Luxury on the Rails
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Here’s your opportunity to discover the many pleasures of traveling aboard luxuriously appointed private passenger cars.
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| Producer | Pentrex |
|---|---|
| Run Time | 1 hour 2 minutes |
| Narration | Yes |
| Shrink Wrap | Yes, Brand New |
| Technical Details | No Region Code, NTSC |
Here’s your opportunity to discover the many pleasures of traveling aboard luxuriously appointed private passenger cars. Every year, members of the American Association of Private Railroad Car Owners hold a convention at a different site around the country. Getting to and from the gathering is as much fun as the event itself!
In 1999, eighteen private cars dating from 1913 to 1950 arrived in Chicago to make up a special train called the Dixie Flyer. This set of “Varnish” then set out as a rolling party, taking exotic and seldom-used routes until it reached its destination of Tampa, Florida. At the end of the convention, the train returned to Chicago via another unusual route.
We’ll ride aboard the Dixie Flyer and meet with the owners to hear them describe the time, effort, and resources that have been poured into these opulent, rolling palaces. You’ll learn about each car’s history, and view the collections of railroad china, silver, and historic appointments that make each car so unique.
Mwdonoughue –
This DVD is filled with interviews by various people involved with private railcars, along with some trackside/onboard footage of the 1999 AAPRCO “Dixie Flyer” as it travels from Chicago, IL to Tampa, FL.
rickyfreni –
In this 2000 Videotape/2014 DVD, There are interviews with passengers on their private cars during the Fall 1999 Convention for the American Association of Private Railroad Car Owners: Terrence Hall, Fred Seibold of Private Varnish Magazine, Jack Heard, David Dawson (Note the CDs, Marx Caboose & Crossing gate in the Background), Wade Pellizzer (trying to restore the Virginia city, & also taking a tour of the car itself), Bart Barton of the Jane Marie, Spokesperson John Downing, Co-Owner Clark Johnson, Manager David Dawson, Spokesperson Jake Stone, Bob Nelson of the Palm beach car, Maureen Bater of the Sierra Hotel (Note the VHS tapes in the office section of the car) & more.
An interview with Rail Historian Jim Larson is also included (Note the VHS tapes, books & Brass model Displays in the background).
Locomotives like Amtrak Genesis units, the restored Kansas City Southern F Units, Conrail F units (Stock Footage from Pittsburgh Line Blues in 1998), Union Pacific E units 949 951 & B unit 963 (Stock Footage from Elegant E-9’s in 1994), And The American Orient Express (Stock Footage from Christmas trains in 1996) are included. Plus there is a Visit to the Monticello Illinois Railway Museum.
A Map of the Route of the Dixie Flyer is shown from Chicago to Tampa. Day 1 would be from Chicago to Kingsport Via Ashland. Day 2 would go as far as Savannah, & day 3 would go to Tampa.
cnrq7c97 –
Nothing but excellent footage from pentrex. I love private railcars. I have model private railcars in both ho and o scales including Georgia 300. This video is excellent. Order this video. You will love it.
T.A.R. –
GREAT FILM ABOUT GETTING TO TRAVEL ABOARD LUXURIOUSLY APPOINTED PRIVATE PASSENGER TRAIN CARS. SEE IN 1999, 18 PRIVATE CARS FROM 1913 TO 1950 IN CHICAGO TO MAKE UP A SPECIAL TRAIN CALLED THE DIXIE FLYER. FOLLOW IT TO TAMPA, FLORIDA. 5 STARS AND 62 MINUTES LONG.
Lloyd. –
Here is a video that a person needs to have the interest in. Passenger cars are interesting, yes, but really… the video does not go into much about the privately owned cars except for those in the video travelling to a convention. An organization that is large enough to have annual conventions, I thought would have had a lot more interest. Yet…I got the impression that the production company was actually looking for ways of filling in time on the video. The actual movement of the special convention train is very limited. We see or hear nothing about how the cars were all organized in one location to form a train, or how they went back to their home ports after the convention train ended. There simply is not enough facts and info to really grab a lot of interest. Not my cup of tea, not recommended unless a person is really into the subject matter.
Adam Bass –
This is a must have for anyone interested in private varnish like I am it goes through every detail about owning and operating them and it shows the interiors of the railcars I love this DVD