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tv series

Great Scenic Railway Journeys

NR
2004 - 2004

Description

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."

Episodes

8 Episodes
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EP01

The East

Travels on 13 scenic tourist railways in the Eastern United States.

1 January 2004
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EP02

The West

Travels on 7 scenic tourist railways in the Western United States.

8 January 2004
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EP03

Celebrating North America's St...

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.

15 January 2004
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EP04

Celebrating 175 Years of the A...

An unforgettable journey to 21 scenic and historic tourist railroads in the United States.

22 January 2004
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EP05

Australia

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.

29 January 2004
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EP06

Great Smoky Mountains Railroad...

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.

5 February 2004
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EP07

New Zealand

Visit New Zealand by rail! In this video, venture on 8 of the most scenic and historic railways this country has to offer.

12 February 2004
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EP08

More Trains Around North Ameri...

Visits eleven scenic railways stretching from the Pacific Northwest of Canada to the Adirondack Mountains of New York. Includes the Cap Cod Central Railroad, Potomac Eagle Scenic Rail Road, Pullman Rail Journeys' City of New Orleans, Blue Ridge Scenic Railway, Mount Hood Scenic Railway, and the Adirondack Scenic Railway.

19 February 2004