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ATVR Reviews Big E

A Last Look at the Cotton Belt

Producer: Dick Eisfeller Locations: Arkansas Timeframe: 1996 Length: 93 minutes Source: Dick Eisfeller Cotton Belt action. Hotspot at Pine Bluff, Arkansas is featured. SP trains from East St. Louis to Memphis, Tennessee. Filmed in September, 1996. Just days after the Union Pacific takeover. A segment shows 24 hours South of Pine Bluff. Big E shows […]

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ATVR Reviews Nostalgia Rail

Classic Hot Spots – Valley Junction

Producer: Nostalgia Rail Locations: East St. Louis Timeframe: 1998 Length: 1 hour 20 minutes / Drops out at 1:19 Source: George Redmond George Redmond made 3 trips to film to East St. Louis in 1998. He captured plenty of trains at Valley Junction. It has a reputation for being the busiest hot spot in the […]

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ATVR Reviews Highball

Winter on Tennessee Pass

Producer: Highball Location: Tennessee Pass route Timeframe: 1997 Length: 2 hours Here is a final look at Tennessee Pass. Located in Central Colorado. Highest railroad summit in the United States at over 10,000 feet. The route crosses the Continental Divide. This was recorded in 1997. Southern Pacific AC44 locomotives were relatively new and plentiful. There […]