George's PRR film will be in a future PRR video. One problem I have is that he filmed 10.5 minutes of a Reading double headed coal train and a PRR ore train in Cinemascope. While I've been able to configure it it 16x9 wide screen, I still need to find the best way to incorporate it into a 4x3 DVD. I may have to letterbox the 4x3 to fit the 16x9 frame. The Cinemascope footage is spectacular. -JH
Volume 2 is finished and has been sent for replication. It will be in stock before the end of September. It covers freight and yard action in 1951-52 with more film by George W. Gerhart, II. Three bonus segments are included: H&BT RR, East Broad Top in 1952 and a quick look at a fan trip on the Ligonier Valley RR. -JH
Looks like another great video from Herron ! I will miss the regular narrator he was the best in historic video's ! I hope you plan on releasing George's Pennsy footage also ! I remember seeing a chase with a E6s Atlantic & flying in his car to keep up ! He used to show his films at rail events in the area. George probably had the best film footage of the Reading & Pennsy in Berks County from the last days of steam. Thanks for producing this !
@F7railfan Maybe a couple but if you wish, you can choose to view the DVD without narration. It also has chapters. Volume 2 will focus on freights, yards and shops plus it will have bonus segments on East Broad Top in 1952 (Real service) and Huntingdon & Broad Top's 100th anniversary in 1951. It should release this coming fall.
@hrvideo Right, just a couple and they'll get you if you're "not from around here." I have Reading Glory and Reading in Transition. This looks like a good investment too.
Cool! I happen to be working on some S Scale Reading passenger car now. I have come to appreciate the Reading Pacifics more recently. With my PRSL interest I really want one since they ran late in PRSL steam - generally later than the K4s.
George's PRR film will be in a future PRR video. One problem I have is that he filmed 10.5 minutes of a Reading double headed coal train and a PRR ore train in Cinemascope. While I've been able to configure it it 16x9 wide screen, I still need to find the best way to incorporate it into a 4x3 DVD. I may have to letterbox the 4x3 to fit the 16x9 frame. The Cinemascope footage is spectacular. -JH
hrvideo 5 months ago
Volume 2 is finished and has been sent for replication. It will be in stock before the end of September. It covers freight and yard action in 1951-52 with more film by George W. Gerhart, II. Three bonus segments are included: H&BT RR, East Broad Top in 1952 and a quick look at a fan trip on the Ligonier Valley RR. -JH
hrvideo 5 months ago
Anything on the release on part 2?! I loved part 1!
2102FAN 5 months ago
Looks like another great video from Herron ! I will miss the regular narrator he was the best in historic video's ! I hope you plan on releasing George's Pennsy footage also ! I remember seeing a chase with a E6s Atlantic & flying in his car to keep up ! He used to show his films at rail events in the area. George probably had the best film footage of the Reading & Pennsy in Berks County from the last days of steam. Thanks for producing this !
StanierBlack5LMS 8 months ago
Great video but the announcer mangles the place names!!!
F7railfan 9 months ago
@F7railfan Maybe a couple but if you wish, you can choose to view the DVD without narration. It also has chapters. Volume 2 will focus on freights, yards and shops plus it will have bonus segments on East Broad Top in 1952 (Real service) and Huntingdon & Broad Top's 100th anniversary in 1951. It should release this coming fall.
hrvideo 9 months ago
@hrvideo Right, just a couple and they'll get you if you're "not from around here." I have Reading Glory and Reading in Transition. This looks like a good investment too.
F7railfan 9 months ago
The Phoenixville Tunnel is known as Black Rock and still used today by Norfolk Southern. 2:45
Len.
Conrail6370 11 months ago
The man in Frame 2.21 is the Late Art Acker a close friend to the Late George W. Gerhart, Jr.
And I was friends to both men. George past away two years ago.
Len.
Conrail6370 1 year ago
Cool! I happen to be working on some S Scale Reading passenger car now. I have come to appreciate the Reading Pacifics more recently. With my PRSL interest I really want one since they ran late in PRSL steam - generally later than the K4s.
crazyman762 1 year ago
Danny Harmon was a perfect choice for a narrator.
SCL1306 1 year ago