America’s Greatest
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By Bruce C. Nelson
A total of 335 colorful photos and 14 chapters tracing the development, operation and history of the Great Circus Train between Baraboo, Wis.
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after other steam ended on the U.P. First run as 8444, and more trips into the mid-1970’s. Turntable scenes, Sherman Hill, Denver trips, The Dent Branch, Laramie, Wahsatch mountain range, Rawlins, Cheyenne and more. Also opera- tions on regular passenger trains including the last time on Amtrak. Music & Narration. 93 Minutes $29.95
844 The Early Years: Historic Union Pacific FEF-3 number 844 in the 60’s and 70’s. The only locomotive to never be retired. 16mm films of history of regular service, and first excursions
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Arkansas Alcos: Now on DVD for the first time, we did a total re-edit using the original tape & narration. See Arkansas & Missouri’s all-Alco fleet dur- ing April 1988. Freights with 3-unit and 4-unit C420’s to Fort Smith, and even a rare RS32. Local switch jobs with a C420, and another with an ex-N&W T-6. Publicity runs with their rare RS-1 num- ber 22 on an over-under shoot with
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THOSE READERS who are fa- miliar with the art of Angela Trotta Thomas no doubt think of the wonderfully evocative paintings she does of toy trains that bring to mind Lionel’s iconic catalogs. If so, you are in for a surprise when you visit her website, http://www. angelatrottath-
omas.com. Just click on Gal- leries, and select Trains and Antique Automobiles. There you’ll see three works that are part of at least two new series she’s doing that por- tray the world of real rail- roading.
Contacted recently by tele-
phone, she had this to say about the new direction: “I’m so excited about my new train art. It started with a painting I called A New Ad- venture.” It depicts a woman standing alongside a CNJ heavyweight, gazing afar as she prepares to board.” (Edi- tor’s note: Do as you’re told, and “Please click here . .
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midway down the Trains and Antique Automobiles page to visit page “2 or 3” and see the work under discussion.) “Peo- ple began to ask me, ‘Where’s she going? What’s she going to be doing?’ So I began to
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fill in the blanks with additional paintings. And I don’t yet know where her adventure is going to take her.”
Angela and this columnist share one point
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