Tag: Southern Pacific

Smoke in Niles Canyon

Smoke in Niles Canyon Catenary Video Productions Length: 35 minutes Time Period: 1920’s- Present Sources: Don Olsen, Bill Straile, Warren Haack MSRP: 19.95 A Pictorial History of The Niles Canyon Railway Niles Canyon is presented in a ‘then and now ‘ format. Located west of San Francisco, California. Both Southern Pacific and Western Pacific had […]

Tags California, Logging, PBS style, Southern Pacific, steam train, trolley

A&R Productions ATVR Reviews

The Desert Princess: SP Narrow Gauge

Post author By William J. Hudson
Post date January 17, 2013
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The Desert Princess A & R Productions Length: 40 minutes Time Period: 1950- 1955 Locations: Laws, Owenyo, Keeler, Mohave Sources: Catenary Video Productions MSRP: 30.00 A detailed program of Southern Pacific narrow gauge operations in southern Nevada and into California. Having good color film of this line in the early 1950’s is rare. Viewers will […]

Tags California, narrow gauge, Southern Pacific, steam train

ATVR Reviews Charles Smiley Presents

Southern Pacific By The Bay

Post author By William J. Hudson
Post date September 26, 2012
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Southern Pacific By The Bay Producer: Charles Smiley Format: DVD Length: 90 minutes Time Period: 1960’s- 1990’s Locations: San Francisco and Oakland areas Sources: multiple MSRP: 29.50 This Charles Smiley Presents release features a cornucopia of SP by the Bay. Maybe you are expecting only passenger trains. This program offers much more. For those who […]