Categories
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. […]

Categories
ATVR Reviews Herron Rail

Reflections of the New York Central

Producer: Jim Herron Locations: Harmon, Chicago, Cincinnati, Indianapolis… Timeframe: 1928-1962 Length: 54 minutes Sources: John Prophet, Dick Baldwin, H.R.Blackburn, MD., Ben T. Young Jr., more. Herron has a great collection of films spanning four decades of New York Central. Consisting of both: color, with black and white film. Shot with; 8 and 16mm movie cameras. […]

Categories
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 […]