Extreme Steam

Immortal steam classics live again, thundering down the rails, billowing great plumes of steam and smoke. Nine engines are featured including a side-by-side running of Ohio Central's 6325 and 1293.

From the Santa Fe archives come six safety training and promotion films made in the 1950s and the 1970s, offering a fascinating behind-the-scenes look at classic equipment and daily operations.

Santa Fe's mighty steam locomotive 3751 returns to the rails, making a classic run from Los Angeles to Chicago and back. Each segment of the eighteen-day journey is depicted.

The Union Pacific Challenger 3985 takes to the rails as the "Clinchfield 676" for the 50th running of the Santa Claus Special, bringing gifts and candy to children in mining towns in Kentucky and Tennessee.

Thrill to the sound of the finest steam locomotives still operating today, including the mammoth Norfolk & Western 1218 and the Cotton Belt 819.