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ATVR Reviews Black 5 Video

The 1522 Steamin to Centralia

Producer: Black 5 Video – Green Frog Locations: St. Louis, Centralia, Sesser… Timeframe: 1993 Length: 49 minutes Source: George Redmond Frisco 1522 is the star of this show. This Mountain type is a 4-8-2 wheel arrangement. June, 1993 saw the 1522 operate for two days in Excursion Service. It ran on Norfolk Southern St. Louis […]

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ATVR Reviews Pentrex

Winter Along the Upper Mississippi

Producer: Pentrex Locations: Upper Mississippi River Valley Timeframe: 1992 Length: 1 hour 28 minutes Railroading along the Mississippi River hosts a wide variety of trains. Soo Line, Burlington Northern, Canadian National, Chicago Central, Chicago and Northwestern, plus more. A Route Map displays some points of interest for this show. Winona, Minnesota, LaCrosse, Wisconsin, Marquette, Dubuque, […]

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ATVR Reviews Pentrex

Those Incredible Alcos Volume 2

Producer: Pentrex Locations: USA, Canada, Mexico Timeframe: 1986- 1997 Length: 1 hour 56 minutes Here is the 2nd of a 3 volume series from Pentrex. In short, the focus is on Notched Nose Alco diesel locomotives. Power plant is Early 251 Production. Alco model examples here:  S-6, RS-11, RSD-12, RSD-15, T-6, RS-27, RS-32, and RS-36 […]