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ATVR Reviews John Szwajkart

The Santa Fe In Chicago (Slideshow)

The Santa Fe In Chicago (Slideshow) John Szwajkart Format: DVD Length: 1 hour 37 minutes Time Period: 1950’s- 1980’s Locations: Chicago, McCook, Willow Springs, Joliet and more Sources: John Szwajkart, John Darling-b+w MSRP: 25.00 or 2 for 40.00 This is a slideshow presented on a single DVD. The Santa Fe is the featured railroad. Many […]

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ATVR Reviews Charles Smiley Presents

Western Pacific Remembered

Western Pacific Remembered (D-140) Producer: Charles Smiley Format: DVD Length: 1 hour 47 minutes + 23 minutes of previews Time Period: 1950’s- 1970’s Locations: San Francisco Bay, Feather River Line, High Line, Niles Canyon, Keddie Wye, Portola, Bieber, Oroville, Sacramento, Reno,Salt Lake City, and much more… Sources: Norman Holmes, Nelson Rath, Wilbur Whittaker, Roger Graeber, […]

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ATVR Reviews John Szwajkart

The CB&Q Collection

The CB&Q Collection John Szwajkart Format: DVD Length: 1 hour 7 minutes Time Period: 1950’s-1960’s, 1960’s- 1970’s diesels Locations: Chicago area, Congress Park, Brookfield, Galesburg, Savanna,  more… Source: John Szwajkart (8mm color) Chicago, Burlington & Quincy was fully dieselized in the early 1950’s. The railroad did have stored, serviceable steam engines, held for peak traffic […]