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ATVR Reviews Pentrex

Daylight Freedom Special

Producer: Pentrex Locations: Columbia River Gorge, Deschutes Canyon, Portland Timeframe: 2002 Length: 0ne hour The famous Southern Pacific 4449 stars in this show of the patriotic event. The identity for this excursion is the Columbia -Deshutes Special. Class GS-4 is a 4-8-4 locomotive, which was first restored for the original 1975- 1976 American Freedom Train. […]

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ATVR Reviews Nostalgia Rail

Classic Hot Spots – Valley Junction

Producer: Nostalgia Rail Locations: East St. Louis Timeframe: 1998 Length: 1 hour 20 minutes / Drops out at 1:19 Source: George Redmond George Redmond made 3 trips to film to East St. Louis in 1998. He captured plenty of trains at Valley Junction. It has a reputation for being the busiest hot spot in the […]

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ATVR Reviews Highball

Winter on Tennessee Pass

Producer: Highball Location: Tennessee Pass route Timeframe: 1997 Length: 2 hours Here is a final look at Tennessee Pass. Located in Central Colorado. Highest railroad summit in the United States at over 10,000 feet. The route crosses the Continental Divide. This was recorded in 1997. Southern Pacific AC44 locomotives were relatively new and plentiful. There […]