Movie Summary: [Special Interest]

    There is probably no greater thrill than to witness one of the massive articulated or Mallet type steam locomotives whooshing by at high speed with 100 or more cars, or blasting a column of smoke skyward on a long freight drag up a steep grade. Now you can experience this exciting action across America in the '40s and early '50s in stereo sound and in full color. Some of the nation's finest 16mm rail fan photographers such as Robert Flack, Emery Gulash, Tom Strid and Jerry Carson have collaborated to bring you one of the most fascinating collections of steam, featuring action from Union Pacific, Duluth Missable & Iron Range, and Norfolk & Western. As an added bonus, this video contains scenes of the last runs of Norfolk & Western's 1218, and double-headed action with Union Pacific's 8444--making this the most spectacular steam giants ever released!