Street Union Station, Romulus, Rougemere Yard, and Delray Interlocking. Last but not least is major coverage showing the GTW in steam with commuters and heavyweight cars at Royal Oak and environs. EMD diesel-powered trains combine the classic Canadian National family green and gold maple leaf colors with the then-new black and white noodle scheme. Gulash had a keen eye for composition and used signals, stations, towers and city scenes to create an interesting series of sequences. Aerial views from atop some buildings show the cityscape and show the trains snaking along the flow- ing trackwork below. This program was reviewed not only for its historical content but also for Green Frog’s technical innovations. These films were recently converted into the High Defi- nition format using a frame-by-frame scan- ning system. The program was mastered in HD 1080i with the final product also down- converted to Standard Definition DVD for- mat. I watched both versions on a Sony mod- el BDP-S185 Blu-Ray player. The image quality is stunning compared to older gener- ation film transfers, even those done frame- by-frame, since with HD an extraordinary amount of data can be captured from each 16mm Kodachrome frame. Sharpness was excellent in both versions, with no jitter or other defects. Except for occasional dust and vertical blue lines, the transfers appear com- parable to much high quality modern video. Color was very good to excellent, with some scenes contrasty and quite saturated. Both programs displayed in roughly a
4×3, side-letterbox format. This means that the frames are not stretched to the 16:9 HD
format in order to fill the screen, which re- sults in distorted images, where circles be- come ovals. This is an extremely proper presentation. The raw films were not wide- screen, but rather roughly the same aspect ratio as an old tube television or an 8″×10″ photo print. It is not apparent that the frames have been cropped — it appears that the viewer sees what Emery framed and shot. (Some other film transfers use smaller gates and can lose perhaps 10-15 per cent of the frame to cropping during transfer. These new transfers are very impressive
in both the SD and HD versions. The DVD player we used enhances regular DVD’s into a pseudo-HD viewing experience, as do many other models, so the increase in quali- ty from SD to HD that we saw was not astro- nomical, but it was there. The best examples of this new quality standard are the views shot from the roof of a building looking down onto the
scene below; the detail is razor
sharp, much like a projected slide. They say when a new digital still camera
comes out, you need to reshoot everything you already shot. The same could be said for commercial film-to-video conversions — they should all be re-done using the HD transfer method. Anyone doing film to video work, even with no intention of publishing a program, should look into this capability. It costs more, but even family movies would look stunning at this level of detail. This program is a pleasant visual summa- ry of the last passenger trains that ran into Detroit just before the coming of Amtrak. It is also a great example of what modern film transfer and video technology can do for old films. — TOM KELCEC
Erie Lackawanna Historical Society Two New ELHS Exclusives
Erie and DL&W
Wreck Trains by Ron Dukarm Available through the
MAITLAND TOWER HO Erie Lackawanna Historical Society
Maitland Tower
Erie Crossing Shanty
The Maitland Tower kit builds into a model of the tower's initial configuration and can be modified to represent a number of other Erie west end towers. Maitland also broke up the block between Glen Echo and Cold Springs on the Dayton Branch and was used by the DT&I to issue trains orders. This served to extend the tower life more than anything else and remained in service well into the Conrail years. Crossing Shanty not included
Member price $5200
plus $8.95 s&h (US Funds Only)
Non-member price $6500
ERIE CROSSING SHANTY
This kit builds into a model representing crossing shanties located throughout the Erie west end.
This 100 page, five chapter spiral bound book includes 153 photos of Lackawanna, Erie, and EL wreck cranes and their associated equipment. Most of these photographs are being published for the first time. The book also includes 36 drawings and equipment charts. Ron thoroughly covers the complete roster of wrecking cranes, wreck trains, and wrecking procedures of all three railroads. Ron also provides the first ever explanation of Erie's mysterious Maintenance Of Way numbering system. Non-member price
Member price $1400
plus $8.95 s&h (US Funds Only)
Member price HO $5000
plus $8.95 s&h
Non-member price $1750
★ ★ STILL AVAILABLE ★ ★ DL&W Vestal, N.Y. Station
(US Funds Only)
Member price HO $5000 N
$1696
Member price $3800 (US Funds Only)
plus $8.95 s&h $8.95 s&h
Erie Lackawanna Historical Society Erie Steam Locomotive Diagram Book Book No. 2 (1944)
Books from
Erie Passenger Equipment Diagram Book Book No. 76, May 1952
January 25th & 26th 2014 Eastern States Exposition
DL&W Locomotive Classificaton Diagram Book Revised July 1st 1939
Erie Passenger Equipment Diagram Book Book No. 76, May 1952
$32.00 $24.00
$32.00 $24.00
DL&W Classification of Freight Equipment Corrected to May 1, 1952
Erie Lackawanna Passenger Equipment Diagram Book, Book No. 15, Issued Aug. 30, 1966.
Erie Lackawanna Freight Equipment Diagram Book, Book No. 78, Updated May 9, 1975
plus $8.95 s&h
(Book prices are non-member. Please allow 4-6 weeks delivery) (US Funds Only)
plus $8.95 s&h (US Funds Only) (Book prices are non-member. Please allow 4-6 weeks delivery)
www.erielackhs.org Dealer Inquiries Welcome
Order from: ELHS, Department RF Jay Held, 10-10 ELLIS AVE, FAIR LAWN, N.J. 07410 No phone calls will be accepted For information send SASE
N.J., PA & Ohio res. add sales tax. Outside US extra s&h.
ELHS membership at $35 per membership cycle. Cycle includes four issues of our magazine “The Diamond” and four newsletters with modeling
information. Separate check please. Send to: ELHS c/o Randy Dettmer, 290 W. Prospect St., Hudson, OH 44236
53
Erie Lackawanna Freight Equipment Diagram Book, Book No. 78, Updated May 9, 1975
Erie Lackawanna Passenger Equipment Diagram Book, Book No. 15, Issued Aug. 30, 1966.
DL&W Classification of Freight Equipment Corrected to May 1, 1952
$30.00 $21.00
$30.00 $21.00
$32.00 $32.00 $32.00 $32.00 ★ ★ STILL AVAILABLE ★ ★
Erie Waldwick Interlocking Tower HO & N plus
US Funds Only N Books from
$1995
Non-member price HO $6500
$4800
Erie Lackawanna Historical Society Erie Steam Locomotive Diagram Book Book No. 2 (1944)
DL&W Locomotive Classificaton Diagram Book Revised July 1st 1939
Non-member price HO $6500
Page 1 |
Page 2 |
Page 3 |
Page 4 |
Page 5 |
Page 6 |
Page 7 |
Page 8 |
Page 9 |
Page 10 |
Page 11 |
Page 12 |
Page 13 |
Page 14 |
Page 15 |
Page 16 |
Page 17 |
Page 18 |
Page 19 |
Page 20 |
Page 21 |
Page 22 |
Page 23 |
Page 24 |
Page 25 |
Page 26 |
Page 27 |
Page 28 |
Page 29 |
Page 30 |
Page 31 |
Page 32 |
Page 33 |
Page 34 |
Page 35 |
Page 36 |
Page 37 |
Page 38 |
Page 39 |
Page 40 |
Page 41 |
Page 42 |
Page 43 |
Page 44 |
Page 45 |
Page 46 |
Page 47 |
Page 48 |
Page 49 |
Page 50 |
Page 51 |
Page 52 |
Page 53 |
Page 54 |
Page 55 |
Page 56 |
Page 57 |
Page 58 |
Page 59 |
Page 60 |
Page 61 |
Page 62 |
Page 63 |
Page 64