Tag: steam

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 […]

Tags B&O, Burlington Northern, Burlington Route, Chicago railroad, Erie Lackawanna, Great Northern, Milwaukee Road, PBS style, Rock Island, steam

ATVR Reviews Sunday River

Gears In The Woods: Steam Logging in the West

Post author By William J. Hudson
Post date September 16, 2011
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Gears In The Woods: Steam Logging In The West Sunday River Productions Format: DVD Length: 54 minutes Time Period: 1950’s – 1960’s. 1972. Locations: Flagstaff, AZ., California, Washington State, Vancouver Island- British Columbia Sources: Mac Owen, Alva Morrison (all color) Producer: Alva Morrison MSRP: 39.95 Twelve logging line operations are visited in this show. There is a chapter […]

Tags California, Logging, narrow gauge, Southern Pacific, steam, steam train

ATVR Reviews Pentrex

Big Boy Combo DVD Part Two

Post author By William J. Hudson
Post date September 14, 2011
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Big Boy Combo DVD Part Two Pentrex w/ UP Historical Society Format:DVD Length: 2 Hours 20 minutes This is a 2 shows on a single DVD disc. Union Pacific is the railroad. Last Of The Giants Vol.3 and Big Boys on TV. They require separate reviews, as they are completely different shows. Last Of The […]