American Train Video Reviews

Michigan Ore Lines

Producer: Pentrex Timeframe: 1989- 2019 Locations: Marquette, Eagle Mills, Escanaba, Munising, more. Length: 1 hour 54 minutes Sources: Drayton Blackgrove, Alex Christmas (bumpers) . Pentrex has an, updated and augmented, new release here. They have an older show, Michigan Ore Lines. The current, 2017-2019 footage has been added in front and back. These bumpers, bring […]

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ATVR Reviews Herron Rail

Reflections of the New York Central

Post author By William J. Hudson
Post date October 18, 2019
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Producer: Jim Herron Locations: Harmon, Chicago, Cincinnati, Indianapolis… Timeframe: 1928-1962 Length: 54 minutes Sources: John Prophet, Dick Baldwin, H.R.Blackburn, MD., Ben T. Young Jr., more. Herron has a great collection of films spanning four decades of New York Central. Consisting of both: color, with black and white film. Shot with; 8 and 16mm movie cameras. […]

Tags New York Central, steam

ATVR Reviews Charles Smiley Presents

Pacific Electric and Los Angeles Railway

Post author By William J. Hudson
Post date October 16, 2019
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Producer: Charles Smiley Timeframe: 1940- 1963 Locations: Greater Los Angeles area Length: 1 hour 53 minutes Sources: Lloyd Salkeld, Ross Salkeld, Ed Minshall, Paul Lukens, Roy Gabriel Charles Smiley Presents with a double feature. The two streetcar lines, that once served Los Angeles, and vicinity. Pacific Electric is the much larger of the two companies. […]