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ATVR Reviews Charles Smiley Presents

Midwest Electric Rails

Producer: Charles Smiley Timeframe: 1950 – 1962 Locations: Chicago, Milwaukee, South Bend.. Length: 1 hour 38 minutes Sources: R. Gabriel, D. Kydd, B. Warrick, J. Swenson, J. Illman, G. Barnes, W. Whittaker Visit the streets of Chicago, in the Streetcar era! See the Milwaukee vicinity. Ride an Electroliner, from Milwaukee to Chicago! See the South […]

Tags electric, PBS style, Rock Island, trolley

ATVR Reviews Green Frog

Classic Steam of the ’20s to the ’40s

Post author By William J. Hudson
Post date November 4, 2019
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Producer: Green Frog Timeframe: 1920s-1940s Locations: New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Chicago, Kansas City, more. Length: 1 hour Sources: Frank W. Schlegel, Vince Ryan, Jack Alexander A smorgasbord of films. Spanning 4 decades. Some rare and not so rare, steam locomotives. A Collection of: black and white, plus a little color film. Eastern Railroads mainly. […]

Tags B&O, Burlington Route, Canadian Pacific, Delaware & Hudson, electric, Lehigh Valley, Milwaukee Road, New York Central, Norfolk & Western, Pennsylvania, Reading, Rock Island, Santa Fe, steam, steam train, trolley

ATVR Reviews Pentrex

The Heritage Collection, Volume 1

Post author By William J. Hudson
Post date April 30, 2019
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Producer: Pentrex Timeframe: 1940 – 1950s Locations: USA Length: 1 hour 35 minutes Five vintage films from the 1940s and ’50s. Professionally produced by the Railroad organizations of the time. Most, if not all of these have circulated. Convenient to have a group on a single DVD. A detailed Chapter Menu breaks them down by […]