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Category: A&R Productions

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Ohio Steam in the ’50’s

Producer: A&R Timeframe: 1950s Locations: Ohio Length: 1 hour 40 minutes Source: Ed Birch, Sr. A fabulous collection of classic steam. Filmed during the 1950s. Ed Birch shot all of this, in full color. He was on a high level. This covers several railroads. Baltimore and Ohio, Nickel Plate, New York Central plus Pennsylvania Railroad. […]

Tags B&O, coal, New York Central, Norfolk & Western, Pennsylvania, Santa Fe, steam, trolley

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Whistler’s Western – The Boston & Albany RR

Post author By William J. Hudson
Post date March 6, 2019
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Producer: A&R Timeframe: 1934-1989 Locations: B&A Length:1 hour Sources: Blackhawk collection This comprehensive, historical overview is complete. History from the 1830s. Films dating back to the 1930’s, document the constant activity. The Conrail era brings the B&A current, as of the production year. Conrail footage bookends the story. The writers dove deep on this program. […]

Tags Amtrak, coal, Conrail, New York Central, Penn Central, steam, steam train

A&R Productions ATVR Reviews

New York, New Haven & Hartford Volume 2

Post author By William J. Hudson
Post date March 1, 2019
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Producer: A&R Timeframe: 1940/50s Locations: CT Length: 90 min. Sources: Paul Wales, Gary Gurske An grab- bag assortment of: train rides, cab rides, caboose ride and trainwatching. Also, a radio slideshow interview, with a radio chatter insert, that doesn’t belong. Limited, good bonus section of a little; B&A, CN,CV, plus NYC. Late 1940s into 1950s. […]