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ATVR Reviews Green Frog

All Aboard Series (Boxset)

Post author By William J. Hudson
Post date September 26, 2011
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All Aboard (Boxset) Green Frog Productions Format: 5 DVD set Length: 11 Hours Time Period: 1920’s to modern era Locations: United States and Canada Sources: Many high quality, including Emery Gulash, John M. Koch, Jerry Carson, James T. Koch, Steve Neff and more. This mega set contains the entire All Aboard series. Created for PBS television broadcast […]

Tags Amtrak, Burlington Northern, C&O, Canada, Chicago railroad, Emery Gulash, Grand Trunk, Illinois Central, narrow gauge, New York Central, Norfolk & Western, Norfolk Southern, PBS style, Pennsylvania, Rock Island, Santa Fe, steam, Union Pacific

ATVR Reviews Sunday River

Hudsons Along the Hudson

Hudsons Along the Hudson Sunday River Productions Length: 29 minutes Time Period: 1920’s – 1950’s Locations: Hudson River, Upstate New York, Chicago, Boston, Altamont IN. and more Sources: New York Central, Richard H. Nadel Sunday River’s Steam in the East Series. Produced by Alva Morrison New York Central’s Hudson steam locomotive was one of the […]

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ATVR Reviews Charles Smiley Presents

Empire Of The North: The Forming Of The Burlington Northern

Post author By William J. Hudson
Post date September 24, 2011
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Producer: Charles Smiley Timeframe: 1900- 2001 Locations: System Length: 1 hour 30 minutes Sources: 15 (film) A very comprehensive program by the multi- talented Charles Smiley. The Burlington Northern merger of 1970 was a huge merger. Major railroads combined: Great Northern, Burlington Route, Northern Pacific and Spokane, Portland and Seattle into the BN. Subsidiary […]