Tag: Chessie System

Vignettes of the Western Maryland Volume One

Post author By William J. Hudson
Post date February 3, 2019
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Producer: Clear Block Timeframe: 1940 – 1975 Locations: System Length: 1 hour Sources: Multiple . A large collection of films. Steam to mostly diesel. Preponderance, of color footage. Wide coverage of this railroad. Todd Miller performs the narrative. Good script that he wrote. It moves geographically across the territory. A well organized show. Steam era. […]

Tags Chessie System, coal, steam, steam train, trolley

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614: Thunder in the Alleghenies

Post author By William J. Hudson
Post date October 26, 2014
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614: Thunder in the Alleghenies Sunday River Productions Length: 44 minutes Time Period: 1980 1985 Locations: Huntington to Hinton, New River Gorge Source: David Corbitt MSRP: 34.95 Chesapeake and Ohio ran some awesome steam power. The 614 is the single locomotive that is the star of this show. This engine is operating under actual working […]

Tags C&O, Chessie System, coal, steam, steam train

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Pacing! 25 Years Along the High Iron

Post author By William J. Hudson
Post date September 22, 2014
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Pacing! 25 Years Along the High Iron Diverging Clear Length: 3 1/2 Hours Time Period: 1986- 2013 Locations: Illinois farmlands Source: Dunn, Jensen, McPherson, Redmond Producer: Mary McPherson MSRP: 25.00 This new release by Diverging Clear should be subtitled: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly. A 2 disc set. One is dedicated to 25 […]