TV alert for May 3--train safety

Trains Magazine General Discussion
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Documentary: Developmental science makes trains safe.

National geographic channel:

Thursday, May 3 7:00 PM
Thursday, May 3 10:00 PM
Saturday, May 5 1:00 PM
Thursday, May 10 6:00 PM
Friday, May 11 1:00 AM

times listed are CDT.

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thanks for the heads up!

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[#ditto]

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While we’re on the topic of train-related TV shows, when will the History International Channel find some different documentaries for its Voyages shows?

I mean, for over a year they’ve been showing the same 10 Trains Unlimted episodes:

  • Toy Trains
  • Steam Trains
  • Trans-Canadian Railway
  • When Giants Roamed: the Golden Age of Steam
  • Trains In War
  • Railway Marvels
  • Great Train Disasters
  • Urban Trains
  • Built For Speed
  • The Circus Train

The Trains Unlimited series – released in 1997 – was in my opinion the best railroad-specific documentary series ever made. I believe there were 27 done, in total. Missing from the current TV lineup:

  • Stokin’ the Fire: What Makes Trains Go
  • The Wabash Cannonball
  • Great Railroad Visionaries
  • The New York Central: Water Level Route
  • Power and Speed: Diesel Locomotives
  • Railroad Police: From the Pinkertons to the Present
  • Grand Central
  • Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe
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…I’d love to see the: Manhattan Gateway: Penn Station

Have a soft spot for that cathedral like edifice as it once was…

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I watched the show last night in HD. Good but…

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Updating this for those who wanted to see the program but missed it.

It is also broadcast on 5/17 and 5/22.

http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/channel/ET/daily/20070510.html

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Thanks for the link.