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ATVR Reviews Greg Scholl

Canadian Steam 1959

Producer: Greg Scholl Locations: Portage la Prairie, Winnepeg Timeframe: 1959 Length: 47 minutes Source: Maynard Laing The third and final Greg Scholl entry with Maynard Laing films on 1950s era Canadian Steam. Maynard filmed all-color in 16mm. Another highlight is live sound as recorded by Elwin Purrington. Much of the show is centered at Portage […]

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ATVR Reviews Pentrex

Those Incredible Alcos Volume 2

Producer: Pentrex Locations: USA, Canada, Mexico Timeframe: 1986- 1997 Length: 1 hour 56 minutes Here is the 2nd of a 3 volume series from Pentrex. In short, the focus is on Notched Nose Alco diesel locomotives. Power plant is Early 251 Production. Alco model examples here:  S-6, RS-11, RSD-12, RSD-15, T-6, RS-27, RS-32, and RS-36 […]

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ATVR Reviews C Vision

Windy City Rails Volume 3

Producer: C. Vision Location: Blue Island Timeframe: 2006 Length: 1 hour 58 minutes Source: Marshall Beecher Here is a prime Chicago area hotspot. Third in a CVP series covering Chicago area. Here is Blue Island Junction. The famous 5 railroad bridges that cross the Cal-Sag Canal in Blue Island, Illinois. Converging lines: CSX, Canadian National […]