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Great American Train Rides Volume I (VHS video)

Imagine yourself riding behind a powerful steam locomotive with smoke and cinders billowing out of the stack, steam hissing from the vents, the scent of burning coal mixing with the fresh air, and the sound of steel wheels on steel rails. Millions thrill to such scenes each year as they travel America's popular tourist railroads.

You, too, can experience the trains of America's past as Pentrex takes you for a ride on eight famous excursion railroads. Our journey takes you from California's Sierra Nevada Mountains, out across the vast emptiness of the Great Basin, and up into the majestic Rocky Mountains of Colorado on these Great American Train Rides:

  • Yreka Western Railroad - Yreka, CA
  • Portola Railroad Museum - Portola, CA
  • Virginia & Truckee Railroad Museum - Virginia City, NV
  • Nevada Northern Railway Museum - Ely, NV
  • Golden Spike National Historic Site - Promontory, UT
  • Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad - Durango, CO
  • Manitou & Pike's Peak Railway - Manitou Springs, CO
  • Georgetown Loop Railroad - Georgetown, CO
You'll see each railroad's vintage steam and diesel locomotives, cog railcars, familiar cabooses, and historic settings in exciting detail. The informative narration provides you with the unique features of each location, including addresses and phone numbers for obtaining further information.

Join Pentrex for a great look at the many sights and sounds of America's historic railroads in Great American Train Rides!

60 Minutes
In Color with Live Audio and Narration
Packaged in Colorful Cardboard Slipcase
Produced by Pentrex 1993


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Also available:
Volume II: California
Volume III: The East
Volume IV: The East

Pentrex
P.O. Box 94911
Pasadena, CA 91109-4911