Tag: Big Boy

Steam Locomotive

The Great Age of Steam, A History. A Love Affair

Post author By William J. Hudson
Post date November 22, 2025
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Producer: Bill Warrick, Pentrex Locations: USA and Canada Timeframe: 19th to 20th Century Length: 30 minutes Sources: many Historical show of steam power. Style is similar to a standard television program. A good introduction to railroading in the steam years. Small early locomotives to Union Pacific Big Boy! A single DVD. Remastered film and color […]

Tags American Train Video Reviews, Big Boy, Burlington Route, Canada, Grand Trunk, Milwaukee Road, New York Central, non-fiction, PBS style, Pennsylvania, Railroad, Rio Grande, Santa Fe, Southern Pacific, steam, steam train, trains, transportation, Union Pacific

ATVR Reviews Pentrex

Union Pacific Big Boy Collection

Post author By William J. Hudson
Post date December 13, 2024
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Producer: Pentrex Locations: Cheyenne, Sherman Hill, Wasatch Mountains, … Timeframe: 1950s Length: 1 hour 35 minutes Sources: many The entire Union Pacific Big Boy 4-8-8-4 roster is here! Steam engines 4000 – 4024. Indidually seen in numerical order. Vintage action clips galore. A single DVD. Color & black and white films. Stereo soundtrack. Main Chapter […]

Tags Big Boy, steam, steam train, Union Pacific

ATVR Reviews Pentrex

Steamtown Grand Opening

Producer: Pentrex Locations: Scranton, Tunkhannock Viaduct, Moscow… Timeframe: 1995 Length: One hour Steamtown was moved from Bellows Falls, Vermont, to Scranton, Pennsylvania, in 1984. This was after the passing of F.Nelson Blount. A dedicated facility for Steamtown was opened in 1995. A single DVD-R. No Chapter menu. On-screen graphics. Maps are used for excursions. A […]