Norfolk Southern Road to Austell

“The Road to Austell" - Documentary A story about the engineering, environmental, and political challenges Norfolk Southern Railroad faced during the two and half years of construction and the legal battles the railroad faced from state and local municipalities.
Beginning in 1999 and concluding in 2002 my team and I documented the transformation of this 800-acre site. Recording conditions during the hot Georgia days, dodging heavy earth-moving equipment at night, and even recording in some heavy down pores my talented crew delivered a project that David R. Goode, CEO of Norfolk Southern Railroad called a phonominal story and great video. The project consisted of 24 location days and included 6 helicopter sessions using a Tyler front mount. We recorded over 25 hours of BetaSP footage and walked every square inch of the mile-long quarter-mile-wide site. Director/Editor Phil Erhardt, DP, Rick Presley, DP Phil Dodgen, DP Charlie Roland, Location Audio Tech, Gary McCullough, Post-Production Audio Wade Keever, Narrator Henry Ford, and Executive Producer & Writer Carol I. Noe.