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Category: Pentrex

ATVR Reviews Pentrex

Cajon Pass – Tehachapi Loop

Post author By William J. Hudson
Post date February 2, 2011
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Cajon Pass – Tehachapi Loop Pentrex Format DVD Length: 2 hours 10 minutes Locations: Cajon Pass, Tehachapi Loop, Barstow, Bakersfield, Sullivan’s Curve, Time Period: 1980’s with 2004 update This is 2 shows on 1 DVD, that will run continuously. Pentrex has a pair of Southern California’s most scenic locales. Tehachapi Loop is a worldwide famous piece of […]

Tags California, PBS style, Santa Fe, Southern Pacific, Union Pacific

ATVR Reviews Pentrex

Horseshoe Curve and Sand Patch Grade – Combo DVD

Post author By William J. Hudson
Post date February 1, 2011
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Horse Shoe Curve and Sand Patch Grade – Combo DVD Pentrex Format: DVD Length: 2 Hours 15 Minutes Locations: Horseshoe Curve, Alto Tower, Altoona, Gallitzan Twin Tunnels, MO Tower and more. Locations: Sandpatch Grade, with: Hyndman, Brackens, Falls Cut Tunnel, horseshoe curve at Mance and more. Time Periods: Horseshoe 1989. Sandpatch 1990. Special Collectors Edition: 2 on […]

Tags Amtrak, B&O, C&O, Chessie System, Conrail, Pennsylvania

ATVR Reviews Pentrex

B&O Odyssey Volume 2

B&O Odyssey Volume 2 Pentrex Format: DVD Length: 60 minutes Locations: Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Maryland, West Virginia. Time period: 1960’s Source: Emery Gulash 16mm film. The first half is nearly all passenger trains. I strongly prefer a more balanced presentation. This gets repetitive and I wonder… Where’s the freight? There is one interesting moment of […]