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ATVR Reviews Sky City

This Was Pacific Electric

Post author By William J. Hudson
Post date October 5, 2011
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This Was Pacific Electric Sky City Productions Format: DVD Length: 1 hour 30 minutes Time Period: 1861- present Locations: Los Angeles County, Orange County, San Bernadino County, Riverside County Sources: Don Olsen,Huntington Library, Transit Gloria Mundi, more. Not a trolley man? Then, this is the trolley video for you! Sky City has made a PBS style documentary. It […]

Tags California, electric, PBS style, trolley

ATVR Reviews Green Frog

All Aboard Series (Boxset)

Post author By William J. Hudson
Post date September 26, 2011
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All Aboard (Boxset) Green Frog Productions Format: 5 DVD set Length: 11 Hours Time Period: 1920’s to modern era Locations: United States and Canada Sources: Many high quality, including Emery Gulash, John M. Koch, Jerry Carson, James T. Koch, Steve Neff and more. This mega set contains the entire All Aboard series. Created for PBS television broadcast […]

Tags Amtrak, Burlington Northern, C&O, Canada, Chicago railroad, Emery Gulash, Grand Trunk, Illinois Central, narrow gauge, New York Central, Norfolk & Western, Norfolk Southern, PBS style, Pennsylvania, Rock Island, Santa Fe, steam, Union Pacific

ATVR Reviews Charles Smiley Presents

Empire Of The North: The Forming Of The Burlington Northern

Post author By William J. Hudson
Post date September 24, 2011
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Producer: Charles Smiley Timeframe: 1900- 2001 Locations: System Length: 1 hour 30 minutes Sources: 15 (film) A very comprehensive program by the multi- talented Charles Smiley. The Burlington Northern merger of 1970 was a huge merger. Major railroads combined: Great Northern, Burlington Route, Northern Pacific and Spokane, Portland and Seattle into the BN. Subsidiary […]