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Category: Charles Smiley Presents

ATVR Reviews Charles Smiley Presents

Donner Pass Thunder

Donner Pass Thunder Charles Smiley Presents Format: DVD (Factory Pressed) Length: 1 Hour 30 minutes Time Period: 1850- 1997 Locations: Overland Route, Sacramento, Roseville, Colfax, Truckee.. Film Sources: Gino Pagliaro, Robert W. Morris, Bruce Petty Jim Escalante MSRP: 28.50 Charles Smiley interweaves the past and present in Donner Pass Thunder. His unique style gives a […]

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ATVR Reviews Charles Smiley Presents

Municipal Railway Vintage Scrapbook

Post author By William J. Hudson
Post date April 21, 2012
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Municipal Railway Vintage Scrapbook (D-141) Producer: Charles Smiley Format: DVD Length: 1 hour 31 minutes + Previews Time Period: Post WW2 to 1980’s. Locations: San Francisco, Boston, Chicago, Kansas City, Toronto, Milan, and more! Sources: Over 15 film sources MSRP: 26.50 Charles Smiley has given considerable attention to Bay Area transit. His Key System releases […]

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ATVR Reviews Charles Smiley Presents

Western Pacific Remembered

Post author By William J. Hudson
Post date March 6, 2012
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Western Pacific Remembered (D-140) Producer: Charles Smiley Format: DVD Length: 1 hour 47 minutes + 23 minutes of previews Time Period: 1950’s- 1970’s Locations: San Francisco Bay, Feather River Line, High Line, Niles Canyon, Keddie Wye, Portola, Bieber, Oroville, Sacramento, Reno,Salt Lake City, and much more… Sources: Norman Holmes, Nelson Rath, Wilbur Whittaker, Roger Graeber, […]