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ATVR Reviews Pentrex

Steam Across America Combo DVD: The East & The West

Producer: Pentrex Timeframe: 1950s- 60s Locations: USA Length: 1 hour 10 minutes Source: Bruce Ward A combination of two shows on this single DVD. East and Western steam in the United States. Filmed in 16mm. All color and multiple railroads. End of the steam era. Late 1950s into the early 1960s. Interested? Step right in… […]

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ATVR Reviews Sunday River

The Canadian

Producer: Alva Morrison Timeframe: 1960s Locations: Montreal to Vancouver Length: 47 minutes Source: 2007 Remaster Alva Morrison originally produced this film, with Sunday River Productions. Remastered and a re- edit by JMJ in 2007. The Canadian, is a Transcontinental passenger train on Canadian Pacific. This is the original incarnation. Vancouver to Montreal. Calgary, Medicine Hat, Lake […]

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ATVR Reviews Penn Valley

Reading Glory

Producer: Penn Valley / Jeff Pontius Timeframe: 1940’s- 1956 Locations: Sunbury, Shamokin, Enola, Susquehanna Valley, Locust Summit Length: 45 minutes Source: Clarence Weaver Visit steam era Reading Railroad, in stunning 16mm, all color film. Shot as late as 1956. Power shortage on the Pennsylvania Railroad, had leased T-1 types operating. What we have here, is […]