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ATVR Reviews Highball

Hot Spots 1 Blue Island

Producer: Highball Location: Blue Island Timeframe: 1999 Length: 75 minutes The Blue Island Bridges are the featured hotspot. Filmed in one day in September, 1999. Camera was at the Broadway grade crossing. This was recorded in 11 hours. There are 47 trains filmed. A cornucopia of roadnames and locomotives. There are 5 tracks at these […]

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ATVR Reviews Big E

GTW & CSX at Wellsboro

Producer: Big E Locations: Wellsboro Timeframe: 1994 Length: 1 hour 55 minutes Wellsboro, Indiana is in the middle of nowhere for automobile traffic. However, it is a key crossing for Grand Trunk Western and CSX. The latter being ex: Baltimore and Ohio mainline to Chicago. In fact, this GTW main also serves Chicago. Big E […]

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ATVR Reviews Pentrex

Journey to Yesterday

Producer: Pentrex Locations: Durango, Silverton line Timeframe: 1952 Length: 30 minutes Denver and Rio Grande Western narrow gauge in 1952. Denver and Rio Grande Western – Silverton Branch narrow gauge in 1952.  This short feature covers some of the filming of the Paramount movie titled Denver and Rio Grande. Starring Edmund O’Brien. DRGW engine 268 […]