A Train Thread

[dalangdon]

And for the East Coasters.....

Here's a snappy little something extolling the virtues of the New Haven.

Personally, It's good to know that when I make a date in New York I know for sure I will be there (eventually) if I take the train. ;-)

http://www.gis.net/~fm/NH_Radio.wav

 

[rp2813]

Very entertaining installment last night on "Extreme Trains" doing a round trip from Cheyenne to Denver with the UP 844 pulling 26 vintage coaches. Supposedly some of the oldest rolling stock in the country. It was a beautiful train and a very informative look at what it takes/took to operate these huge steam locomotives. It's easy to see why diesel replaced steam. Still, seeing the 844 come to life was thrilling. Wish I could have been there in person.

 

[rp2813]

Another good installment this week on ET with the Empire Builder's run. Makes Donner Pass look like a piece of cake! Looks like a nice trip with a dining car that still has an actual kitchen and serves things up on real plates.

 

[filter-flo_rob]

"Extreme Trains"

Hi all,

What is this? A television program? Is it on Cable? I ask because we live in a very rural area (14 people square mile -1) and we have no cable service; too far away from the telephone switching station in town to get any sort of high speed Internet connection as well. We could do satellite, but frankly we just don't watch television.

Rob.

 

[rp2813]

Rob, yes, ET is broadcast by The History Channel each week. Out here it airs at 11PM on Tuesday night.

We are Netflix subscribers and I found something called "Extreme Trains" in their selections so I've ordered that DVD. I think there may be a set of them. I'll advise if it's a compilation of this same program or not, and if it's worth renting for other Netflix customers here on AW who might be interested.

Ralph

 

[filter-flo_rob]

Netflix.

Thank you, Ralph. We do "do" Netflix!

Rob.

 

[rp2813]

OK Rob, I think ET might be a little ways down in our queue so if you order and watch it first, let us know how you liked it.

Ralph