EXTREME TRAINS airs on History Channel on....
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Donaldgatlin
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watching it right now!
AirCoaster
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That's a really good informative program, but I wish the host would keep his face out of the camera. I would rather watch the trains than his mug..... 
Gandalf0444
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Anyone know what the next episode(s) entail?
I forgot to watch it. Luckily I got a season pass for it.
brickbuilder711
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Donaldgatlin
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It's the Union Pacifics Transcontinental route, but the bummer is its the last show for the season.
:'(
:'(Donaldgatlin
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here is the episode guide http://www.history.com/minisite.do?...t_type_id=60922&display_order=4&mini_id=60798
brickbuilder711
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Hello all,
A few months ago the Ringling Bros. circus train was parked a mile or so from my home while the circus was in San Jose. It's an incredibly impressive sight to see. Don't hesitate to travel a way to see it if you get the chance. A TV screen doesn't do it justice, though IMHO the circus train episode is the best of the lot.
Bernie
A few months ago the Ringling Bros. circus train was parked a mile or so from my home while the circus was in San Jose. It's an incredibly impressive sight to see. Don't hesitate to travel a way to see it if you get the chance. A TV screen doesn't do it justice, though IMHO the circus train episode is the best of the lot.
Bernie
I don't really care for Extreme Trains, but I've been watching Trains & Locomotives for a few years now. It comes on RFDTV Mondays 6pm EST.
Basically they go around to different railfan video producers and play their videos. Right now they are playing videos from Main Line Motion Pictures. If you don't like the "documentary" on the basics of railroading and just want to see some trains this is the show for you. Today's episode is supposed to be "Doubleheader: PRR 7002 & 1223", but occasionally it's wrong. Most of the time it's commercial free, but here lately there are 2 or 3 small commercial in the middle of the show.
Link:
http://www.rfdtv.com/shows/trainsandloco.asp
Kyle
EDIT: http://boards.history.com/topic/Extreme-Trains/Not-The-Best/520027919
Basically they go around to different railfan video producers and play their videos. Right now they are playing videos from Main Line Motion Pictures. If you don't like the "documentary" on the basics of railroading and just want to see some trains this is the show for you. Today's episode is supposed to be "Doubleheader: PRR 7002 & 1223", but occasionally it's wrong. Most of the time it's commercial free, but here lately there are 2 or 3 small commercial in the middle of the show.
Link:
http://www.rfdtv.com/shows/trainsandloco.asp
Kyle
EDIT: http://boards.history.com/topic/Extreme-Trains/Not-The-Best/520027919
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Golly gee....
Nobody likes Extreme Trains but everybody has a favorite episode...
All aspects of every thing presented is a typical History Channel format. They have put our poor host through stuff I would not do!
It's not typical that railroad conductors know everything & most of them don't mind letting you know!
It used to be that (US) railroaders had no idea what model or horsepower of the locomotive they were riding in...all they new was the builders name...that's why they put the model numbers under the window on the sides of the cabs...now.
However most railroad men are not foamers like this guy...he loves railroading & seams to enjoy finding something to say about it.
And...he is a railroad conductor for the Pan Am Railroad in the Northeastern USA.
The History Channel has responded well to feedback from railfans & at this point in history railroading is fast catching the attention of more than just the general public.
I have stopped my effort to archive recordings of Extreme Trains & have decided that the best way to have it is to own it...like I did with "Freight Trains." You have all the antics & experiences without the commercials.
One thing about this guy, he will always have suggestions for more content & hopefully this series is being filmed for next season...
Nobody likes Extreme Trains but everybody has a favorite episode...All aspects of every thing presented is a typical History Channel format. They have put our poor host through stuff I would not do!
It's not typical that railroad conductors know everything & most of them don't mind letting you know!
It used to be that (US) railroaders had no idea what model or horsepower of the locomotive they were riding in...all they new was the builders name...that's why they put the model numbers under the window on the sides of the cabs...now.
However most railroad men are not foamers like this guy...he loves railroading & seams to enjoy finding something to say about it.
And...he is a railroad conductor for the Pan Am Railroad in the Northeastern USA.
The History Channel has responded well to feedback from railfans & at this point in history railroading is fast catching the attention of more than just the general public.
I have stopped my effort to archive recordings of Extreme Trains & have decided that the best way to have it is to own it...like I did with "Freight Trains." You have all the antics & experiences without the commercials.
One thing about this guy, he will always have suggestions for more content & hopefully this series is being filmed for next season...
All aspects of every thing presented is a typical History Channel format. They have put our poor host through stuff I would not do!
It's not typical that railroad conductors know everything & most of them don't mind letting you know!
It used to be that (US) railroaders had no idea what model or horsepower of the locomotive they were riding in...all they new was the builders name...that's why they put the model numbers under the window on the sides of the cabs...now.
However most railroad men are not foamers like this guy...he loves railroading & seams to enjoy finding something to say about it.
And...he is a railroad conductor for the Pan Am Railroad in the Northeastern USA.
The History Channel has responded well to feedback from railfans & at this point in history railroading is fast catching the attention of more than just the general public.
I have stopped my effort to archive recordings of Extreme Trains & have decided that the best way to have it is to own it...like I did with "Freight Trains." You have all the antics & experiences without the commercials.
One thing about this guy, he will always have suggestions for more content & hopefully this series is being filmed for next season...
well said!!:wave:
Transcontinental
Tuesday, December 30 at 10PM ET/9C
Matt rides the busiest freight line anywhere, Union Pacific's Omaha to Sacramento — on a route that crosses the world's longest rail causeway, though the world's largest rail yard and over the fearsome Donner Pass, where Matt and the train crews must free the tracks from huge blocks of ice. The episode covers the building of the transcontinental railroad in the 1860s.
Tuesday, December 30 at 10PM ET/9C
Matt rides the busiest freight line anywhere, Union Pacific's Omaha to Sacramento — on a route that crosses the world's longest rail causeway, though the world's largest rail yard and over the fearsome Donner Pass, where Matt and the train crews must free the tracks from huge blocks of ice. The episode covers the building of the transcontinental railroad in the 1860s.