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ATVR Reviews Charles Smiley Presents

BN Quarter Century

Producer: Charles Smiley Locations: CO, ID, NY, IL, MT, WY, CA, AZ Timeframe: 1983-1996 Length: 1 hour 40 minutes Sources: Tom Butterworth, Bill Whitfield, Dave Defendorf, Gino Pagliaro Charles Smiley has this release on Burlington Northern. Covers about the last 13 years of the Railroad. Eight States for locations. Wide variety of BN power. Some […]

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ATVR Reviews Charles Smiley Presents

Building Better Model Railroads Volume 1

Post author By William J. Hudson
Post date December 19, 2022
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Producer: Charles Smiley Era: 1950s Length: 90 minutes We shall take a sidetrack here. Journey to the Model Railroaders world. A Special Holiday Excursion. Why you ask? This Train is scheduled to take us there! I have tickets for everyone. Time to leave the Station… ALL Aboard… Vintage film examples are used throughout. These range […]

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ATVR Reviews Charles Smiley Presents

Historic SP and the greater Bay

Post author By William J. Hudson
Post date December 10, 2022
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Producer: Charles Smiley Locations: San Francisco, San Jose, more Timeframe: 1948- 1973 Length: 2 hours Sources: Stein, Guido, Phelps, Hust, Laner Charles Smiley has a collection of vintage Southern Pacific films. Waiting 70 years to be viewed by the public. Bay area to San Jose. Commuter service in Los Gatos. Vintage Fan trips. The Northwestern […]