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Tracks Ahead Season 5 Episodes

  • 1990-2015
  • 9 Seasons
  • American Public Television
  • Documentary
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Tracks Ahead is a television series about railroading, produced by Milwaukee PBS. In general, the series examines all aspects of railroading, both in the United States and in the rest of the world. Content covers a wide range of railroad-related materials. This includes scenic rail journeys, short-line railroads, layouts (in various gauges of model, tinplate, scale, garden), artists, photographers

Season 5 Episode Guide

Season 5

13 Episodes 2001 - 2001

Episode 1

Ringling Circus Train

Sat, Feb 24, 2001

Segments: 1) Ringling Circus Train - Wisconsin and Florida; 2) Wilson Layout - O Gauge; 3) Taieri Gorge Railway - Dunedin, New Zealand; 4) The Hellgate Bridge - New York, NY.

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Episode 2

South Orient Express - Copper Canyon

Sat, Feb 7, 2026

Segments: 1) South Orient Express - Copper Canyon, Mexico; 2) Gray Union Pacific Layout - HO Gauge; 3) Mt. Rainier Scenic Railroad - Elbe, Washington; 4) Ted Benson - Photographer.

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Episode 3

The Indian Pacific RR

Sat, Feb 7, 2026

Segments: 1) Indian Pacific Railroad - Australia; 2) Lash MTH Layout - O Gauge; 3) Whiskey River Railroad - Marshall, Wisconsin; 4) John Bromley - Artist.

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Episode 4

Road Railers

Sat, Feb 7, 2026

Segments: 1) Road Railers - Ft. Wayne, Indiana; 2) Robinson Flyer Layout - S Gauge; 3) Tennessee Valley Railroad - Chattanooga, Tennessee; 4) Doyle McCormack - The 4449 Story.

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Episode 5

Northlandz

Sat, Feb 7, 2026

Segments: 1) Northlandz - Flemington, New Jersey; 2) Trautwein Layout - HO Gauge; 3) Texas State Railroad - Rusk, Texas; 4) Henry Kisor - Author.

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Episode 6

Episode #5.6

Sat, Feb 7, 2026

Segments: 1) The Ghan Railway - Australia; 2) Strong Garden Layout - G Gauge; 3) Kentucky Railway Museum - New Haven, Kentucky; 4) St. Louis Car Company - St. Louis, Missouri.

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Episode 7

Joshua Lionel Cowan

Sat, Feb 7, 2026

Segments: 1) Joshua Lionel Cohen - The Lionel Story; 2) Baltimore Railroad Club - HO Gauge; 3) Cypress Gardens Railroad - Winter Haven, Florida; 4) Silverwood Central Railway - Athol, Idaho.

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Episode 8

Episode #5.8

Sat, Feb 7, 2026

Segments: 1) Trains of Cuba - Cuba; 2) Borne Layout - HO Gauge; 3) Conway Scenic Railroad - North Conway, New Hampshire; 4) Rochelle Railroad Park - Rochelle, Illinois.

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Episode 9

Episode #5.9

Sat, Feb 7, 2026

Segments: 1) San Francisco Cable Cars - San Francisco, California; 2) Twin Cities Model Railroad Club - St. Paul, Minnesota - O Gauge; 3) Heber City Railroad - Heber City, Utah; 4) Homer Henry - Flyer Layout.

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Episode 10

Episode #5.10

Sat, Feb 7, 2026

Segments: 1) New Zealand Railroads - New Zealand; 2) Decoster Garden Railroad - G Gauge; 3) Omaha Zoo Railroad - Omaha, Nebraska; 4) Bruce Freisch - Artist.

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Episode 11

Union Station

Sat, Feb 7, 2026

Segments: 1) Union Station - Washington, DC; 2) Zane Layout - HO Gauge; 3) Great South Pacific Orient Express - Australia; 4) South Shore Lines - South Bend, Indiana.

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Episode 12

Episode #5.12

Sat, Feb 7, 2026

Segments: 1) The Juice Train - Florida and California; 2) Anderson Layout - Sn3 Gauge; 3) Barossa Wine Train - Barrossa, Adelaide, Australia; 4) Kenosha's New Streetcar System - Kenosha, Wisconsin.

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Episode 13

Puffing Billy

Sat, Feb 7, 2026

Segments: 1) Puffing Billy - Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; 2) Baldwin Layout - O Gauge; 3) North Carolina Railroad Museum - Spencer, North Carolina; 4) Terminal Railroad - St. Louis, Missouri.

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