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The American Experience: The Iron Road - The Story of America's First Transcontinental Railroad
WGBH, 1992
The Iron Road chronicles America's race to unite East and West by rail. The completion of the first transcontinental railroad at Promontory, Utah, on May 10, 1869, marked a turning point in the settlement of the American West and stands as one of the most extraordinary engineering feats the country has ever known. The Union Pacific built from the ...
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Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad
Pentrex
Experience the 45 mile stretch of track know as the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad. Narrated by C.W. McCall, best known for his country music hits "Convoy" and The Silverton." 24 minutes.
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Alvin and the Chipmunks Sing-Alongs: I've Been Working On the Railroad
Alvin & the Chipmunks
Buena Vista Home Video, 1994
Chipmunk Sing-Alongs are THE BEST!
These HARD-TO-FIND tapes keep my special-needs child enthralled! Simple and entertaining, even adults will want to watch & sing along!! This is good old-fashioned entertainment!
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This is America, Charlie Brown - The Building of the Transcontinental Railroad
Marie Cole, Erin Chase
Paramount, 1996
Peanuts does it again
Once again Charles Schultz's lovable charachters manage to bring entertainment in a successful combination with education to children. As the Christmas special and Thanksgiving special take moments to recognize the history of these holidays, this series of videos ...
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Workin' On The Santa Fe
Pentrex, 2000
From the Pentrex film archives come six Santa Fe safety and promotional films from the 1950's and 1970's: "Team Effort", "Count The Seconds", "The Continuing Challenge", "Barstow:Nerve Center In The Desert", "Pay Day", "The Argentine yard - a Design For Tomorrow" ISBN:1-56342-073-2
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Wheels of progress & Big trains rolling
Pentrex Vintage Films
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The Impossible Railroad
Impossible Indeed!
Never before have I seen such a combination of amazing camerawork and informative dialogue in a documentary such as this! Will be waitung for the next one.
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Thomas & The Magic Railroad
Alec Baldwin, Linda Ballantyne
Sony Pictures, 2000
Thomas and the Magic Railroad DVD
This is a must for any parent who has a child that loves Thomas the Tank Engine. My son absolutely loves this DVD and I highly recommend it.
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Human Desire (The Human Beast)
Glenn Ford, Gloria Grahame
Goodtimes Home Video, 1990
ONE OF FRITZ LANG'S BEST
most movie critics dismiss HUMAN DESIRE as a lesser effort from fritz lang, inferior to THE BIG HEAT...I disagree mainly because the interaction between gloria graham and glenn ford here is more intense and permeating...instead of a gangster plot with lee marvin, you ...
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America's Railroads - The Steam Train Legacy
America's Railroads-Steam Trai
Edi Video, 2000
aamerica's railroads the steam train legacy
This is a real good documentary for all you train/history buffs. Real informative and easy to watch.
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America's Historic Steam Railroads : New Hampshire Steam Railroads, Strasburg Railroad, Cumbres & Toltec, ...
America's Historic Steam Railr
Goldhil Home Media, 1999
GREAT
THis is a must for any Railfan! It tells how much coal each loco uses and other interesting facts of that railroad! enjoy this your family will love it
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Modern Marvels: Transcontinental Railroads
Modern Marvels
A&E Home Video, 1998
Was great in my social studies class!
I enjoyed using this video with my 8th grade students. It was very informative on many aspects of the building of the transcontinental railroad. It showed the dangers faced by these hard-working men as they struggled to link the eastern and western parts of the US. ...
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Papa's Delicate Condition
Jackie Gleason, Glynis Johns
Kartes Video Communications, 1986
What a treat!!! -M. Sparks (Los Angeles)...
This is why JG was "The Great One" -Andre M. "brnn64" (Mt. Pleasant, SC)...
Jack Griffith (Jackie Gleason) is a boisterous railroad supervisor who makes a good salary and takes a drink more often than his wife (Glynis Johns) or his oldest daughter (Larel Goodwin) feel is proper. After all, in ...
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Scenic Rail Journeys of the Americas
RD
Three video set in slipcase. Includes the Alaskan Railroad, The Copper Canyon & the Coast Starlight, and the Canadian Rockies & the Adirodack.
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Orient Express Paris to Istanbul
Chronicle Video, 1986
The Orient Express is one of the world's most reknowned trains. For ninety years it carried its elite passenger across the width of Europe to the gateway city of the Orient, Istanbul. The train was known for its exceptional luxury and service and became the source of countless legends. The Orient Express-Paris to Istanbul is the story of filmmaker ...
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