DL&W Steam Locomotives over the Lackawanna-Delaware River Viaduct

Thanks for the link. That's an excerpt from the Herron "Glory Machines" series. Herron's DVDs don't seem to garner as much attention as those from some of the other video producers but their vintage material is superb. I own quite a few Herron programs and like them very much. Thanks again for the link.

Bob 

great clips! they have to be shot early, most of the passenger equipment is still painted in the dark green scheme. pretty brave photographer getting that last shot on the viaduct! yikes.

That's because you are not watching it at actual speed.  The difference is in the frame rate between 8mm/16mm movies and a tv refresh rate of 60 frames a second.  The frame rate is off and there are fewer frames/second than there should be.  Fewer frames/second means more frames in a given second on the transfer compared to the original film, which translates into higher speed than it should be.

Easy way to tell is that smoke in the 1950s behaves exactly the same as it does now.  If the smoke is dissipating too fast (or moving too fast), you are looking at footage that is not running at the correct speed.

There are transfer machines now that will fix that problem when transferring film, so you can get perfect results these days.

Kevin

These scenes are taken from a Video called "The Glory Machines", volume one.

EdKing

Jim:

Thanks for providing background information about the development of your video business. I love reading "behind the scenes" stuff from the folks who actually do it.

As I stated above, I own many of your programs. This far, they're all VHS versions. Thankfully, I still have a functional player and my tapes are in great condition so they still play as well as they day I got them. I particularly enjoy "Reflections of the New York Central." While I like them all, that's a particular favorite of mine.

Thanks again,

Bob