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ATVR Reviews Video Rails

Great Northern Volume 2- Diesels

                                                                                Great Northern Volume 2 Video Rails Format: VHS  Length: 45 minutes Time Period: 40 years Locations: Seattle to Lake Superior Source: Anthony DeRosa 8mm film. A GN employee First and Second generation locomotives. Nice shots of freight trains, showing the boxcars.Harry Truman Presidential train. He shakes hands with the crowd! Orange and Green schemes […]

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ATVR Reviews Pentrex

B&O Odyssey Volume 2

B&O Odyssey Volume 2                                         Pentrex Format: DVD  Length: 60 minutes Locations: Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Maryland, West Virginia. Time period: 1960’s Source: Emery Gulash 16mm film. The first half is nearly all passenger trains. I strongly prefer a more balanced presentation. This gets repetitive and I wonder… Where’s the freight? There is one interesting moment of […]

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ATVR Reviews Charles Smiley Presents

Diesel Power on the Southern Pacific

Diesel Power on the Southern Pacific Producer: Charles Smiley Length: One Hour 43 minutes Time Period: 1942 – 1975 Locations: Oakland, San Jose, Los Angeles, Burbank, Tehachapi Loop,Cajon Pass, Shasta, San Francisco,Taylor Yard, Colton Crossing, West Colton yard, Salton Sea. more… Sources: (19) Many photographers, some SP employees. MSRP: 29.50 Charles Smiley has a great […]