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21. Bailey Yard to appear on History
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Bailey Yard to appear on History Channel by North Platte Bulletin Staff
- 10/24/2008 Observation tower overlooking Bailey Yard. An upcoming History
Channel program about the U.S. transcontinental rail route will feature Bailey
Yard of North Platte.
In December, Bailey Yard will be featured in a program about the
Transcontinental Rail Route. It was taped between Omaha/Council Bluffs and
Sacramento, Calif.; including North Platte, Salt Lake City, Truckee, Calif.
and Roseville, Calif.
In all, three episodes featuring Union Pacific railroad are scheduled
for broadcast in the series. Besides the program about the transcontinental
route, they are about refrigeration trains and the steam train.
The U.P. programs are part of a larger, eight-part series about trains,
called “Extreme Trains” and were filmed in the West. The Refrigeration Train
show was taped at various locations between southeastern Oregon and Pocatello,
Idaho.
The Steam Train show features UP`s steam locomotive No. 844 and its
crew. It was taped in Cheyenne, Wyo., and Denver.
More about the series
”They`re the biggest, the most powerful, the most awesome trains in
history,” the History Channel proclaims. “Extreme Trains”, an eight-part
series, premieres at 9 p.m. Central Time Nov. 11 on “History.”
According to publicity, the series will be an immersive, high-octane
ride on the rails. The series is hosted by train conductor Matt Bown, and
reveals the inner workings and past lives of the locomotives that haul huge
loads across the nation and deliver passengers to their
destinations.
Shot in high definition, the series shows the huge part they have
played in shaping American history -- and how trains are vital to American
life today.
``Extreme Trains`` airs Tuesdays on History.
According to publicity, it will be an immersive, high-octane ride on
the rails of history. The new eight-part series is hosted by train conductor
Matt Bown, and reveals the inner workings and past lives of the locomotives
that haul huge loads across the nation and deliver passengers to their
destinations.
Shot in high definition, the series shows the huge part they have
played in shaping American history -- and how trains are vital to American
life today.
Extreme Trains airs Tuesdays on History.
Each episode tells the story of one amazing train. Host Matt Bown rides
along and often works alongside of the crew. A genuine insider with an
infectious enthusiasm for trains, Bown explains with delight how things work.
As he does, he meets all the workers who keep the trains running, from the
engineers who run the train to the track crews that shovel ice and snow off
the tracks.
Packed with technology, the series shows how the super-fast passenger
trains get up to speeds of 150 mph.
It celebrates the work of the men and women who work on the railroads,
often doing tough gritty jobs in extreme conditions just to keep America
moving. And, it`s packed with great history, from circus trains to holdups to
train wrecks to coal trains to high-speed passenger trains.
The episodes:
Coal Train
Bown joins the coal train hauling a priceless cargo of coal through
Pennsylvania from mine to power plant. Getting the train, which weighs more
than 15,000 tons when full; over the Allegheny Mountains can be quite a
challenge.
Matt pitches in with the crew as they load up the train and learns how
the Nazis tried to blow the tracks during World War II.
Freight Train
Going from the port of Los Angeles to Dallas/Fort Worth, this
high-priority freight train, one of Bown`s longtime favorites, brings goods
from the Far East to stores across the US. In this episode Bown endures the
searing heat of the Mojave desert, gets drenched in New Mexico rainstorms and
rides through an earthquake-proof trench that runs the length of downtown LA.
The episode also covers the first train robbers in the US.
High Speed
The Amtrak Acela is the fastest train in America, with speeds reaching
150 mph. Running from Washington, DC to Boston, this passenger train is a
high-tech wonder that runs on lines dating to the Great Depression.
High-voltage overhead electrical wires power the train.
Bown meets the workers who are just inches from possible electrocution
on a daily basis. The production team for EXTREME TRAINS had to pass a special
training course before they were allowed to film there. This episode also
looks at historic Penn Station and why it had to be demolished in order to
save the railroads. (November 25)
Later episodes will cover the Union Pacific refrigeration train, the
Steam Train, Amtrak`s Empire Builder, the Ringling Brothers Circus Train and
the Transcontinental.
The official minisite, http://www.history.com/extreme-trains,
will include short-form video, bio of the host Matt Bown, an episode guide,
image gallery and discussion boards.
EXTREME TRAINS is produced by Tiger Aspect Productions for HistoryT.
Executive Producers are Christine Connor, Adam Steinman, Jamie Munro, and
Charles Brand. Executive Producer for History is Dirk Hoogstra.
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