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Mountain Grades of the B&O

Post author By William J. Hudson
Post date February 13, 2011
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Locations: Sand Patch, Cranberry Grade, Griffith, Chicago, Grafton, Cumberland…more. Time Period: 1969 – 1991 Length: 1 Hour 33 minutes Sources: Tom Luckey. Bob Finan, Rod Miller This release covers mountain railroading on Baltimore and Ohio rails. Subtitled : A CSX heritage story. Two mainline routes are featured. The B&O lines Cranberry Grade and Sand Patch […]

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Diesels of West Virginia and Maryland

Post author By William J. Hudson
Post date February 9, 2011
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Diesels of West Virginia and Maryland JMJ Productions Format: VHS Length: 45 minutes Time Period: 1985 Locations: Harpers Ferry, New River Gorge, Grandview State Park, Hawk’s Nest State Park, Sand Patch Grade. ____________ We begin with, still images at the Harpers Ferry tunnel , mixed with live video, of some guys fishing! Maintenance is being […]

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Rails to Steel City – All Aboard Series – PBS

Post author By William J. Hudson
Post date February 4, 2011
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Rails to Steel City – All Aboard Series Green Frog Productions Format: DVD Length: 30 miuntes Locations: Pittsburgh, Beaver Falls, Mt. Washington, Butler, and more Time Period: 1989 Source: Steve Neff and Green Frog Another entry in the All Aboard Series. PBS 30 minute program for television. Howard Goodwin is our host. Here he is […]