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ATVR Reviews Green Frog

Rails Chicago ’95 The Hot Spots

Producer Green Frog Locations: Chicago, Blue Island, Dolton, Hinsdale, Hammond… Timeframe: 1996 Length: 1 hour Sources: Richard Kugel, Canrail Video A sequel to the older Green Frog Rails Chicago from 1986. A variety of hotspots: Blue Island, Dolton, Joliet, Elmhurst, Franklin Park, and more. Over a dozen railroads. A single DVD-R. Fullscreen 4×3 aspect ratio. […]

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ATVR Reviews Pentrex

Winter Along the Upper Mississippi

Producer: Pentrex Locations: Upper Mississippi River Valley Timeframe: 1992 Length: 1 hour 28 minutes Railroading along the Mississippi River hosts a wide variety of trains. Soo Line, Burlington Northern, Canadian National, Chicago Central, Chicago and Northwestern, plus more. A Route Map displays some points of interest for this show. Winona, Minnesota, LaCrosse, Wisconsin, Marquette, Dubuque, […]

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ATVR Reviews Kalmbach

Hot Spots: Chicago Racetrack

Producer: Kalmbach/ Trains Locations: Chicago, Cicero, Western Springs, Lisle, Aurora… Timeframe: 1995, 2017 Length: 75 minutes Sources: Paul Schneider (1995), David Lassen (2017) The triple track mainline into Chicago has always been a Railfan favorite. Besides the heavy freight traffic, there are extensive local commuter trains. Throw in some Amtrak and one can see why […]