Tag: Amtrak

Rail Trek Volume One: The East

Post author By William J. Hudson
Post date February 28, 2019
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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 […]

Tags Amtrak, B&O, C&O, Chessie System, coal, electric, Erie Lackawanna, Norfolk & Western, Penn Central, Pennsylvania, Reading, trolley

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Whistler’s Western Volume 2- The Boston & Albany in PC Black

Post author By William J. Hudson
Post date February 23, 2019
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Producer: Steve Bransfield & Phil Johnson Timeframe: 1970s Locations: Post Rd. NY to N. Grafton, MA Length: 54 minutes Source: Bruce Malone The Boston & Albany, in Penn Central black. Whistler’s Western? Are you serious? Nonsense! Who cares. Just another route, to the Penn Central. Ignore the goofy title. If you enjoy the black diesels […]

Tags Amtrak, coal, Conrail, New York Central, Penn Central

ATVR Reviews Pentrex

Tower 55

Producer: Pentrex Location: Ft. Worth Timeframe: 1997 Length: 47 minutes Tower 55 is a Texas hot spot. Pentrex shot before demolition. Usual suspects. Santa Fe, Burlington Northern, Union Pacific, Southern Pacific and Amtrak. A little bit of other power. A single DVD. Professional production as one expects. Narrated by Dave Drui. A map of the […]