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ATVR Reviews Clear Block

Vignettes of the Milwaukee Road Vol. One

Producer: Clear Block Locations: Milwaukee, Chicago, Twin Cities, more Timeframe: 1950- 1980 Length: 58 minutes Clear Block features Milwaukee Road. This Vignette is another show that contains a collection of older films. Todd Miller had produced this program, in the VHS era. The locations range from the Chicago area to Milwaukee area. A cab ride […]

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ATVR Reviews Pentrex

Hot Rails Through the Twin Cities

Producer: Pentrex Timeframe: 1998 Locations: Minneapolis area Length: 1 hour 45 minutes Extensive coverage around Minneapolis and St. Paul vicinity. Multiple hot spots. A fine supply of roadnames. The amount of variety, is surprising here. While not as much as historical peaks, still a healthy amount of railroading to be seen in 1998. So many […]

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ATVR Reviews Green Frog

Classic Steam of the ’20s to the ’40s

Producer: Green Frog Timeframe: 1920s-1940s Locations: New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Chicago, Kansas City, more. Length: 1 hour Sources: Frank W. Schlegel, Vince Ryan, Jack Alexander A smorgasbord of films. Spanning 4 decades. Some rare and not so rare, steam locomotives. A Collection of: black and white, plus a little color film. Eastern Railroads mainly. […]