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ATVR Reviews Charles Smiley Presents

Building Better Model Railroads Volume 1

Producer: Charles Smiley Era: 1950s Length: 90 minutes We shall take a sidetrack here. Journey to the Model Railroaders world. A Special Holiday Excursion. Why you ask? This Train is scheduled to take us there! I have tickets for everyone. Time to leave the Station… ALL Aboard… Vintage film examples are used throughout. These range […]

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ATVR Reviews MoKan Video

Southern Pacific Herington Sub

Producer: MoKan Video Productions Locations: KC, Topeka, Herington Timeframe: 1993 Length: 2 hours Source: Bob Ernst MoKan explores the Southern Pacific’s Herington sub. A pre- merger visit. Solid SP sets abound! Union Pacific has a good supply of trains on their trackage. Main Menu. Highly detailed 70 Chapter Menu. On-screen graphics, with many details. No […]

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ATVR Reviews Catenary Video

The Trains We Missed Volume 1

Producer: Catenary Video Productions Locations: California – Nevada Timeframe: 1929- 1959 Length: 62 minutes Sources: Stein, Kirkland, Sappers, Phelps, Alter, Savage To paraphrase Catenary. They are producing a unique series. A theme based on the classic Lucius Beebe book, The Trains We Rode. This initial release, is of obscure Northern California and Western Nevada operations. […]