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ATVR Reviews Pentrex

Daylight Freedom Special

Producer: Pentrex Locations: Columbia River Gorge, Deschutes Canyon, Portland Timeframe: 2002 Length: 0ne hour The famous Southern Pacific 4449 stars in this show of the patriotic event. The identity for this excursion is the Columbia -Deshutes Special. Class GS-4 is a 4-8-4 locomotive, which was first restored for the original 1975- 1976 American Freedom Train. […]

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ATVR Reviews T&W

Folkston Funnel

Producer: T&W Location: Folkston Timeframe: circa 2003 Length: 1 hour 52 minutes Sources: Scott Teague, Jeff Bulman A railfan visit to Folkston, Georgia. This is North of Jacksonville. CSX double-track mainline that serves Florida. The busy hotspot hosts as many as 60 trains daily.  The show is filmed around a Railfan platform there. Both the […]

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ATVR Reviews Kalmbach

Minnesota Railroads

Producer: Trains/ Kalmbach Locations: Minnesota Timeframe: 2011- 2020 Length: 133 minutes Sources: Chris Laskowski, Mike Savona Trains Magazine with a modern show about Minnesota Railroads. Their shows vary in presentation. This one is focused on straight railfanning. Although marketed as a Trains Magazine release. This one in particular feels very familiar. A reveal at the […]