@@smallbyrdz3823 I'm happy to hear that you are still with us. I remember the first day of class when you pricked a balloon filled with Hydrogen causing a loud "boom"! You certainly got the attention of the students!
Still in GM&O colors. Heck most of the GM&O fleet left the property in 80s still wearing GM&O colors. ICG wasn't in any big rush to repaint and it made trips down to Homewood Illinois interesting.
Maybe you would like to volunteer your services and do soundtracks for our videos. Our narrator, Bernie Wagenblast, is a professional radio broadcaster from New Jersey, where we edit our films, and offered his services at a minimal cost!
@@mitchelldakelman7006 First, I'll apologize for the harshness of my reply. That said, the music and the volume of the soundtrack is not enjoyable to me. It feels like the music is competing with the narrator, when at best it should be much quieter and in the background. I understand why the music track is there; I imagine there's not audio to go with the video, but the music itself isn't that good and as mentioned it's too loud. I would be HAPPY to do narration for a video like this for minimal reasonable compensation, though I have been told I have a voice for silent film, and I feel your offer may be a bit disingenuous and an attempt to deflect from criticism.
1:14 Oh the old Sparta District... how much i miss it. next year will be 40 years since abandonment.
2:21 oh hey look its my home
This footage is STUNNING! Please post more!
Will do!
So much variety we miss now!
Many railroad company mergers took place after this was shot. Sadly, lots of consolidations of trackage too.
F. Axtelll Kramer was my chemistry teacher at Meramec Community College.
@@smallbyrdz3823 I'm happy to hear that you are still with us. I remember the first day of class when you pricked a balloon filled with Hydrogen causing a loud "boom"! You certainly got the attention of the students!
Still in GM&O colors. Heck most of the GM&O fleet left the property in 80s still wearing GM&O colors. ICG wasn't in any big rush to repaint and it made trips down to Homewood Illinois interesting.
absolutely mint condition
The footage is absolutely fantastic.
The soundtrack is torturously bad. It almost spoils the video.
Maybe you would like to volunteer your services and do soundtracks for our videos. Our narrator, Bernie Wagenblast, is a professional radio broadcaster from New Jersey, where we edit our films, and offered his services at a minimal cost!
@@mitchelldakelman7006 First, I'll apologize for the harshness of my reply.
That said, the music and the volume of the soundtrack is not enjoyable to me. It feels like the music is competing with the narrator, when at best it should be much quieter and in the background. I understand why the music track is there; I imagine there's not audio to go with the video, but the music itself isn't that good and as mentioned it's too loud.
I would be HAPPY to do narration for a video like this for minimal reasonable compensation, though I have been told I have a voice for silent film, and I feel your offer may be a bit disingenuous and an attempt to deflect from criticism.