Producer: Pentrex
Locations: USA
Timeframe: 1990
Length: 2 hours
Here is the Pentrex, Best of 1990. Highlights and clips from 1990 shows.
Single DVD. Main Chapter Menu. Preview section. Maps and on-screen graphics. Show is narrated by David Drui.
High-quality Pentrex production. Excellent Videography. Live environmental audio.
To some Highlights...
UP Silverzone Pass. Mainline from Salt Lake, Utah. Many UP installed improvements. Trains out of Wendover. Cliffside and Silver Zone at the other end. A handy map is shown of this area.
3621 is upgrade at Cliffside on train NPSL. North Platte to Salt Lake City.
Circus Train Blue. Southern Pacific power seen here. 8542 leads these Electromotive tunnel motors. Mouth Shasta in the background.
Green Bay & Western, The Boat train. Crossing the Fox River. Alco is a former Lehigh Valley. Boat and dock operation.
Southern Pacific’s Siskiyou Line.
The full route runs 300 miles from Springfield Junction, Oregon to Black Butte, California. Lumber the traditional main freight.
The train enters a tunnel at Siskiyou. Note the Rio Grande GP40.
Bailey Hill puts the 8 unit lash-up to the test! Medford is visited. An interesting area to tour.
Boone and Scenic Valley Railroad
Boone, Iowa. They use a Chinese built 2-8-2. Funny looking steam locomotive. Want to see it? Inquire within…
Railroads of Omaha. A nice variety of trains in the Omaha- Council Bluffa area. Union Pacific with scenes in Omaha and Council Bluffs. The Missouri River splits these towns.
Chicago and North Western. CNW 4552 serves their Council Bluffs facility.
Chicago Central has a parallel yard here.
Iowa Interstate runs on former Rock Island trackage. Also, a yard at Council Bluffs. Very brief static scenes.
Burlington Northern has its Gibson Yard. A coal train passes Union Pacific yard. Check out the Union Pacific switcher.
Frisco 1522. The 4-8-2 steam locomotive is operating various trains on Burlington Northern. Nice shot with a short consist for the Model Railroaders. Mechanical problems and solutions are a major part of this story. BN helps out in a big way!
Eisenhower Centennial. Abilene, Kansas. October 14. 1990. Former President Dwight Eisenhower celebration. 60008 is renamed for Ike! British Steamer of 1937 vintage. Here is the Union Pacific Northern #844 that showed up.
Repainted BN F7A/ B set at Kansas City. The F unit led BN train, Santa Fe, and UP 844 on separate moves from Kansas City to Abilene.
Southern Pacific caboose at Old Colestin, Oregon. Siskiyou line.
Best of 1990
An interesting assortment of Pentrex shows. These are mostly long segments. Should be something for everyone.
Plays like a regular Pentrex release, given the varied subject matter. Action packed and would be good for family viewing.
Rating: 5 Stars
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