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ATVR Reviews Pentrex

The Heritage Collection, Volume 1

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 […]

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ATVR Reviews Revelation Video

Wallin’s Wonders

Producer: Ron McElrath Timeframe: 1960-65 Locations: Ill, MO, TN Length: 50 minutes Source: Dick Wallin Dick Wallin film collection of the headliners. All color in 8mm. Various locations as listed below. Unrestored and silent sourced. Typical, Revelation Video production. Keep your expectations low. Bootleg type quality. If this was an audio concert, in comparison. Nothing […]

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Rock Island: The Rockets Defy Discontinuance

Rock Island: The Rockets Defy Discontinuance Green Frog Productions Length: 63 minutes Time Period: 1970’s Locations: Chicago area, Bureau Jct. and more. Source: Roger M. Koenig The Rock Island passenger trains of the 1970’s are the story. American railroad passenger service had peaked during the 1950’s. Air travel, automobiles and the interstate highway system, had […]