Tag: B&O

CSX Scrapbook

Producer: Charles Smiley Timeframe: 1991-2001 Length: 1 hour 42 minutes Locations: Cumberland sub, Deshler, Fostoria, Sand Patch Grade Sources: Tom Luckey, Mark Johnson Charles Smiley, with the CSX, at the close of the 20th century. A few geographic areas are shown with busy tracks. Featured locales are: Ohio Hotspots, Cumberland Sub, and Sand Patch Grade. […]

Tags B&O, C&O, Conrail, CSX, new releases, Norfolk Southern, Union Pacific

ATVR Reviews Charles Smiley Presents

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 […]