Extreme Trains

Extreme Trains

2008 1 Seasons 8 Episodes ⭐ 0.0 Documentary

Extreme Trains is a television program on The History Channel that describes the daily operations of the railroads in the United States of America, from coal trains to passenger trains and famous routes. It is hosted by Matt Bown, a train conductor for Pan Am Railways in Maine, whose interest is railways and the technology of them, in which Matt is living his lifelong dream. The series was first aired in the United States on November 11, 2008 and ran until December 30, 2008. The show has since been shown in the United Kingdom in April 2009.

Extreme Trains is a television program on The History Channel that describes the daily operations of the railroads in the United States of America, from coal trains to passenger trains and famous routes. It is hosted by Matt Bown, a train conductor for Pan Am Railways in Maine, whose interest is railways and the technology of them, in which Matt is living his lifelong dream. The series was first aired in the United States on November 11, 2008 and ran until December 30, 2008. The show has since been shown in the United Kingdom in April 2009.

Seasons & Episodes

EP 1

Coal Train

Matt joins the coal train hauling a priceless cargo of coal through Pennsylvania from mine to power plant. Getting the t

EP 2

Freight Train

Going from the port of Los Angeles to Dallas/Fort Worth, this high-priority freight train, one of Matt's longtime favori

EP 3

High Speed Train

The Amtrak Acela is the fastest train in America, with speeds reaching 150 mph. Running from Washington, DC to Boston, t

EP 4

Ice Cold Express

Union Pacific's refrigeration train is simply the coolest… On its cross-country trip from Wallula, Washington, to Sche

EP 5

Steam Train

The Union Pacific's famous 844 steam locomotive, built in 1944, is the longest-running steam train in America. It still

EP 6

Overnight Traveler

This train running from Chicago to Seattle is the busiest passenger train in America. The route passes through America's

EP 7

Circus Train

All board the longest privately owned train in the world, the circus train from Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey! P

EP 8

Transcontinental

Matt rides the busiest freight line anywhere, Union Pacific's Omaha to Sacramento — on a route that crosses the world'

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