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ATVR Reviews Sunday River

Steam On Horseshoe Curve

Steam On Horseshoe Curve Sunday River Productions Format: DVD-R Length: 50 minutes Time Period: 1930’s- 1960’s. Locations: Horseshoe Curve, Enola, Altoona, Rockville Viaduct, Oakmont, more… Sources: Fred McLeod, Mac Owen. Collections: Walter Keevil, Dr. Jefferson Weishaar Jr. MSRP: 39.95 Steam in the East Series. Pennsylvania Railroad and Horseshoe Curve, are two icons of American railroading. […]

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ATVR Reviews Catenary Video

West Side: Slim Gauge Logging in Tuolumne County

Post author By William J. Hudson
Post date September 18, 2011
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West Side: Slim Gauge Logging in Tuolumne County Catenary Video Productions Format: DVD Length: 70 minutes + (additional 20 minutes Bonus Footage) Time Period: 1940- 1961 Locations: Tuolumne City, Yosemite area, Sierra Nevada Mountains Source: Don Olsen 16mm collection. Louis Stein (onboard films) , Bill Burner (16mm camp life), Ken Hathaway (anamorphic), Jim Holmes, R.Reynolds, Al […]

Tags California, Logging, narrow gauge, PBS style

ATVR Reviews Sunday River

Under The Heat: Pennsylvania GG1s

Post author By William J. Hudson
Post date September 18, 2011
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Under The Heat: Pennsylvania GG1s Sunday River Productions Format: DVD-R Length: 24 minutes Time Period: 1905- 1982 Locations: New York City, Washington D.C. corridor, Wilmington Shops, more (see text) Sources: Albert G. Hale 1982, additional MSRP: 29.95 Trolleys and Electrics Series. Begins with a quick look at the evolution of the GG-1 locomotive. Series started with […]