Tag: steam train

Hardworking Steam on Steep Grades Volume One

Post author By William J. Hudson
Post date February 3, 2024
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Producer: Tim Walter Locations: USA Timeframe: 1982- 2000 Length: 1 hour 30 minutes Source: Ron Loving Featuring 19 different steam locomotives. Every engine has a 2023 informational update on this new release. New scenes added vs. a previous incarnation. Many locations from East to West. Special notice. Every scene has either a: hard pull on […]

Tags C&O, Milwaukee Road, new releases, Norfolk & Western, Pennsylvania, steam, steam train, Union Pacific

ATVR Reviews Herron Rail

Mid-American Glory Illinois Central Railroad

Post author By William J. Hudson
Post date January 24, 2024
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Producer: Herron Rail Locations: Chicago, Gilman, Paducah, Memphis… Timeframe: 1940s-1960s Length: 71 minutes Sources: 12 Cameramen Wide ranging coverage of original Illinois Central Railroad. The 1940s up to the 1960s. Steam, Diesel and Electric. Mostly a color show. A single DVD-R. Narrated by Ralph Morse. The show plays longer at 71 minutes. Nice! Wide variety […]

Tags Chicago railroad, Illinois Central, steam, steam train

ATVR Reviews Diverging Clear Productions

Then & Now – The Rio Grande Narrow Gauge

Post author By William J. Hudson
Post date November 26, 2023
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Producer: Mary McPherson Timeframe: 1940s to 2023 Locations: Durango, Chama, Antonito, Windy Point, Hermosa, Cumbres Pass, Silverton… Length: 3 hours 56 minutes Sources: Jim Adams, Don Morice, Kurt Jensen, Tom Dunn, Mary R. McPherson An interesting entry in Diverging Clear Productions, Then and Now series. Begins with vintage 1940s era black and white film. Continues […]