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ATVR Reviews Plets Express

C&NW In Northwest Wisconsin

Post author By William J. Hudson
Post date July 13, 2024
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Producer: Bradley Plets Locations: Altoona, Eau Claire, Hudson… Timeframe: 1987-1994 Length: 2 hours Source: Bradley A. Plets A tour of Chicago and NorthWestern in Northwest Wisconsin. Plenty of variety. Locomotives, Operations, and locations. Shot over a period of years. All pre Union Pacific merger footage. A multitude of rural towns are encountered. A single DVD-R. […]

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ATVR Reviews Herron Rail

Classic Pennsy Widescreen

Post author By William J. Hudson
Post date July 11, 2024
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Producer: Herron Rail Video Locations: System Timeframe: 1939-1958 Length: 1 hour 27 minutes Sources: George Gerhart, Don Krofta, Joe Collias, E. Baker, T. Bedwell, Dr. Blackwell, J.Herron, J. Kreider, J. Plichta, more Vintage Pennsylvania Railroad formatted in Widescreen. Also, it contains some ultra-rare anamorphic aka CinemaScope films from 1956. It’s highly unusual to see in […]

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ATVR Reviews Midwest Video Productions

The Best of Michigan

Producer: Midwest Video Locations: Carleton, Romulus, Battle Creek, Durand, Del Ray Jct… Timeframe: 1998-1999 Length: 2 hours 19 minutes Source: Gary Melford The first item to know. MVP has not culled best scenes from multiple shows. This is a one-off. A singular release covering Michigan railroads circa 1998-99. Be certain to view in 4×3 full screen […]