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The Rock Island Line

The Rock Island Line Green Frog Productions Format: VHS   Length: 60 minutes Time Period: 1950’s – 1970’s. Locations: Chicago, Blue Island, Joliet, Tucumcari, Davenport, more… Sources: Emery Gulash, Jerry Carson We begin in the 1950’s with Alco FA’s and EMD FT’s as mid-train helpers! Yes, this is a good train video for those seeking rare […]

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Mainline USA

Mainline USA Association of American Railroads Format: DVD-R , VHS Length: 20 minutes Time Period: 1957 Locations: USA.. of course! Source: Edwin Olsen Promotional tape produced by the AAR in 1957. All color film. An early documentary style. This looks very good, considering the time it was made. The show doesn’t have the amount of train action, that […]

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Early Diesels – Top Frog Series – Volume 5 (VHS)

Green Frog Productions Time Period: 1950’s – 1960’s – Locations: USA Source: Emery Gulash See the DVD review of this title… Early Diesels – Top Frog – Volume 5 This is essentially a best of Emery Gulash, early diesels program. Drawn from over 30 hours of train film, it has an outstanding well, from which to […]