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Season 8

14 episodes · 2011

  1. 1Harz Brocken Railway

    17 Nov 2011 · 25 min

    The historic Harz Mountain Railway reopens after the fall of the Berlin Wall; narrow gauge line; steelmaker who has a passion for railroading.

  2. 2Greeley Freight Station Museum

    24 Nov 2011 · 25 min

    Model railroad and museum in Colorado; club keeps the memory of Pennsylvania railroads alive; steam technology; one of the most scenic rail routes in the U.S.

  3. 3ChiTown Union Station

    06 Dec 2011 · 25 min

    One of the largest two rail o gauge layouts in the U.S.

  4. 4Saxony Narrow Gauge Railroads

    13 Dec 2011 · 25 min

    Narrow gauge steam line in Germany; Lionel club layout in Levittown, N.Y.; combination freight and passenger railroad in Pennsylvania; a seven and a half inch gauge steam line.

  5. 5Flying Yankee

    23 Jan 2012 · 25 min

    A piece of the New Haven, Conn., line preserved in N gauge; four layouts under one roof; Vermont bed and breakfast with a special feature.

  6. 6Wheeling & Lake Erie Railroad

    05 Nov 2011 · 25 min

    Modern freight line with roots in the past; large public layout in northern Georgia; logging museum in Wisconsin; photographer plies his trade at night.

  7. 7MolliBahn

    12 Nov 2011 · 25 min

    Riding through the countryside and streets of northern Germany; O gauge club in New York; riding into the Kentucky hills; a concert on top of Colorado's La Veta Pass.

  8. 8FairPlex Garden Railroad

    19 Nov 2011 · 25 min

    Southern California railway historical society, one of the oldest garden railroads in the U.S.; Sunset Valley Oregon System; toy and train museum in Vermont's Quechee Gorge Village; New York's Finger Lakes region.

  9. 9Arkansas & Missouri Railroad

    20 Feb 2012 · 25 min

    A train collector; restored steam engine; a piece of resurrected history in Nevada.

  10. 10Adobe Mt. Desert Railroad Park

    27 Feb 2012 · 25 min

    One of the largest model railroad clubs in the U.S.; a mountaintop layout; Idaho rail line up the Payette River; 7.5 inch gauge railroad operation.

  11. 11Western Pacific Museum

    05 Mar 2012 · 25 min

    A museum dedicated to the Western Pacific Railroad; G gauge layout; European collection and layout; New England tourist destination that started as a sled dog ranch.

  12. 12California Zephyr

    07 Jan 2012 · 25 min

    The route of the California Zephyr; the Henry Ford Museum and railroad in Michigan; riding through the scenic lakes region of New Hampshire.

  13. 13Trans-Siberian Golden Eagle

    14 Jan 2012 · 25 min

    The longest rail line on the planet; an Arizona man pays tribute to New York; Cincinnati museum.

  14. 14Trans-Siberian Golden Eagle, Part 2finale

    01 Mar 2012 · 25 min

    Ulan Bator, the capital of Mongolia; the golden eagle, a Russian luxury train launched in 2007.