Tag: non-fiction

EMD at 100

Producer: Kalmbach Locations: USA Timeframe: 100 years Length: 75 minutes Sources: many This credits Luckin Productions 2021 in the final credits. However, it is marketed under the Trains/ Kalmbach Media banner. If you expecting a show packed with live action video. Stop here and skip to the summary. Very different than a standard train video. […]

Tags American Train Video Reviews, non-fiction, PBS style, Railroad, Santa Fe, trains, Union Pacific

ATVR Reviews Pentrex

Black Diamonds Through the Dunes – BNSF

Post author By William J. Hudson
Post date January 1, 2025
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Producer: Pentrex Locations: Alliance, Middle of nowhere to Ravenna, NE. Timeframe: 1990s Length: 1 hour 25 minutes BNSF stars as it hauls unit coal trains across Nebraska. Thete are 236 rail miles between Alliance and Ravenna, NE. Plenty of rail traffic is on the BNSF Sand Hills subdivision. Newer EMD SD70MAC power in executive paint […]

Tags American Train Video Reviews, Burlington Northern, Burlington Northern Santa Fe, coal, non-fiction, Railroad, transportation

ATVR Reviews Pentrex

Arizona’s Shortline Railroads

Post author By William J. Hudson
Post date April 25, 2023
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Producer: Pentrex Locations: Arizona Timeframe: 1992 Length: 1 hour 40 minutes Six Arizona Shortlines are featured. Alco, Baldwin, and Electromotive power the trains. Sonoran Desert scenery, which is interesting by itself. A Cab Ride. A single DVD. Detailed Chapter Menu. Maps are included. On-screen graphics. Preview section. Narrated by David Drui. Videography is excellent. Robust […]