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Pentrex

Union Pacific’s Mighty Turbines

Producer: Pentrex Locations: Echo Canyon, Green River, Cheyenne, Ogden… Timeframe: 1938- 1960sLength: 45 minutes Sources: Allan Krieg, Anthony DeRosa, Jack Whitaker All classes of Union Pacific Turbines, including prototypes and experimental versions are neatly assembled in this program. Union Pacific Historical Society has a production credit. The story begins with a 1938 factory movie and […]

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A&R Productions ATVR Reviews

Tennessee Narrow Gauge

Tennessee Narrow Gauge A & R Productions Length: 70 minutes Time Period: 1942- 1950 Locations:Johnson City, Elizabethton, Doe River Gorge, Blevins, TN – Cranberry, NC. Sources: Vince Ryan and Jack Alexander MSRP: 30.00 Eastern Tennessee & Western North Carolina Railroad. That name is a mouthful. WT&WNCRR. Still, too long. Tweetsie? Yes, this was the common […]

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ATVR Reviews Sunday River

Narrow Gauge East of the Sierra

Narrow Gauge East of the Sierra Sunday River Productions Length: 31 minutes Time Period: 1950’s Locations: Owenyo, Laws, Keeler, Zurich Sources: Wil Whittaker, Mac Owen, Otto Perry Library MSRP: 29.95 Southern Pacific once ran a profitable narrow gauge line in Owens Valley California until 1960. The sparse desert with towering mountain backdrops reminds one of […]