The 2101 Story DVD Greg Scholl Chessie Reading Railroad American Freedom Train

Description: -- SHIPS FAST! -- ProducerGreg Scholl Video Productions Runtime74 mins. Item NumberGSVP-045Screen SizeFull Screen Region Code0 Region FreeVideo Format NTSC (North America) UPC 604435004598 The 2101 Story DVD Reading Railroad class T-1 4-8-4 number 2101 was one of the survivors of the Reading Rambles in the 1960's and along with 2100 was sitting in a scrap yard in Baltimore. Promotor Ross Rowland bought the two engines and quickly restored 2101 into engine number 1 for the American Freedom Train which celebrated America's 200th birthday. The other engine 4449 could not meet clearances in the east so this engine would do most of the touring in the eastern U.S. where 4449 could not operate. After looking at the history of this engine, we go to a transitional period and see footage of 2101 headed to be remade into a Chessie engine for the 1977 excursion season. Then we see the first Public relations and ferry move with the new paint scheme as the train headed for Baltimore. During 1977 we see several trips including a ride aboard the train from Cumberland over Sand Patch grade. The 1978 footage is more extended with trips over Sand Patch and 17-mile grades, plus Huntington-Hinton on the New River Trains, as well as Cincinnati trips, and others. In November 1978 the engine ran a one-way trip with the coaches from Columbus, Ohio to Russell, Kentucky then on to Stevens Yard, in Silver Grove, Kentucky(east of Cincinnati). This would be the last time 2101 would be in steam, as it burned in a roundhouse fire during March of 1979. We have perhaps the last sound movie footage of this engine, as we chased it some from Columbus, and then from Russell to nearly Stevens Yard. We also have some still images of the aftermath of the fire in March. The burning of 2101 led to the resurrection of C&O 614 which would replace 2101 on trips in 1980 and 1981. 2101 now is at the B&O museum in Baltimore. You will enjoy some great action footage of this important locomotive that made history for America and on the Chessie system in the late 1970's. We ship SAME DAY Monday-Friday by 2PM PST! Cover design may not match image shown here. Producers often change the design of their covers. Some producers do not shrink wrap their products including Sunday River, Blue Ridge, Cvision, Clear Block, Diverging Clear and several others. We are an authorized distributor for this product. A little bit about Train Video Depot Our business philosophy on our website and on E-Bay is to provide excellent customer service to our customers. Really! We go out of our way to make sure you receive your purchase as quickly as possible. If there are any problems or you have any questions, we'll make sure they're addressed quickly. Shipping We have built this business on getting orders out the SAME DAY whenever possible. Just take a look at our feedback comments and you'll surely notice that delivery speed is one thing that keeps showing up in the comments. For US shipments we use USPS First Class mail which takes generally 2-5 business days. US orders of 4 or more DVDs ship Priority Mail which is about 2-3 business days. International Shipments are sent USPS Global Air and can take anywhere from 4 days to 12 days ON AVERAGE. Feedback Comments Outstanding! - packing , speed, description, eMails. How business should be done! I'm back for more - and no end in sight! This is THE place for RR video. Very fast shipping to Germany!! Great DVD and Ebayer!! ;-) This fine eBay vendor is permanently on my "Favorites" list. Awesome! Lightning fast service++++++highly recommended++++++6 stars if possible++++++ Simply outstanding! I like this seller! TNX! it arrived very quickly and well packed GREAT TRANSACTION, THANKS!!!!! - 2 DAY SHIPPING - FAST!!!!! Immeditae delivery. Perhaps best EBay transaction I have had. A Great DVD...I'm happy with my purchase! An E-Bay Five*****Seller! A++++ excellent dvd, super smooth purchase and lightning fast shipping, thanks!! Extremely fast shipping. Seller highly recommended! Thanks so much!!! Very satisfied with this seller & my DVDs. Genuinely cares about his customers. I'm very pleased with sale, quick ship, I wish all sellers were this good! A+++ SUPERB! Items as described, well packed & rapid shipping - as it should be thanx Powered by SixBit's eCommerce Solution

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