Tag: steam train

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

ATVR Reviews Sunday River

Articulateds in Appalachia

Articulateds in Appalachia Sunday River Productions Length: 35 minutes Time Period: 1950’s Locations: Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Ohio, Virginia Sources: Fred McLeod, Guy Brandt, Archie Julian Producer: Alva Morrison MSRP: 29.95 Steam in the East Series Articulated steam engines were some of the most powerful ever built. Three Eastern railroads that ran powerhouse steam are the […]

Tags B&O, C&O, coal, Norfolk & Western, steam, steam train

ATVR Reviews Pentrex

The New York Central Collection combo

Post author By William J. Hudson
Post date February 4, 2013
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New York Central Collection Pentrex 3 shows on one DVD Length: 1 hour 47 minutes Time Period: 1920’s- 1960’s Locations: Systemwide Sources: New York Central, many others Pentrex has compiled three vintage New York Central shows on a single DVD. All of these are from the 1950’s, prime era for the railroad. There is a […]