My contribution to the 765 Memorial Day footage collection

FastFlyingVirginianOGR Forum Member

It was a hoot and a half being out amongst the masses who gathered to witness the Pittsburgh Line shenanigans over Memorial Day weekend, and an honor to have shared the bridges, ledges, and assorted other locations with names that I recognized from years of poring over online video, DVDs, and print publications. Here then, is the result of those three days' running about:

Rather than present each day's run in chronological order, the footage has been compiled into a single virtual trip. Locations include Fostoria, Horseshoe Curve, Tunnelhill, Gallitzin (Portage St.), Altoona (Brickyard and 17th St.), Tyrone (Plummers Hollow Rd.), Huntingdon, Mount Union, and Mifflin. Shot in 1080p with 5.1 surround sound (which YouTube downsamples to stereo, natch).

For reference, Part I is my clip of the westbound deadhead move last August:

Dave Ferrell

6/5/139:34 AM

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TGPOGR Forum Member

One of the BEST ! I think, presentations of this part of America History, that I have

seen, this being my 1st year, in viewing the 765. Thought out, tremendous location for various aspects of the ride, and details. Overall - Quality and very nice work !

6/5/1312:23 PM

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FastFlyingVirginianOGR Forum Member

Thank you sir! I actually caught it at more locations than I had originally planned (thanks be to my GPS for quick navigation), and I'm happy with how it all worked out - well, except for missing the Interstate and VGN heritage units by mere minutes, and there was that moment at Mt. Union where someone backed into me while leaving...

6/6/136:58 AM

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RickOOGR Forum Member

Wow Dave! Amazing video.I love how you captured so much of the scenery that 765 was passing through. I could feel the cool breeze, it was like actually being there! Thanks for posting!

6/6/137:26 AM

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Ed MullanOGR Forum Member

Beautiful video, well done!

Thanks for posting here.

Ed Mullan

6/7/137:26 AM

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c.samOGR Forum Member DIGITAL SUBSCRIBER

A question from ignorance here.. What do you use to capture 5.1 surround sound in a situation like this where you are on the fly?

Great video!

6/7/138:59 AM

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FastFlyingVirginianOGR Forum Member

Originally Posted by RickO:

Wow Dave! Amazing video.I love how you captured so much of the scenery that 765 was passing through. I could feel the cool breeze, it was like actually being there! Thanks for posting!

Thanks Rick! Between 765 and 630, I feel like I'm acquiring a taste for the whole chasing thing. Somebody needs to slap me quick to knock some sense back into me, I think.

6/7/137:57 PM

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FastFlyingVirginianOGR Forum Member

Originally Posted by c.sam:

A question from ignorance here.. What do you use to capture 5.1 surround sound in a situation like this where you are on the fly?

Great video!

I'm shooting with a Canon HF-G10 camcorder, using Canon's SM-V1 surround mic. The camera encodes the audio into stereo channels, but when I drop the clips into a project template with 5.1 surround audio in my editor (I use Sony Vegas Pro 12), the tracks are broken out into discrete front and rear stereo channels, a center channel, and an LFE (subwoofer) channel. I typically encode to MP4 format with 6-channel AAC audio, which lets me upload to YouTube but enjoy the full surround soundtrack when playing back at home. Piping the bass of a GE lashup working around Horseshoe with a stack train through the subwoofer channel is the perfect antidote to the neighbor's over-amplified hip-hop.