DVD When Giants Roamed: The Golden Age of Steam (The History Channel)
directed by: The History Channel
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Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9780767082686
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
ISBN: 0767082680
Label: A&E Home Video
Manufacturer: A&E Home Video
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: A&E Home Video
Region Code: 1
Release Date: July 26, 2005
Running Time: 50 minutes
Sales Rank: 21702
Studio: A&E Home Video
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Editorial Review:
Description:
In the first half of the 20th century, America's railroads were transformed by the coming of giants. Pushed by the need to haul ever longer and heavier trains, the nation's locomotive works responded with the awe-inspiring articulated engines. Delivering up to 7,500 horsepower, these steel giants could haul trains a mile long and weighing over 15,000 tons. WHEN GIANTS ROAMED journeys back to the golden age of steam for an up-close look at these legendary locos. See the Union Pacific's famed Big Boy in action and ride the rails of the Chesapeake & Ohio and Norfolk & Western, eastern coal-hauling railroads with an unquenchable thirst for power. Meet the men who drove engines like the Allegheny and Yellowstone, and visit the museums and yards where the largest steamers ever built are preserved today. It's a historic excursion sure to set any railfan's heart pounding.
Average Rating: 
Rating:
- Good Railroad InformationMy husband has always been interested in the railroad and when we watched this,I became interested ... Read More
Rating:
- Steam LivesExcellent coverage of some of steam age. Even those who haven't experienced steam first hand will ... Read More
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