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Hardworking Steam on Steep Grades Volume One

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 […]

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ATVR Reviews Herron Rail

Mid-American Glory Illinois Central Railroad

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 […]

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ATVR Reviews Pentrex

Milwaukee Road #261- Rebuilt to Run

Producer: Pentrex Locations: Minneapolis, Oshkosh, Stevens Point… Timeframe: 1993 Length: 80 minutes Milwaukee Road 261 was stored at National Railway Museum in Green Bay. In 1992 the big Northern was sent off for restoration. Shown at Humboldt Yard with a steam test. This is an Alco S-3 locomotive. Steve Sandberg is the Engineer. A single […]