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Santa Fe Odyssey Volume 1 – All Aboard Series – PBS

Santa Fe Odyssey Volume 1 – All Aboard Series Green Frog Productions Format: DVD    Length: 30 minutes Location: Chicago, Willow Springs, Lemont, Amarillo, Raton, Emporia, more.. Time Period: 1954 – 1980 Sources: Emery Gulash, James T. Koch, John M. Koch Note: The full version of SF Odyssey Volume 1, is also reviewed here, on American Train […]

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Chicago Odyssey Volume 1

Chicago Odyssey Volume 1 Green Frog Productions Format: 2 DVD set   Length: 2 Hours Time Period: 1954-1969          Locations: Willow Springs, LaGrange, Naperville, Homewood, Joliet, Griffith Source: Emery Gulash This set covers Chicago are in the 1950’s – 1960’s. The many railroads and locations give a good overview of the Chicago area. The combination of Green […]

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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 […]