains (and some diesels) as they were hard at work in the 1920s through the ’60s. Of course the quality of the vintage video footage is grainy and the sound isn’t the best but that adds to the charm of the documentary. The video is also accompanied by some very nice narration. Seeing the vintage steam in action is great and it’s also interesting to get a good look at the freight and passenger consists of the steam era.
If you have any interest in seeing vintage footage of steam trains during the heyday of steam through the dieselization period, I highly recommend this DVD set. It’s a real bargain at $14.99 and the kids will love it too. Visit your local Best Buy to pick up a copy or visit the Best Buy web site.
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