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ATVR Reviews Pentrex

Today’s Northwestern Pacific

Producer: Pentrex Locations: Petaluma, Willits… Timeframe: 1989-1992 Length: 1 hour 52 minutes The Northwestern Pacific is operating under Southern Pacific in 1992. A total of three years went into filming this show. The most scenic part of this railroad did some rare daylight operations in 1992.  Hauls bridge traffic from Willits to Eureka. The line […]

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ATVR Reviews Green Frog

Union Pacific Super Railroad Volume 2

Producer: Green Frog Locations: Cheyenne, PRC Basin, Hermosa Tunnels, Laramie, Dale, Green River, Ogden Timeframe: 1996 Length: 86 minutes Source: John M. Koch Wide ranging Union Pacific tour. Plenty of notable locations in Wyoming and Utah. A strong presence of Chicago and NorthWestern power. Many long distance views which capture the vastness of the areas. […]

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ATVR Reviews Icon Video

Yesterday’s Santa Fe

Icon Video Productions Locations: Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, California Time Period: Late 1960s- Early 1970s Length: 40 minutes Source: Virgil Staff Virgil Staff and wife  LaVeda, were documenting Santa Fe action in the late 1960s to early 1970s. A variety of period locomotives. Plenty of F units near the end of their careers. This was […]