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ATVR Reviews Highball

Along the Feather River

Producer: Highball Locations: Oroville, Serpentine Canyon, Keddie, Clio, Portola Timeframe: 1997 Length: 2 hours The former Western Pacific Feather River Route. Since 1982, this has been operated by Union Pacific. Both UP and BNSF are still running some power in pre-merger paint schemes. To add to the confusion, BNSF has trackage rights. Not to mention […]

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ATVR Reviews MoKan Video

BNSF’s Monett and Cherokee Subs

Producer: Bob Ernst Locations: Springfield, Neosho, Wyandotte, Claremore, Tulsa Timeframe: 1999 Length: 1 hour 47 minutes Source: Bob Ernst The show subtitle is’Soon After the Merger’. The Monett sub was Burlington Northern. Originally ex: Frisco. The Cherokee sub is former Santa Fe. Route is Springfield, Missouri to Tulsa, Oklahoma. These are end to end connecting […]

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ATVR Reviews Pentrex

Black Diamonds Through the Dunes – BNSF

Producer: Pentrex Locations: Alliance, Middle of nowhere to Ravenna, NE. Timeframe: 1990s Length: 1 hour 25 minutes BNSF stars as it hauls unit coal trains across Nebraska. Thete are 236 rail miles between Alliance and Ravenna, NE. Plenty of rail traffic is on the BNSF Sand Hills subdivision. Newer EMD SD70MAC power in executive paint […]