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ATVR Reviews Pentrex

Steam Across America Combo DVD: The East & The West

Producer: Pentrex Timeframe: 1950s- 60s Locations: USA Length: 1 hour 10 minutes Source: Bruce Ward A combination of two shows on this single DVD. East and Western steam in the United States. Filmed in 16mm. All color and multiple railroads. End of the steam era. Late 1950s into the early 1960s. Interested? Step right in… […]

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ATVR Reviews Penn Valley

Reading Glory

Producer: Penn Valley / Jeff Pontius Timeframe: 1940’s- 1956 Locations: Sunbury, Shamokin, Enola, Susquehanna Valley, Locust Summit Length: 45 minutes Source: Clarence Weaver Visit steam era Reading Railroad, in stunning 16mm, all color film. Shot as late as 1956. Power shortage on the Pennsylvania Railroad, had leased T-1 types operating. What we have here, is […]

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ATVR Reviews Clear Block

Vignettes of the Pennsylvania Railroad Volume 1

Producer: Clear Block Timeframe: 1952 – 1967 Locations: Ohio, PA., MD, NJ, NY. Length: 58 minutes Sources: William P. Price, Vic Ketcham, Karl Walters, Dick Argo . See the transition era Pennsylvania Railroad, from Columbus, Ohio, to New York area. Pennsylvania locations include: Altoona, Horseshoe Curve, Rockville Bridge, and Johnstown. Baltimore, Hagerstown and Perryville in […]