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ATVR Reviews Diverging Clear Productions

Sixty Years Along the Illinois Central

Producer: Mary McPherson Locations: Carbondale, Centralia, Champaign, Edgewood Cut-Off, Tuscola Timeframe: 1938 – 1998 Length: 2 hours Sources: George Redmond, Kurt Jensen, Mary McPherson, Tom Dunn Covering 60 years of Illinois Central history. Geographically, this is mainly in downstate Illinois. The single DVD-R contains a Chapter Menu. Plenty of on-screen graphics. No maps. Narrated by […]

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ATVR Reviews Diverging Clear Productions

The Illinois Central: 1990-1991

Producer: Mary R. McPherson Timeframe: 1990-1991 Locations: Centralia, DuQuoin, Rust Jct., Carbondale, more Length: 1 hour 55 minutes Sources: George Redmond and Kurt I. Jensen The Heritage Series. Illinois Central:1990-1991. End of the Paducah Geep Era. Last of 4 volumes about the Illinois Central, in the Heritage Series. Long program. Highlights only. Obviously, the last […]

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ATVR Reviews Greg Scholl

Illinois Junctions

Producer: Greg Scholl Timeframe: 2003 Locations: Watseka, Gilman, Tolono, Sidney, Tuscola Length: 2 hours Sources: Greg Scholl, Lee Jarrett Five hot spots located in Central Illinois. Crossing trackage is the key. Maximum train action. Some names are familiar. Gilman, is a well known location, from Illinois Central days. Others, might be new. Chapter Menu. Accessible […]