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A&R Productions ATVR Reviews

Whistler’s Western – The Boston & Albany RR

Producer: A&R Timeframe: 1934-1989 Locations: B&A Length: 1 hour Sources: Blackhawk collection This comprehensive, historical overview is complete. History from the 1830s. Films dating back to the 1930s, documents the constant activity. The Conrail era brings the B&A current, as of the production year. Conrail footage bookends the story. The writers dove deep on this […]

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ATVR Reviews Pentrex

The Joint Line

Producer: Pentrex Timeframe: 1990s Locations: CO. Length: 85 minutes A mutually operated Colorado line. Highlights include: Denver, Castle Rock, Palmer Lake and Pueblo. Filmed over a 4 year period. The mid 90’s. This show has four main railroads. Burlington Northern, Santa Fe, Southern Pacific and Rio Grande. The expected Pentrex standard of excellence is here. […]

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ATVR Reviews Revelation Video

Rail Trek Volume One: The East

Producer: Ron McElrath Timeframe: 1960s-70s Locations: East-South Length: 2 hours 20 minutes Sources: R. McElrath, W. Sasser . One of three Rail Trek volumes. Eastern version. Wide coverage over 20 railroads. Updated in 2017 by Revelation Video for DVD release. The new DVD has film repairs listed as: cleanup on splices and edits. Original sources […]