Travels 13 of the most scenic tourist railways in the eastern United States. Also shows how the Great Smoky Mountains Railway staged the massive train wreck in the movie "The Fugitive," in a short clip entitled: "The making of The fugitive train wreck."
8 episodes total
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2004
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Episode 1 • Jan 01, 2004
Travels on 13 scenic tourist railways in the Eastern United States.
Episode 2 • Jan 08, 2004
Travels on 7 scenic tourist railways in the Western United States.
Episode 3 • Jan 15, 2004
Take an unforgettable journey to 18 of North America's most scenic and historic steam railways. Venture from the frozen tundra of Alaska to the vast high desert of Arizona. Get a first hand lesson on how a steam engine works and go behind the scenes and visit some of the mechanical shops of these railroads.
Episode 4 • Jan 22, 2004
An unforgettable journey to 21 scenic and historic tourist railroads in the United States.
Episode 5 • Jan 29, 2004
Presents 6 scenic trains, the astonishingly varied geography surrounding them, and other attractions of the "land down under." Travels from one end of Australia to the other to see some of the country's incredible coast and learn about some of Australia's military history.
Episode 6 • Feb 05, 2004
Travel on the Great Smoky Mountains Railroad through Western North Carolina, through the haunted Cowee Tunnel, across the 790-foot Fontana Lake trestle and hear how the railroad tracks came within 48 hours of being torn up and abandoned.
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