Super 8mm 300 ft home movie CASS W VA SCENIC RR 1973

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Super 8mm 300 ft home movie CASS W VA SCENIC RR 1973 This week I am selling a huge selection of 8 and Super 8 mm home movies. To see a complete list after bidding on this one This tourist attraction is still running and is now part of a state park. Based on the description below from the web site, the train is similar to the one in the movie except that there was an open car just behind the locomotive tender. It may have been discontinued for safety reasons. Enjoy the following description and, if you win this movie, the virtual ride. "Nestled in the mountains of West Virginia, Cass Scenic Railroad State Park offers excursions that transport you back in time to relive an era when steam-driven locomotives were an essential part of everyday life. Trips to Cass are filled with rich histories of the past, unparalleled views of a vast wilderness area, and close-up encounters with the sights and sounds of original steam-driven locomotives. "The town of Cass remains relatively unchanged. The restored company houses now rented as vacation cottages, add to the charm and atmosphere of the town. From the company store and museum to the train depot, you'll find an abundance of things to do prior to your departure on the historic Cass Railroad. "The Cass Scenic Railroad is the same line built in 1901 to haul lumber to the mill in Cass. The locomotives are the same Shay locomotives used in Cass, and in the rainforests of British Columbia for more than a half-century. Many of the passenger cars are old logging flat-cars that have been refurbished. "Once you board the train, the real excitement begins! The great pistons of the carefully restored Shay locomotive will start pulsing, driven by hundreds of pounds of steam pressure. The shaft begins turning, the wheels find traction, and the locomotive begins to move. With thick, black smoke belching from its stack, the train pulls away from the station, passing the water tower from which the locomotive tanks are filled. As the train rounds the curve up Leatherbark Creek, you'll pass the Cass Shop, where the locomotives are serviced and repaired, and a graveyard of antiquated but fascinating equipment on sidetracks. "As the pressure builds, the locomotive is driven at full steam, and the laborious journey up the mountain toward the two switchbacks begin. The loud huff of the stack, the clanking of gears and pistons, the furious scream of the whistle at the crossings, and the ever present clackety-clack of the rails will indeed make you feel as if you have been transported back in time. The train soon passes through the first switchback, reverses up a steep grade, and ascends to the second switchback where the process is repeated, and then finally into open fields and Whittaker Station. The switchback process allows the train to gain quick altitude, and in this instance, the train is traversing a grade of up to 11 percent, or 11 feet in altitude for each 100 feet of track. A 2 percent grade on conventional railroads is considered steep!" I viewed all the footage and saw no problems. My unconditional guarantee: Your 100% satisfaction or price of item refunded upon my receipt of merchandise within two weeks of my shipment to you. To ask me a question: When you win an item, please do not use eBay checkout or send me payment until you receive my winner email which generally comes within 12 hours of the auction's close. To see a complete list of what I am offering after bidding on this one Due to eBay rules, I only accept PayPal. You pay handling / shipping of $3.45 in US on this item and I do combine shipping on multiple items. International customers are welcome. Please email me for a quote to your country. This auction listing was created and submitted with AuctionGenie for Mac OS X . read more

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