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ATVR Reviews Green Frog

Derailments, Crashes, and Wrecks

Producer: Green Frog Locations: USA Timeframe: 1934- 2011 Length: 81 minutes Railroad mishaps from 1934 to 2011. Disasters on the High Iron. Various source material which spans decades since the Steam Era. Many railroads and locations. A single DVD-R. Fullscreen 4×3 aspect ratio. Both color plus black and white films. Old newsreels are used for […]

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ATVR Reviews Green Frog

Rails Chicago ’95 The Hot Spots

Producer Green Frog Locations: Chicago, Blue Island, Dolton, Hinsdale, Hammond… Timeframe: 1996 Length: 1 hour Sources: Richard Kugel, Canrail Video A sequel to the older Green Frog Rails Chicago from 1986. A variety of hotspots: Blue Island, Dolton, Joliet, Elmhurst, Franklin Park, and more. Over a dozen railroads. A single DVD-R. Fullscreen 4×3 aspect ratio. […]

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ATVR Reviews Penn Valley

Historical Features of the Pennsylvania Railroad – Under the Catenary

Producer: Penn Valley Locations: Harrisburg, Enola, Safe Harbor, Middleton, Perryville Timeframe: 1960s- 1970s Length: 45 minutes Source: Clarence Weaver The famous Pennsylvania Railroad GG-1 Electrics are featured. Action includes, Pennsylvania, Penn Central to early Amtrak. Passenger and freight trains pulled by: E3B, P5A, GG-1, and E-44 electrics. Also, Passenger E-7 and E-8 diesels.  Cinematographer was Clarence […]