Tag: B&O

Empire Of The North: The Forming Of The Burlington Northern

Post author By William J. Hudson
Post date September 24, 2011
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Producer: Charles Smiley Timeframe: 1900- 2001 Locations: System Length: 1 hour 30 minutes Sources: 15 (film) A very comprehensive program by the multi- talented Charles Smiley. The Burlington Northern merger of 1970 was a huge merger. Major railroads combined: Great Northern, Burlington Route, Northern Pacific and Spokane, Portland and Seattle into the BN. Subsidiary […]

Tags B&O, Burlington Northern, Burlington Route, Chicago railroad, Erie Lackawanna, Great Northern, Milwaukee Road, PBS style, Rock Island, steam

ATVR Reviews Pentrex

Train Wrecks, Crashes, & Disasters

Post author By William J. Hudson
Post date September 21, 2011
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Train Wrecks, Crashes, & Disasters Pentrex Format: DVD Length: 45 minutes Time Period: 1934- 1955 Locations: Queens New York, Brooklyn, Olathe KS, Bridgeport CT, Carlin NV, Woodbridge NJ, Indiana Harbor, IN, more.. Sources: Newsreels. (black & white film) A dozen major train wrecks are seen in this program. The scenes appear to have been filmed by […]

Tags B&O, Milwaukee Road, New York Central, Pennsylvania, Southern Pacific, Union Pacific

ATVR Reviews Charles Smiley Presents

Northeast Rails Remembered II

Post author By William J. Hudson
Post date March 15, 2011
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Northeast Rails Remembered II (D- 137) Charles Smiley Presents Format: DVD Length: 1 hour 33 Minutes Time Period: early 1990’s Locations: Delaware and Hudson Source: Tom Luckey MSRP: 28.50 This is the latest release from Charles Smiley Presents. He turns his attention to the old Delaware & Hudson and some other northeastern railroad trackage. A […]