Tag: coal

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 Greg Scholl

Big Boys and Challengers

Producer: Greg Scholl Timeframe: 1950s + 1981/82 Challenger Locations: WY, UT Length: 45 minutes + 23 min. bonus Sources: Perry Brecker, Everett Roher, Fred McLeod, Warren Scholl An intriguing, color film collection. Covers Big Boys, Challengers and more! Mainly in the late 1950s. Predominantly shot in 16mm color. A wide territory, covering the operational area […]

Tags Big Boy, coal, steam, steam train, Union Pacific

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Whistler’s Western Volume 2- The Boston & Albany in PC Black

Post author By William J. Hudson
Post date February 23, 2019
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Producer: Steve Bransfield & Phil Johnson Timeframe: 1970s Locations: Post Rd. NY to N. Grafton, MA Length: 54 minutes Source: Bruce Malone The Boston & Albany, in Penn Central black. Whistler’s Western? Are you serious? Nonsense! Who cares. Just another route, to the Penn Central. Ignore the goofy title. If you enjoy the black diesels […]