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ATVR Reviews Pentrex

Hot Rails Through the Twin Cities

Producer: Pentrex Timeframe: 1998 Locations: Minneapolis area Length: 1 hour 45 minutes Extensive coverage around Minneapolis and St. Paul vicinity. Multiple hot spots. A fine supply of roadnames. The amount of variety, is surprising here. While not as much as historical peaks, still a healthy amount of railroading to be seen in 1998. So many […]

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Magnolia Cut-Off of the CSX

Producer: Green Frog Timeframe: 1992 Locations: Carothers, Stuart, Randolph, Graham tunnels, Magnolia Bridge… Length: 59 minutes Source: Steve Neff This original Baltimore and Ohio line was constructed along the Potomac River. Magnolia Cut-Off is a more efficient route. Completed in 1914. The river line has since been removed. Cut-Off is over 5 miles shorter, than […]

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ATVR Reviews Pentrex

Cajon Highlights 1976

Producer: Pentrex Locations: Verdemont, Cajon, Sullivan’s Curve… Timeframe: 1976 Length: 34 minutes A look at a busy Cajon Pass, over a few days in 1976. Santa Fe, Southern Pacific, Union Pacific and Amtrak, are here. The variety is what made trainwatching interesting. One never knew what might pass. The original film source is Super 8 […]