Railroads: Tracks Across America [2 Discs]

"This package from the Mill Creek Entertainment label brings into a single collection a series of 37 documentaries that, taken together, chronicle the gradual history of the railroad industry as it evolved over the course of the 20th Century. The collection rests on the premise that few, if any, modes of transport shaped early American commerce more dramatically than the railroads. Selections in the line-up include: Wheels of Progress, Safe Roads, 3rd Ave. El, Operation Fast Freight, The Modern Coal Burning, Steam Locomotive, Flight of the Century, The California Zephyr, Return of the General and many more."