Tag: Union Pacific

Soldier Summit Reflections

Post author By William J. Hudson
Post date May 1, 2013
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Soldier Summit Reflections Charles Smiley Presents Length: 90 minutes Time Period: 1970’s – 2000 Locations: Soldier Summit, Castle Gate, Martin, Sources: Bo Golson, Steve Rosconi, Lou Mandeville, Bob Morris, Gino & Vince Pagliaro, Charles Smiley MSRP: 29.50 Charles Smiley covers Denver & Rio Grande Western trackage from Price to Provo, Utah. A distance of 82 […]

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Pentrex

Union Pacific’s Mighty Turbines

Post author By William J. Hudson
Post date April 12, 2013
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Producer: Pentrex Locations: Echo Canyon, Green River, Cheyenne, Ogden… Timeframe: 1938- 1960sLength: 45 minutes Sources: Allan Krieg, Anthony DeRosa, Jack Whitaker All classes of Union Pacific Turbines, including prototypes and experimental versions are neatly assembled in this program. Union Pacific Historical Society has a production credit. The story begins with a 1938 factory movie and […]

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Pentrex Video Rails

Union Pacific Turbines of the Wasatch

Post author By William J. Hudson
Post date April 8, 2013
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Union Pacific 8500 Turbines of the Wasatch Pentrex / Video Rails Length: 57 minutes Time Period: 1960’s Locations: Ogden, Weaver Canyon, Echo, Wasatch UT, Evanston, Green River WY Sources: Ralph Gochnour, Ed Stimpson MSRP: 29.95 Union Pacific Turbine locomotives were a unique fleet that were only operated by that railroad. Pentrex has the former Video […]