Tag: Erie Lackawanna

Conrail Hall of Fame

Conrail Hall of Fame Charles Smiley Presents Format: DVD (Factory Pressed Disc) Length: 2 hours 20 minutes Time Period: 1976- 1997 Locations: Selkirk, Altoona, Cresson, MG Tower, Horseshoe Curve, Hudson River, Gallitzin, Lewistown, Reading, Secaucus, Ridgeway Jct., Cleveland, Buffalo, and more.. Sources: Tim Hosey (96-97), Jack Kuiphoff (76-78), Tom Luckey (88-92). MSRP: 29.50 Newest, 2011 […]

Tags Chicago railroad, Conrail, Erie Lackawanna, new releases, Penn Central, Pennsylvania

ATVR Reviews Charles Smiley Presents

Empire Of The North: The Forming Of The Burlington Northern

Post author By William J. Hudson
Post date September 24, 2011
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Producer: Charles Smiley Timeframe: 1900- 2001 Locations: System Length: 1 hour 30 minutes Sources: 15 (film) A very comprehensive program by the multi- talented Charles Smiley. The Burlington Northern merger of 1970 was a huge merger. Major railroads combined: Great Northern, Burlington Route, Northern Pacific and Spokane, Portland and Seattle into the BN. Subsidiary […]

Tags B&O, Burlington Northern, Burlington Route, Chicago railroad, Erie Lackawanna, Great Northern, Milwaukee Road, PBS style, Rock Island, steam

ATVR Reviews Green Frog

Rails in Transition – All Aboard Series – PBS

Post author By William J. Hudson
Post date February 22, 2011
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Rails in Transition – All Aboard Series – PBS Green Frog Productions Format: DVD Length: 30 minutes Time Period: 1960’s – 1970’s Locations: Strasburg, St. Louis area, Washington D.C., Horseshoe Curve, Chicago Sources: Jerry Carson, Rob McCormack PBS All Aboard Series with Howard Goodwin. Howard Goodwin opens up from The Strasburg Railroad. Jerry Carson filmed six […]