Celebrating North America's Steam Railways

CELEBRATING NORTH AMERICA'S STEAM RAILWAYS explores the impact the steam engine had on North America by visiting 17 of the continent's most historic and scenic tourist steam railroads. This special takes viewers from the frozen tundra of Alaska to the vast high desert of Arizona, and from the rolling hills of New Hampshire and the Black Hills of South Dakota to the prairies and vast mountain ranges of Canada. The program also visits Steamtown National Historic Site, provides a first-hand lesson on how a steam engine works, and shows why millions of people each year are drawn to visit and ride steam railways.

Great Scenic Railway Journeys
Recipient of 3 Emmy Awards This program explorers the impact that the steam engine had in building our world. We will visit seventeen of North America's most historic and scenic tourist steam railroads. From the frozen tundra of Alaska to the vast high desert of Arizona, the rolling hills of New Hampshire to the Black Hills of South Dakota and through the prairies and mountains of Canada.