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ATVR Reviews Highball

Along the Feather River

Producer: Highball Locations: Oroville, Serpentine Canyon, Keddie, Clio, Portola Timeframe: 1997 Length: 2 hours The former Western Pacific Feather River Route. Since 1982, this has been operated by Union Pacific. Both UP and BNSF are still running some power in pre-merger paint schemes. To add to the confusion, BNSF has trackage rights. Not to mention […]

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ATVR Reviews Greg Scholl

Norfolk & Western in Transition

Producer: Greg Scholl Locations: Batavia, Portsmouth Timeframe: 1952-1960 Length: 67 minutes Source: Don Jamieson Here is a Norfolk & Western collection of 8mm movie film from the 1950s. Advertised as 90% color. A single DVD-R. Full 4×3 aspect ratio. Soundtrack is music and narration. Scholl did not like to add dubbed train sounds on vintage […]

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ATVR Reviews MoKan Video

BNSF’s Monett and Cherokee Subs

Producer: Bob Ernst Locations: Springfield, Neosho, Wyandotte, Claremore, Tulsa Timeframe: 1999 Length: 1 hour 47 minutes Source: Bob Ernst The show subtitle is’Soon After the Merger’. The Monett sub was Burlington Northern. Originally ex: Frisco. The Cherokee sub is former Santa Fe. Route is Springfield, Missouri to Tulsa, Oklahoma. These are end to end connecting […]