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ATVR Reviews Pentrex

Daylight Freedom Special

Producer: Pentrex Locations: Columbia River Gorge, Deschutes Canyon, Portland Timeframe: 2002 Length: 0ne hour The famous Southern Pacific 4449 stars in this show of the patriotic event. The identity for this excursion is the Columbia -Deshutes Special. Class GS-4 is a 4-8-4 locomotive, which was first restored for the original 1975- 1976 American Freedom Train. […]

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ATVR Reviews T&W

Folkston Funnel

Producer: T&W Location: Folkston Timeframe: circa 2003 Length: 1 hour 52 minutes Sources: Scott Teague, Jeff Bulman A railfan visit to Folkston, Georgia. This is North of Jacksonville. CSX double-track mainline that serves Florida. The busy hotspot hosts as many as 60 trains daily.  The show is filmed around a Railfan platform there. Both the […]

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ATVR Reviews Highball Midwest Video Productions

Hot Spot: Fostoria

Producer: Highball/ MVP Location: Fostoria Timeframe: 1990s. Length: 1 hour 23 minutes Source: Gary Melford Here is an original show by MVP Productions that is sold on the Highball label. Fostoria, Ohio is the place. Three Mainlines intersect at this hotspot. Along with three diamonds is the CSX Tower F. Post Conrail merger tape. Hotspot […]