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ATVR Reviews Pentrex

Trains Along the Upper Mississippi Volume One

Producer: Pentrex Locations: St. Paul, River Jct., Winona, Red Wing, Dayton’s Bluff Timeframe: 1999 Length: 1 hour 47 minutes Canadian Pacific’s River Subdivision. Action on Western side of the Mississippi River. Filmed in all seasons. CP took over from Soo in 1990. A single DVD. Full screen 4×3 aspect ratio. Live environmental audio. Pro shot. […]

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ATVR Reviews Pentrex Video Rails

Donner Pass

Producer: Pentrex Locations: Roseville – Truckee Timeframe: 1951- 1988 Length: 1 hour Donner Pass – Southern Pacific’s Sierra Crossing. Coverage of this line from Roseville to Truckee. Original film by Video Rails. This challenging route is 138 miles long. Heavy Winter weather can be tough going.  History from original construction as the Central Pacific mainline. […]

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ATVR Reviews Pentrex

Journey to Yesterday

Producer: Pentrex Locations: Durango, Silverton line Timeframe: 1952 Length: 30 minutes Denver and Rio Grande Western narrow gauge in 1952. Denver and Rio Grande Western – Silverton Branch narrow gauge in 1952.  This short feature covers some of the filming of the Paramount movie titled Denver and Rio Grande. Starring Edmund O’Brien. DRGW engine 268 […]