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Category: Pentrex

ATVR Reviews Pentrex

Great American Train Rides Volumes 1- 4

Post author By William J. Hudson
Post date March 22, 2023
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Producer: Pentrex Locations: USA Timeframe: 1990s Length: 4 hours Here is a grand tour of many tourist/ museum lines across America. Total is 37 visits. Filmed in the early 1990s. There are some that are no longer operational. Check the listings. A 2 DVD set. Detailed Main Chapter Menu, which lists the Railroads. Graphics contain […]

Tags B&O, California, Logging, narrow gauge, Pennsylvania, Rio Grande, steam, trolley

ATVR Reviews Pentrex

Today’s Steam Across America

Post author By William J. Hudson
Post date February 11, 2023
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Producer: Pentrex Locations: USA Timeframe: see below Length: 4 hours Source: Pentrex Pentrex with a large collection of American Steam Locomotives. These have appeared in previous releases. Multiple engine types. Largest to smaller Narrow Gauge. Double-header action on mainlines. Roadnames: Union Pacific, Southern Pacific, Santa Fe, Frisco, Norfolk & Western, Nickel Plate, Milwaukee, Chesapeake & […]

Tags Big Boy, C&O, Milwaukee Road, narrow gauge, Norfolk & Western, Rio Grande, Santa Fe, Southern Pacific, steam, steam train, Union Pacific

ATVR Reviews Pentrex

Cajon Pass Gateway to LA

Producer: Pentrex, Bill Lambert Locations: Cajon Pass, Colton Yard Timeframe: 1980s Length: 58 minutes Pentrex with a reissue visit to Cajon Pass. This was in the 1980s. Originally, a Video Rails show. Santa Fe, Southern Pacific and Union Pacific. All independents. Varied locomotives. Helpers on most trains. Cabooses are common. Amtrak is here. Single DVD-R. […]