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The Evolution of American Railroads | Trains Unlimited (S1, E1) | Full Episode - YouTube. HISTORY. 13.8M subscribers. 123K views 3 months ago #TrainsUnlimited. ...more. It back to basics in...
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May 23, 2024 · Thrilling Train Robberies | Trains Unlimited (S1, E2) | Full Episode. As railroads evolved into the chief means of transporting mail and payroll, gold and silver, a flashy and deadly...
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At the inception of railways, trains moved about as fast as a horse; but as speeds increased, so did man's pursuit of even faster trains!
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Oct 20, 1997 · Period reports and photographs detail the many problems that dogged railroads in their infancy, from exploding boilers to washed-out track. See stunning footage of more modern accidents and their aftermath, and explore what can be done to make trains safer with officials and experts.
- October 20, 1997
See extensive footage from the glory days of steam, when the Wabash's habit of running their luxurious passenger trains and fast freights at breakneck speeds led to the "Cannonball" nickname. But it would be decades before the Wabash officially adopted the moniker, and by then, the seeds of its demise had already been sown.
Trains Unlimited: With Danny Dark, Kevin Keefe, Walter Gray, Bill Withuhn. Follows the history, mechanics, and operations of trains around the world.
Steam Trains: Directed by G. Vello Nickolaou. With O. Winston Link, Bob Hutchinson, Jim Brehm, Bill Withuhn. You get to know how a steam loco works, how steam technology grew, evolved, battled with diesel and electrics, and eventually (almost) died out.
