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Santa Fe Combo: Heartland/ Merger

Post author By William J. Hudson
Post date November 3, 2014
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Santa Fe Combo: Across the Heartland / Countdown to Merger Pentrex Length: 2 hours and 49 minutes Time Period: 1995 Locations: Chicago to Kansas City Pentrex has a double feature with 2 full programs. Each show reviewed individually here. Across the Heartland – Santa Fe’s Chillicothe Subdivision Length: 84 minutes Locations: Chicago to Ft. Madison, […]

Tags Chicago railroad, Santa Fe

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614: Thunder in the Alleghenies

Post author By William J. Hudson
Post date October 26, 2014
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614: Thunder in the Alleghenies Sunday River Productions Length: 44 minutes Time Period: 1980 1985 Locations: Huntington to Hinton, New River Gorge Source: David Corbitt MSRP: 34.95 Chesapeake and Ohio ran some awesome steam power. The 614 is the single locomotive that is the star of this show. This engine is operating under actual working […]

Tags C&O, Chessie System, coal, steam, steam train

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New England Steam: Six Main Lines

Post author By William J. Hudson
Post date October 20, 2014
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New England Steam: Six Main Lines Sunday River Productions Length: 47 minutes Time Period: 1930’s to 1950’s. Locations: New England Sources: Albert Hale, John Trolley, Charlie Brown Intriguing collection of six steam railroads in New England. These films are rare. A desirable assortment from black and white sources, to see featured in a show. Sunday […]