Great trains of America [dvd videorecording] : Eastern railroading & Western railroading

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Title:

Great trains of America [dvd videorecording] : Eastern railroading & Western railroading

Author:

Shriver, Bob.

ISBN:

9781585659111

9781585659098

9781585659104

Edition:

Digital collector's ed.

Publication Information:

Thousand Oaks, CA : Goldhil DVD, c2000.

Physical Description:

2 videodiscs (310 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

Series:

America's historic steam railroads.

Series Title:

America's historic steam railroads.

General Note:

Title from container.

Features: Eastern railroading. Interactive full motion menus, scene access, DVD-ROM railroad web links, American passenger train history, the Pacific Railroad act and the growth of America's rail system, an insider's look at commuter train operations, at the controls of Amtrak's EMD 103 "super" locomotive, the future of American passenger trains; Western railroading. Interactive full motion menus, scene access, DVD-ROM railroad web links, train safety and air brake operations, how to operate a steam locomotive, how to operate a diesel locomotive, modern freight train operations.

Contents:

Eastern railroading -- Western railroading.

Abstract:

Presentation of historic steam locomotives and railways of the United States.

Reading Level:

MPAA rating: Not rated.

Subject Term:

Railroads -- United States -- History -- DVDs.

Steam locomotives -- United States -- History -- DVDs.

Scenic railways -- United States -- DVDs.

Added Author:

Shriver, Bob.