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Category: Pentrex

ATVR Reviews Pentrex

Amtrak Across America combo

Post author By William J. Hudson
Post date January 25, 2025
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Producer: Mike Clayton Locations: USA, Sweden Timeframe: 1971- 1996, 1992/ X2000 Length: 1 hour Sources: Mike Clayton, Stan McInturf, Dan Hadley, ABB-Traction An Amtrak double-feature DVD. Amtrak Across America – 25th Anniversary. Amtrak’s X 2000 Demonstration. There you go… Both shows on a single disc. Fullscreen 4×3 aspect ratio. Live audio. Top shelf, as we […]

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ATVR Reviews Pentrex

Black Diamonds Through the Dunes – BNSF

Post author By William J. Hudson
Post date January 1, 2025
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Producer: Pentrex Locations: Alliance, Middle of nowhere to Ravenna, NE. Timeframe: 1990s Length: 1 hour 25 minutes BNSF stars as it hauls unit coal trains across Nebraska. Thete are 236 rail miles between Alliance and Ravenna, NE. Plenty of rail traffic is on the BNSF Sand Hills subdivision. Newer EMD SD70MAC power in executive paint […]

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ATVR Reviews Pentrex

The Amtrak Chief

Producer: Pentrex Locations: LA, Cajon Pass, San Bernardino, Barstow Timeframe: 1972 Length: 40 minutes Source: Nick Muff An early Amtrak show. The Chief is pulled by leased Santa Fe Electromotive F7A and various B units. This 1972 Amtrak Chief was aka Train 20. Departed Los Angeles at 1:00pm. Final destination of Chicago. It was like […]