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Extreme Trains
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A new eight-part History™series EXTREME TRAINS , hosted by train conductor Matt Bown, "reveals the incredible inner workings and past lives of the amazing locomotives that haul huge loads across the nation and deliver passengers to their destinations. With unparalleled access to the trains, and shot in gorgeous High Definition, the series shows the huge part trains have played in shaping American history – and how trains are vital to American life today.”
– The History Channel
The Ice Cold Express show was taped at various locations between southeastern Oregon and Pocatello, Idaho. The show featuring UP’s steam locomotive No. 844, and its crew was taped in Cheyenne, Wyo., and Denver. The Transcontinental show was taped at various locations between Omaha, Neb./Council Bluffs, Iowa, and Sacramento, Calif.; including North Platte, Neb., Salt Lake City, Truckee, Calif., and Roseville, Calif.
Ice Cold Express
- Extreme Trains: Ice Cold Express Photo Gallery
- Ice Cold Express - Audio Clips
- Comments from program host, Matt Bown
Steam Train
- Extreme Trains: Steam Photo Gallery
- Extreme Trains: Steam Train - Audio Clips
- Comments from program host, Matt Bown
Transcontinental Railroad
- Extreme Trains: Transcontinental Railroad - Photo Gallery
- Extreme Trains: Transcontinental Railroad - Audio Clips
- Comments from program host, Matt Bown
History Channel
Video Clips
- Changing Brake Pads on the 844
- Clips are located on the History Channel/Extreme Trains site
- Thermite Welding
- Clips are located on the History Channel/Extreme Trains site

