Tracks Ahead
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
- 1990-2015
- 9 seasons
- American Public Television
- Documentary
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 9 Episode Guide
13 Episodes 2015
Episode 1
Skunk Train
Sat, Jan 31, 2015 30 mins
Segments: 1) Skunk Train 2) Denver garden layout 3) Missouri tourist line.
Episode 2
Wanamaker, Kempton and Southern
Sat, Feb 7, 2015 30 mins
Segments: 1) Wanamaker, Kempton and Southern 2) Layout honoring one of the longest rail lines in the country; 3) A collector who specializes in re-purposing.
Episode 3
Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad
Sat, Feb 14, 2015 30 mins
Segments: 1) Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad 2) The Old Patagonian 3) O. Winston Link Museum in Roanoke, Va.
Episode 4
QJ Steam
Sat, Feb 21, 2015 30 mins
Segments: 1) QJ Steam Steam trains in Iowa 2) Northern Indiana N-scale layout 3) Philadelphia-area arboretum's garden railroad; 4) Virginia "railwalk"
Episode 5
Saxon Taura Holiday Park
Sat, Mar 21, 2015 30 mins
Segments: 1) Saxon Taura Holiday Park 2) Images in the shadow of Wisconsin's Lambeau Field 3) Garden Railroad 4) Mountain railroad in Japan.
Episode 6
Entertrainment Junction Revisited
Sat, Mar 28, 2015 30 mins
Segments: 1) EnterTrainment Junction 2) Pennsylvania steam heritage 3) Wisconsin countryside rail features 4) Privately owned O-gauge track down South.
Episode 7
Taltree Arboretum
Thu, Apr 23, 2015 30 mins
Segments: 1) Taltree Arboretum 2) Columbia Star dinner train 3) Iowa historical layout 4) Hollywood magic train.
Episode 8
Miller F Gauge
Thu, Apr 30, 2015 30 mins
Segments: 1) Pacific Northwest Miller F Gauge layout 2) Pennsylvania murder mystery train 3) Illinois garden layout 4) Classic Trax - East coast's premier tourist line.
Episode 9
Layout Under-Glass
Thu, May 7, 2015 30 mins
Segments: 1) Layout Under-Glass 2) Christmas themed layout 3) West Virginia toy museum 4) Classic Trax - New England's continuously run steam lines.
Episode 10
LGB Friends
Thu, May 14, 2015 30 mins
Segments: 1) German themed LGB layout 2) Colorado O Gauge military layout 3) Galloping Goose 4) Ohio rail club with over 3000 feet of track.
Episode 11
Tweetsie Railroad
Thu, May 21, 2015 30 mins
Segments: 1) Tweetsie Railroad coal powered narrow gauge line. 2) Indianapolis HO Gauge 3) Cincinnati layout of New York's Coney Island 4) Classic Trax feature - Russian Golden Eagle.
Episode 12
Iowa Interstate Railroad
Thu, May 28, 2015 30 mins
Segments: 1) Iowa Interstate Railroad 2) Arizona garden railroad 3) Classic Trax feature - Iowa Slim Princess.
Episode 13
Images of the Past
Thu, Jun 4, 2015 30 mins
Segments: 1) Images of the Past explores six reproductions 2) Seattle Sn3 layout 3) National Railroad Museum in Green Bay, Wisconsin 4) Northwest Pennsylvania line through the original oil fields of the U.S.
