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ATVR Reviews Green Frog

BNSF Tracks of the Old Santa Fe Volume 6

Post author By William J. Hudson
Post date January 25, 2026
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Producer: Green Frog Locations: San Diego, LA, Santa Barbara… Timeframe: 2008 Length: 1 hour 26 minutes Source: Rich Scheid Volume 6 covers The Surf Line in California. The Old Surf Line. Coverage between San Diego and Santa Barbara. Includes Los Angeles and many additional points of interest. Also available in this multi-disc set Fullscreen 4×3 […]

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ATVR Reviews Black 5 Video

The 1522 Steamin to Centralia

Post author By William J. Hudson
Post date January 23, 2026
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Producer: Black 5 Video – Green Frog Locations: St. Louis, Centralia, Sesser… Timeframe: 1993 Length: 49 minutes Source: George Redmond Frisco 1522 is the star of this show. This Mountain type is a 4-8-2 wheel arrangement. June, 1993 saw the 1522 operate for two days in Excursion Service. It ran on Norfolk Southern St. Louis […]

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ATVR Reviews Pentrex

Winter Along the Upper Mississippi

Post author By William J. Hudson
Post date January 20, 2026
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Producer: Pentrex Locations: Upper Mississippi River Valley Timeframe: 1992 Length: 1 hour 28 minutes Railroading along the Mississippi River hosts a wide variety of trains. Soo Line, Burlington Northern, Canadian National, Chicago Central, Chicago and Northwestern, plus more. A Route Map displays some points of interest for this show. Winona, Minnesota, LaCrosse, Wisconsin, Marquette, Dubuque, […]