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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 […]

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Chicago Hot Spots

Chicago Hot Spots Neff Video Productions Format: DVD  Length: 60 minutes Time Period: 1960’s and 1988 Locations: La Grange, Joliet, Blue Island, Dolton, Brookfield Source: Steve Neff- 1988, Alvin Schultze- 1960’s  This has 15 minutes of film in Chicago, circa 1960’s.  Production values are the first item on my review. American train videos have some shows […]