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California Electric Trilogy

Post author By William J. Hudson
Post date August 1, 2011
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California Electric Trilogy Pentrex Format: VHS Length: 38 minutes Time Period: 1950- 1960’s Locations: Oakland area Sources: John Kirkland/ Full Color 16mm Pentrex coverage of three electric railroads in California. Key System, Sacramento Northern and Pacific Electric. Each line is covered individually. Plenty of street running around the Oakland area. this train video features full color […]

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Railfanning Southern California In the 1950’s (VHS)

Post author By William J. Hudson
Post date February 26, 2011
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Pentrex Format: VHS Length: One hour, 20 minutes Time Period: 1950’s See newer DVD review! Starts in 1950, with the LAUPT. Santa Fe, Union Pacific, and Southern Pacific. They all used the Los Angeles Union station. Color film shows the trains and facility. There are some on-screen graphics used to identify trains. A fantastic assortment […]

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Classic Twin Cities Railroading & Classic Chicago Railroading

Post author By William J. Hudson
Post date February 6, 2011
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Classic Twin Cities Railroading & Classic Chicago Railroading – Fallen Flag Series Pentrex (Combo DVD) Format DVD Length 2 Hours 16 minutes Time Period: 1960’s – 1970″s Source: Dick Wallin Classic Twin Cities Railroading 52 minutes Locations: St.Paul/ Minneapolis This show was filmed the year of the Burlington Northern merger in Spring 1970. The Burlington Route, Great […]