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ATVR Reviews Pentrex

LTV Mining Railroad

Producer: Pentrex Locations: Minnesota Iron Range Timeframe: 1991 Length: 1 hour LTV Steel Mining Railroad is the former Erie Mining. Here is an Industrial railroad. Everything used in dedicated service. Taconite operations receive a deep dive. No pun intended. Vintage diesels are the workhorses on LTV. Alco, Electromotive, and Baldwin power. They are lettered for […]

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ATVR Reviews Clear Block

Into the 90’s Grand Trunk-1

Producer: Clear Block Locations: Chicago area, Wellsboro, Battle Creek Timeframe: 1990s Length: 2 hours Source: Todd Miller The Grand Trunk in a transferred 2 VHS tape set, to the DVD format. Traced from the Chicago area into Michigan. A single DVD-R. Press play. A Chapter advance function. On screen graphics. Includes plenty of maps. Narrated […]

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ATVR Reviews Pentrex

Tough Times on the Southern Pacific

Producer: Pentrex Locations: Donner Pass, Tehachapi, Roseville, Great Salt Lake… Timeframe: 1952- 1973 Length: 54 minutes Pentrex has assembled archive footage of various mishaps on Southern Pacific. A single DVD. Push play or Chapter Menu. Promos. David Drui narrates most of the show. Widescreen image. Color, plus black and white films. Musical background on the […]