The White River and Northern Model Railroad: Railfan Videos

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Railfan Videos

If you love steam, you'll enjoy these videos. See action scenes of various railroads in sets of short vignettes. There's lots more to come, as this is a long-term labor of love. Please stop back periodically as the collection grows.

Better Days for #60: The Black River and Western

Autumnal Reverie: The New Hope and Ivyland

The Accidental Railfan: Miscellany

Note: You can view my videos in "High Quality." Be sure to switch from Standard to High Quality mode for substantially better images. In addition to quality, however, download time is increased, so it's only recommended for folks with high-speed internet access.

Origins: At one time I had many hundreds of hours of videos covering railroads all over the country and even South America. Shot between 1991 and 1996, the source tapes were all destroyed in 2000, so when a set of long-forgotten "best of" dubs unexpectedly turned up in 2007, it was like receiving a time capsule loaded with buried treasure. I'm slowly building a library of "best of the best of" clips for everyone to enjoy. And what do these videos have to do with the White River and Northern? The principal subjects helped inspire me to become a model railroader, and continue to influence my modeling today.

Technical information: All original content was recorded on Hi-8 videotape using one of three Sony stereo hi-fi camcorders between 1991 and 1996. The source material was dubbed to S-VHS stereo hi-fi videotape, which was then imported at full resolution to a PC. Editing was done using Sony ScreenBlast Movie Studio 3. Although everything winds up looking like crap on YouTube, at least the audio is still decent.

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