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ATVR Reviews Clear Block

Vignettes of the Pennsylvania Railroad Volume 2

Producer: Clear Block Locations: Horseshoe Curve, Altoona, Rockville Bridge, South Fork, Enola, more… Timeframe: 1952- 1967 Length: 53 minutes Sources: Charles Bealer, Charles W. Houser, Sr., Bruce Kantner and Steve Bonscher . Here is a cornucopia, of mainline and branchlines. Filmed in Pennsylvania. This vintage collection has steam and diesel. Transition period into second generation […]

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ATVR Reviews Pentrex

Heritage Unit Roundup

Producer: Pentrex Timeframe 2015 Locations: SoCal, Chicago, Yuma sub Length: 1 hour 54 minutes Pentrex dives into the somewhat boring modern locomotive railroad scene. They seek out those specially painted Heritage units. These engines were schemes to commererate previous paint jobs or general railroads, as aqquisitions. Let’s checkout some show highlights. As I have little […]

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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 […]