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Passing Amtrak Trains

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Posted by chatanuga on Sunday, December 26, 2021 4:28 PM

Yes, the music from the second video is indeed the original version of Supertrain before the show was reformatted after a few episodes and then aired for only a few more episodes before getting cancelled.

Kevin

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Posted by Colorado Ray on Sunday, December 26, 2021 9:40 AM

Regarding video #2.  Who knew the US got TGVs.

Ray

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Posted by Overmod on Sunday, December 26, 2021 3:53 AM

I laughed out loud at #2.  That's just a delight!

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Posted by richhotrain on Saturday, December 25, 2021 11:33 AM

Love the videos!  

Rich

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Posted by ATSFGuy on Saturday, December 25, 2021 10:10 AM

Those Walthers Material Handling Cars, Amfleet Coaches, and Slumbercoaches are very difficult to find.

The train looks good though!

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Posted by AntonioFP45 on Saturday, December 25, 2021 9:43 AM

Thanks for sharing! SDP40F's a beauty. 

Respectful critique (I hope you don't mind).

On the first vid, the engineer's view forward (up unitl time index 2:15) looks good and realistic as is the back view after time index 5:39.  Looks like the train is clipping between 60-65mph (just my guess). 

Respectfully, the nose/windshield view of both, #523 and the F40PH yawing severely (much harder than the prototypes did) is a bit distracting. The engineers and firemen would wind up with several dislocated vertebrae at that speed, LOL! Stick out tongue

Please don't take it negatively, as you put a lot of work into your layout and producing the vids. But just my view, as an observer, pretending that it's my vid.

Edited: My brain gear is in reverse as usual. The 2nd vid has Supertrain's opening theme from the first season! it threw me off because the theme I remembered was the one from 2nd season, which was fast paced: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hrot4rRCBwE

"I like my Pullman Standards & Budds in Stainless Steel flavors, thank you!"

 


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Passing Amtrak Trains
Posted by chatanuga on Wednesday, December 22, 2021 7:46 PM

And an alternate version of the video.  Can you guess the music?

Kevin

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