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ATVR Reviews Pentrex

Daylight Freedom Special

Producer: Pentrex Locations: Columbia River Gorge, Deschutes Canyon, Portland Timeframe: 2002 Length: 0ne hour The famous Southern Pacific 4449 stars in this show of the patriotic event. The identity for this excursion is the Columbia -Deshutes Special. Class GS-4 is a 4-8-4 locomotive, which was first restored for the original 1975- 1976 American Freedom Train. […]

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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 […]