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Union Pacific’s Mighty Turbines

Post author By William J. Hudson
Post date April 12, 2013
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Producer: Pentrex Locations: Echo Canyon, Green River, Cheyenne, Ogden… Timeframe: 1938- 1960sLength: 45 minutes Sources: Allan Krieg, Anthony DeRosa, Jack Whitaker All classes of Union Pacific Turbines, including prototypes and experimental versions are neatly assembled in this program. Union Pacific Historical Society has a production credit. The story begins with a 1938 factory movie and […]

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Union Pacific Turbines of the Wasatch

Post author By William J. Hudson
Post date April 8, 2013
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Union Pacific 8500 Turbines of the Wasatch Pentrex / Video Rails Length: 57 minutes Time Period: 1960’s Locations: Ogden, Weaver Canyon, Echo, Wasatch UT, Evanston, Green River WY Sources: Ralph Gochnour, Ed Stimpson MSRP: 29.95 Union Pacific Turbine locomotives were a unique fleet that were only operated by that railroad. Pentrex has the former Video […]

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The New York Central Collection combo

Post author By William J. Hudson
Post date February 4, 2013
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New York Central Collection Pentrex 3 shows on one DVD Length: 1 hour 47 minutes Time Period: 1920’s- 1960’s Locations: Systemwide Sources: New York Central, many others Pentrex has compiled three vintage New York Central shows on a single DVD. All of these are from the 1950’s, prime era for the railroad. There is a […]