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ATVR Reviews Charles Smiley Presents

Midwest Electric Rails

Producer: Charles Smiley Timeframe: 1950 – 1962 Locations: Chicago, Milwaukee, South Bend.. Length: 1 hour 38 minutes Sources: R. Gabriel, D. Kydd, B. Warrick, J. Swenson, J. Illman, G. Barnes, W. Whittaker Visit the streets of Chicago, in the Streetcar era! See the Milwaukee vicinity. Ride an Electroliner, from Milwaukee to Chicago! See the South […]

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ATVR Reviews Charles Smiley Presents

Canadian Electric Rails

Producer: Charles Smiley Timeframe: 1950s Locations: Toronto, Montreal, Quebec City, more Length: 1 hour 11 minutes Sources: William Warrick, William Whittaker, Bentley Salkeld, Lloyd Salkeld, Richard Pratt Charles Smiley takes us back in time. The decade of the 1950s. Five Electric lines in Canada. Always said that Charles would have made a great History Instructor. […]

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Rails New York Metro

Producer: Green Frog Timeframe: 1996- 99 Locations: Hudson River, Long Island, Southern Tier, Susquehanna, NJ, more. Length: 57 minutes Source: Rich Kugel An overview of the New York area, before the Conrail split. Extra coverage of additional railroads that provide variety. Locations extend outward. Hudson River and Long Island. Southern Tier, and more. DVD-R. Standard […]