Tag: Chessie System

Pittsburgh Mainlines

Producer: Pentrex Timeframe: 1999 Locations: Pittsburgh area Length: 2 hours 16 minutes Tour the Steel City with: Conrail, CSX, Union Railroad and Amtrak. This is prior to Norfolk Southern. There is a surprising amount of rail action, in Pittsburgh. Memorable settings for the trains, as well. A detailed Chapter Menu displays many locations. Conway Yard, […]

Tags Amtrak, B&O, Chessie System, coal, Conrail, Pennsylvania

ATVR Reviews Revelation Video

Rail Trek Volume One: The East

Post author By William J. Hudson
Post date February 28, 2019
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Producer: Ron McElrath Timeframe: 1960s-70s Locations: East-South Length: 2 hours 20 minutes Sources: R. McElrath, W. Sasser . One of three Rail Trek volumes. Eastern version. Wide coverage over 20 railroads. Updated in 2017 by Revelation Video for DVD release. The new DVD has film repairs listed as: cleanup on splices and edits. Original sources […]

Tags Amtrak, B&O, C&O, Chessie System, coal, electric, Erie Lackawanna, Norfolk & Western, Penn Central, Pennsylvania, Reading, trolley

ATVR Reviews Clear Block

Vignettes of the Western Maryland Volume 2

Post author By William J. Hudson
Post date February 26, 2019
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Producer: Clear Block Timeframe: 1974-75 Locations: Keystone to Cumberland Length: 58 mins + bonus Sources: James Gallagher, Todd Miller Careful! Volume 2 continues with WM. Filmed in 1974/75. Only 58 minutes of film here. There are 24 minutes of tourist line video, from 1985. Western Maryland Scenic. Appearance wise, things look about the same, as […]