Steam in Mexico 47 Mins #SRP-SIM $29.95 Almost every locomotive in this tape was made in the U.S.A. (some are hand-me-downs from the Nickel Plate, the Chicago Northwestern, the Florida East coast, and others). You’ll see dozens including 4–4–0 Atlantics over 100 years old and sleek, modern 4–8–4 Northerns. The rare 4–8–0 Mastadon is covered in detail. There are three or four box-cab electrics and even early Alco and EMD diesels. 90 steam run pasts about evenly divided between narrow and standard gauge. 26 cab rides and dozens and dozens of old friends, sizzling quietly, waiting for the signal arm to move. There are vignettes of engineers, firemen, conductors, and brakemen - all in action. The whole is beautifully photographed, much of it against a stunning backdrop of 18,000 foot volcanoes, by the professional cinematographer Mac Owen. Closes with shots from the pilot of a diesel locomotive as it starts from sea level at Los Mochis and climbs 8,000 feet to the summit of the Sierra Madre mountains on the Chihuahua al Pacifico railroad. back