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ATVR Reviews Green Frog

Chicago Odyssey Volume 1

Chicago Odyssey Volume 1 Green Frog Productions Format: 2 DVD set   Length: 2 Hours Time Period: 1954-1969          Locations: Willow Springs, LaGrange, Naperville, Homewood, Joliet, Griffith Source: Emery Gulash This set covers Chicago are in the 1950’s – 1960’s. The many railroads and locations give a good overview of the Chicago area. The combination of Green […]

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ATVR Reviews Revelation Video

Penn Central

Penn Central Revelation Video Time period: 1968-1976 Format: VHS     Length: 76 minutes Locations: Horseshoe Curve, Jamaica, Pittsburgh, Pittsfield, Kearny, Washington, Albany, Selkirk, Marion, Oak Harbor, Lima, Johnstown, Conway Yard, Syracuse… many more. Sources: This is 8mm film. It has many color balance issues. Some are pretty bad, green skies or purple foliage and earth. General image quality, is […]

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Mainline USA

Mainline USA Association of American Railroads Format: DVD-R , VHS Length: 20 minutes Time Period: 1957 Locations: USA.. of course! Source: Edwin Olsen Promotional tape produced by the AAR in 1957. All color film. An early documentary style. This looks very good, considering the time it was made. The show doesn’t have the amount of train action, that […]