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ATVR Reviews Highball

A Yellowhead Winter

Producer: Highball Length: 1 Hour 16 minutes Time Period: 2005 Locations: Edmunton, Hinton, Jasper Source: Peter Crook A Yellowhead Winter Another tour Canada by rail style program from Highball Productions. VIA operates The Canadian on Canadian National rails. A unique viewpoint of a traveler on the famous train. Edmunton is the departure point as the […]

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A&R Productions ATVR Reviews

Pennsy Blues

Pennsy Blues A&R Productions Length: 1:58 Time Period: 1992 Locations: Altoona, Horseshoe Curve, Gallitizan, Cresson, Enola Yard Source: Rolly Osmun MSRP: 30.00 Conrail operating in the heart of the former Pennsylvania Railroad territory. Sounds like a promising show. Instead, this release is a major disappointment. Amateur shot video footage. Shaky camerawork is omnipresent. Below average […]

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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 […]