Tag: Pennsylvania

Memories of the Long Island Railroad

Post author By William J. Hudson
Post date November 26, 2011
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Memories of the Long Island Railroad Mark 1 Video Format: DVD Length: 45 minutes Time Period: late 1940’s – early 1960’s Locations: Jamaica, New Hyde Park, Port Jefferson Branch, Floral Park, Nassau Tower.. Sources: Ted Gay, Phil Imbro, Keiser/Dakelman collection, Don Van Court, Walter Zullig MSRP : 24.95 Long Island Railroad is one of those […]

Tags Pennsylvania, steam, steam train

ATVR Reviews History Channel

Modern Marvels: Train Wrecks

Post author By William J. Hudson
Post date November 5, 2011
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Format: DVD Length: 45 minutes Time Period: 1800’s- 1950’s Locations: USA Here is an episode from the History Channel’s Modern Marvels series. Train Wrecks is about history the nation’s train wrecks. Not all doom and gloom, the resulting development of many safety enhancements and inventions are discussed. However, the darkside of railroading is explored in […]

Tags PBS style, Pennsylvania, steam train, Union Pacific

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Steam in the Autumn

Steam in the Autumn Railway Productions Format : DVD Length: 2 hours Time Period: contemporary Locations: Pennsylvania, Maryland and Ohio. Producer: Les Jarrett This volume is from a four-part set. I have received 3 volumes, sans Winter. I was wondering how one of these shows look. Covering the basic 4 seasons of the year, each […]