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ATVR Reviews WB Video

The Fifties Express

Producer: William Brown Timeframe: 1950s Locations: USA, Canada Length: 52 minutes Source: Irving E. August Irving August is a notable railroad Cinematographer, from the 1950s. This impressive all color collection, is a wide ranging one. Covering a variety of lines, in the United States, and Canada. Steam and early diesel. Electrified lines. Freight and passenger […]

Tags B&O, Canada, Canadian National, Canadian Pacific, coal, electric, Milwaukee Road, New York Central, Norfolk & Western, Pennsylvania, steam, steam train

A&R Productions ATVR Reviews

Ohio Steam in the ’50’s

Producer: A&R Timeframe: 1950s Locations: Ohio Length: 1 hour 40 minutes Source: Ed Birch, Sr. A fabulous collection of classic steam. Filmed during the 1950s. Ed Birch shot all of this, in full color. He was on a high level. This covers several railroads. Baltimore and Ohio, Nickel Plate, New York Central plus Pennsylvania Railroad. […]

Tags B&O, coal, New York Central, Norfolk & Western, Pennsylvania, Santa Fe, steam, trolley

ATVR Reviews Pentrex

The Heritage Collection, Volume 1

Post author By William J. Hudson
Post date April 30, 2019
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Producer: Pentrex Timeframe: 1940 – 1950s Locations: USA Length: 1 hour 35 minutes Five vintage films from the 1940s and ’50s. Professionally produced by the Railroad organizations of the time. Most, if not all of these have circulated. Convenient to have a group on a single DVD. A detailed Chapter Menu breaks them down by […]