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In Search of Shay Race video from Railfair 1999
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Author:  Kevin Gilliam [ Thu May 20, 2004 5:20 pm ]
Post subject:  In Search of Shay Race video from Railfair 1999
I am making a documentary on the North Carolina Transportation Museum's ex-Graham County Shay #1925. The program is near completion, but I am in search of video shot at Railfair 1999 with the "Shay Races" between the Graham County 1925 and the Mount Emily Lumber Company #1. If anyone has any video of this, or knows where such footage can be found, please contact me at either BlueRidgeVideo@Bellsouth.net or at phone number (919) 858-0370.

Thanks,
Kevin Gilliam
Blue Ridge Video

k_gilliam@bellsouth.net
Author:  Smokebox [ Thu May 20, 2004 6:56 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: In Search of Shay Race video from Railfair 199
Pentrex was a sponsor of RF 99. They put out a two volume tape that shows the race.

Smokebox

> I am making a documentary on the North
> Carolina Transportation Museum's ex-Graham
> County Shay #1925. The program is near
> completion, but I am in search of video shot
> at Railfair 1999 with the "Shay
> Races" between the Graham County 1925
> and the Mount Emily Lumber Company #1. If
> anyone has any video of this, or knows where
> such footage can be found, please contact me
> at either BlueRidgeVideo@Bellsouth.net or at
> phone number (919) 858-0370.

> Thanks,
> Kevin Gilliam
> Blue Ridge Video
Author:  Jim Fitzgerald [ Thu May 20, 2004 7:05 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: In Search of Shay Race video from Railfair 199
Kevin, I had left by the time they got around to actually racing. I remember talking to the crews of both locomotives, and Martin Hansen stating that the FRA had a fit when they heard of the plans. He figured it would take a week to work it out, and it did. I have stills, no video, but the Pentrex two tape set, "Sacramento Steam" covered it well. Maybe they would let you use theirs. He he he.

Fitz's Steam Railfan page
fitzrr@pioneer.net
Author:  Matt Conrad [ Fri May 21, 2004 8:27 am ]
Post subject:  Re: In Search of Shay Race video from Railfair 199
> I am making a documentary on the North
> Carolina Transportation Museum's ex-Graham
> County Shay #1925. The program is near
> completion, but I am in search of video shot
> at Railfair 1999 with the "Shay
> Races" between the Graham County 1925
> and the Mount Emily Lumber Company #1. If
> anyone has any video of this, or knows where
> such footage can be found, please contact me
> at either BlueRidgeVideo@Bellsouth.net or at
> phone number (919) 858-0370.

If I can find it, I'm pretty sure that I have some shots of the second day's race. The 1925 wasn't quite as quick that day but still put on a good show. I remember looking through the viewfinder and thinking the camcorder was in fast forward for a second. :o)

Email me off-list at (home) or (work). Note I'll be on vacation next week so email may be slower than normal.

mconrad@msmgmt.com
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