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Big Boy Greetings From Kansas City

Post author By William J. Hudson
Post date February 16, 2020
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Producer: Pentrex Locations: Kansas City, Topeka, Denver… Timeframe: 2019 Length: 1 hour 25 minutes Sources: Marc Lingenfelter, David Burritt, Stephan Johnson, Jim Tanis, Nancy Burritt In the Steam Era, Kansas City would have been foreign territory, to a Union Pacific Big Boy. Times change and the 4014 attained KC, in 2019. This was the final […]

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ATVR Reviews Pentrex

Steam Rotary Snow Plow OY

Post author By William J. Hudson
Post date February 14, 2020
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Producer: Pentrex Timeframe: 1991 Locations: Chama, Cumbres Pass Length: 39 minutes Sources: David Busse, Martin Orozco Narrow gauge action, on Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad. Watch, Steam Rotary Snowplow OY. It operates, on the 10,000 foot Cumbres Pass, with two Steam locomotives! Plenty of additional C&TS, train moves. Classic Museum Railroading. This show is on […]

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ATVR Reviews Diverging Clear Productions

Sixty Years Along the Illinois Central

Post author By William J. Hudson
Post date November 25, 2019
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Producer: Mary McPherson Locations: Carbondale, Centralia, Champaign, Edgewood Cut-Off, Tuscola Timeframe: 1938 – 1998 Length: 2 hours Sources: George Redmond, Kurt Jensen, Mary McPherson, Tom Dunn Covering 60 years of Illinois Central history. Geographically, this is mainly in downstate Illinois. The single DVD-R contains a Chapter Menu. Plenty of on-screen graphics. No maps. Narrated by […]