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Tracks Ahead — Storyline

Tracks Ahead is a television series about railroading, produced by Milwaukee Public Television for public television stations starting in 1990. 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, artists, photographers, and other railroad related material. The first season was hosted by Charles E. "Chuck" Zehner and the second season by Ward Kimball. Both were repackaged and re-released with Spencer Christian as the host. All subsequent series have featured Christian.

Cast & Crew

• Created by: Chuck Zehner

Tracks Ahead — Series Details

Tracks Ahead — Episode Guide

Season 1

• E1: Cleveland RTA (1990-02-25) — Cleveland RTA (OH), Schulz HO Gauge layout (WI), Warther Carver (OH), Kughn Collection
• E2: Why We Like Trains (1990-03-04) — Why We Like Trains, Devine Garden layout (CA), Indianapolis Children's Museum (IN), Green Collection (WI)
• E3: Northern Railcar (1990-03-11) — Norther Railcar Wheelshop (WI), Kelly N Gauge layout (WI), Railroader's Mem. Museum (PA), Artist Gil Reid
• E4: Amtrak Chicago (1990-03-18) — Amtrak Chicago (IL), Nelson S Gauge layout (WI), Circus Trains, Wendell Murphy (WI)
• E5: Traction Layout (1990-03-25) — Schwab O Gauge layout (WI), Roadside America (PA), California State RR Museum (CA), Artist Russ Porter
• E6: Chicago Elevated (1990-04-01) — Chicago El (IL), Horwath HO Gauge layout (WI), Roaring Camp & Big Trees RR (CA), Jim Scribbins
• E7: Moffat Tunnel (1990-04-08) — Moffat Tunnel (CO), Ozaukee Live Steam RR (WI), Train Collector's Museum (PA), Bob Baker
• E8: Ward Kimbal (1990-04-15) — Ward Kimball, Lorbecki HO Gauge layout (WI), Trolleyville (OH), Milwaukee Road Profile
• E9: Walthers (1990-04-22) — Wm. K. Walthers Mfg. (WI), Train Barn O Gauge layout (MI), Scenic Rail Dinner Train (WI), Don Heimberger
• E10: Santa Fe Piggyback (1990-04-29) — Santa Fe Piggyback (IL), Milwaukee Model RR Club (WI), North Freedom Museum (WI), Chicago Northwestern Profile
• E11: Lionel Corporation (1990-05-06) — Lionel Corporation (MI), Cuyahoga Valley RR Club (OH), Milwaukee Zoo Train (WI), Railroad Artillery
• E12: TMER&L (1990-05-13) — TMER&L Profile (WI), Stan Roy O Gauge layout (IL), Pennsylvania RR Museum, Fallen Flags
• E13: Minnesota Commercial (1990-05-20) — Minnesota Commercial RR (MN), MR&T HO Gauge layout (WI), MSI Chicago Oringinal layout (IL), T&M Publications

Season 2

• E1: LS&I Railroad (1992-02-23) — LS&I Railroad (MI), Schlicht Flyer layout (WI), A. Mitchell, Swiss Transport Mus. (Swiss), Boxcar Willie
• E2: Krupp Machinery (1992-03-01) — Krupp Mak (Ger), Diorama Studios, E. Harriman, Underground RR (CA), Amtrak (Sue Martin)
• E3: Marklin Trains (1992-03-08) — Marklin (Ger), Tews HO Gauge layout (WI), Casey Jones, East Broadtop RR (PA), Metra (Chris Knapton)
• E4: Tehachapi Loop (1992-03-15) — Tehachapi Loop (CA), Cassler HO Gauge layout (PA), G.Varney, LGB (Ger), Richard Misunas (WI)
• E5: ICE Trains (1992-03-22) — High speed ICE Trains (Ger), Brasher Collection, J.Hill, Lima Locomotive (OH), Author Bruce Moffat
• E6: Mt. Washington Cog Railway (1992-03-29) — Mt. Washington Cog Rwy (NH), Winski G Gauge layout (WI), J. Barringer, Orange Empire RR Mus (CA), Rbh (Swiss)
• E7: San Diego Trolleys (1992-04-05) — San Diego Trolleys (CA), Rose G Gauge layout (CA), C. Vanderbilt, Lake Superior Transport Mus. (MI), Bob Beck
• E8: McCormick Railroad Park (1992-04-12) — McCormick RR Park (AZ), Dougherty Lionel Collection, P. McGinnis, Cass Scenic Rwy (WV), Greg Mross Photos
• E9: Bay Area Rapid Transit (1992-04-19) — BART (CA), Pasadena Model RR Club (CA), Mantua, Seashore Trolley Museum (ME), UP Steam Heritage (WY)
• E10: Harriman Dispatch (1992-04-26) — UP Harriman Dispatch (NE), Lindsey O Gauge layout (SC), D. Moffat, Midland RR Centre (UK), Artist Howard Fogg
• E11: Jungfrau Railway (1992-05-03) — Jungfrau RR (Swiss), San Diego Model RR Club (CA), Op. Lifesaver, Sandley Railroad (WI), Artist Grif Teller
• E12: Amtrak Beech Grove (1992-05-10) — Amtrak Beech Grove Fac. (IN), John Allen Retro, C. Crocker, Orient Expr. (Swiss), Copper Basin RR (AZ)
• E13: Grand Canyon Railway (1992-05-17) — Grand Canyon Rwy (AZ), Joiner O Gauge layout (TX), S. Insull, Trainland USA (IA), O.Winston Link Photo

Season 3

• E1: Intermodal Story (1995-03-09) — Intermodal Railroading, Thompson HO Gauge layout (WI), Napa Valley Wine Train (CA), Artist Herschel Scott
• E2: Wisconsin Central (1995-03-16) — Wisconsin Central RR (WI), Orlando modular layouts (FL), Hawaiian Tourist Railroads (HI), Artist Larry Fisher
• E3: Dunham Studios (1995-03-23) — Dunham Studio RR Designs, Miller G Gauge layout (CA), Boone & Scenic Valley RR (IA), Artist Ted Rose
• E4: Chile (1995-03-30) — Railroading in Chile, Frost Flyer S Gauge layout (CA), Great smokey Mt. Rwy (NC), Photographer John Corns
• E5: Railroad Dining (1995-04-06) — Amtrak Chef (CA/MI), Bogs Gn3 Gauge layout (TX), Cumbres & Toltec RR (CO), Dallas Medical Cntr. layout (TX)
• E6: Alaskan Railroad (1995-04-13) — Alaskan RR (AK), Marx Trains reborn (IL), Baltimore RR Museum (MD), Photographer Don Wood
• E7: Transportation Test Center (1995-04-20) — ARA Technical Center (CO), Webb G Gauge layout (CA), Manitou & Pikes Peak RR (CO), Photographer Doug Jones
• E8: Paraguay (1995-04-27) — Railroading in Paraguay, MicroTrains (OR), The Milwaukee Road 261 (WV), Rail hostesses on the Southern RR
• E9: Renssalaer Model RR Club (1995-05-04) — Renssalaer Model RR Club (NY), The Lincoln Train (IL), New Hope & Ivyland RR (PA), The Electroliner (WI)
• E10: Apalachicola Northern RR (1995-05-11) — Apalachicola Northern RR (FL), Bob Board Flyer S Guage layout (PA), McKinney Trolleys (TX), Railroad Advertising
• E11: Iowa Traction (1995-05-18) — Iowa Traction RR (IA), Hanna 15" Gauge layout (TX), Flagler Museum (FL), Nicholson Bridge (PA)
• E12: Brazil (1995-05-25) — RDCs in Brazil, Columbia Gorge Model RR Club (OR), New Orleans Trolleys (LA), Photographer John Gruber
• E13: Morrison & Knudsen (1995-06-01) — Morrison & Knudson (ID), Nicholas Muff, Georgetown Loop RR (CO), Artist Angela Trotta Thomas

Season 4

• E1: Rail Safari (1998-03-12) — Rail Safari deluxe (South Africa), Nicastro HO Gauge Layout (TX), Yosemite Mt. RR (CA), John Coker (NM)
• E2: White Pass & Yukon RR (1998-03-19) — Pittsburgh Light Rail (PA), Sellios HO Gauge Layout (MA), White Pass & Yukon Railroad (AK), William Middleton (VA)
• E3: Connecticut Trolley Museum (1998-03-26) — Jerry Brechsnyder (WI/CA/MO), McClelland HO Gauge Layout (OH), Conn. Trolley Museum (CT), Railway Mail (IL/VA)
• E4: Union Tank Car (1998-04-02) — Union Tank Car Co. (IN), Stewart N Gauge Layout (MD), Black Hills Central RR (SD), Mike Kotowski
• E5: Little Trains of Wales (1998-04-09) — Pioneer Zephyr (WI/IL), Titman S Gauge Layout (PA), Little Trains of Wales (Wales, UK), The Caboose (WI)
• E6: The Middle Rhine (1998-04-16) — Rhine Region Tour (Germany), Parker HO Gauge Layout (CA), Steamtown Nat. Hist. Site (PA), Ralston Cast Iron Trains (HI)
• E7: Vintage Diesel (1998-04-23) — RDC Rail Tour (BC, Canada), Spangler HO Gauge Layout (UT), Nevada RR Museum (NV), Birtcher Bn3 Gauge Layout (CA)
• E8: Custom Building (1998-04-30) — Huff & Puff Ind. (IL), Placher HO Gauge Layout (WI), LA Toy Train Museum (LA), John Gummo & Astor Trains (PA)
• E9: Rail Motor Cars (1998-05-07) — Cascade Tunnel (WA/WI), Cold Water Canyon G Gauge Layout (CA), Choo Choo Barn (PA), Rail Speeders (CA)
• E10: Bailey Yard (1998-05-14) — UP Bailey Yard (NE), Piccirillo O Gauge Trolleys (NJ), Railtown 1897 Hist. Site (CA), Dick Hafer Cartoons (MD)
• E11: Track Maintenance (1998-05-21) — Tracks Laying & Maintenance (IL/WI), Wilson HO Gauge Layout (FL), Durango & Silverton RR (CO), Charlie Amos Art
• E12: Logging (1998-05-28) — Canadian Forest Products (BC, Canada), Clarke On3 Gauge Layout (TX), Old Kentucky Dinner Train (KY), Maine Coast RR (ME)
• E13: The Floating Railroad (1998-06-04) — John I Beggs (WI), Brown On3 Gauge Layout (CA), Wuppertal Schwebebahn (Germany), Dornfeld Models (WI)

Season 5

• E1: Circus Train (2002-02-24) — Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus train; New Zealand's Taieri Gorge; Lionel train layout; New York's Hellgate Bridge.
• E2: Copper Canyon (2002-03-03) — A ride through Mexico's Copper Canyon; old logging railroad beneath Mt. Rainier; photographer Ted Benson.
• E3: The Indian Pacific Railroad (2002-03-10) — Exploring Southern Australia along the Indian Pacific Railroad; artist John Bromley; collection of steam-powered trains.
• E4: Road Railers (2002-03-17) — Freight hauling technology; Doyle McCormack's locomotive; Tennessee Valley railroad; vintage toy trains.
• E5: Northlandz (2002-03-24) — Northlandz model railroad; author Henry Kisor travels the Rocky Mountains; HO layout; steam trains in Texas.
• E6: The Ghan (2002-03-31) — The Ghan travels through central Australia; street cars; Kentucky Railroad Museum; diesel locomotive; garden railroading.
• E7: The King of Toy Trains (2002-04-07) — Joshua Lionel Cowan; toy trains; theme park features steam railroad; model railroad club.
• E8: Trains of Cuba (2002-04-14) — Exploring western and central Cuba; riding the Maine Central Railroad, now called the Conway Scenic Railway.
• E9: Cable Cars (2002-04-21) — The cable cars of San Francisco; Homer Henry's passion for railroading; steam trains of the Heber City Railroad.
• E10: New Zealand by Rail (2002-04-28) — Riding by rail through the north and south islands of New Zealand; the Omaha Zoo.
• E11: Union Station (2002-05-05) — Union Station in Washington, D.C.; modeller Howard Zane; Indiana's commuter rail situation; Australia's Great South Pacific Orient Express.
• E12: Pacific Fruit Express (2002-05-12) — Orange juice; revenue generating unit train; Australian wine tour; model railroad; trolley cars.
• E13: Puffing Billy (2002-05-19) — Australia's Puffing Billy steam locomotive; the North Carolina Transportation Museum; Union Station in St. Louis.

Season 6

• E1: Alco PA1 (2006-01-15) — Look at the history of one of the most beautiful diesel locomotives ever built, go into the hills of West Virginia on a three line railroad, ride a historic steam train that has be
• E2: Wisconsin & Southern Railroad (2006-01-22) — Experience the birth of the Wisconsin & Southern, a new railroad built on a part of the old Milwaukee Road. Combine theater with a fine meal on the rails, visit a man who has comb
• E3: Digital Command Control (2006-01-29) — See how a revolution in model railroad control is allowing multiple train operation on the same track, experience the “up north” feeling visiting an outdoor railroad in the woods o
• E4: Ireland Steam Tour (2006-02-05) — Experience the beauty of the Irish countryside on a steam trip through the Suir Valley, go to Iowa to see how a couple has turned their front yard into a wonderful garden railroad
• E5: Amusement Park Trains (2006-03-12) — Tracks Ahead takes a look at the history of amusement park trains, which are still in use today. Travel to California, and find an operating steam railroad that brings back the lo
• E6: The White Creek Railroad (2006-02-19) — Tracks Ahead rides the White Creek Railroad, located on one hundred acres in western Michigan. Visit a railroad themed Arizona B&B, see what a retired NASA engineer does for relax
• E7: Grand Canyon Hotels (2006-02-26) — Take a look at a number of historic and opulent old railroad hotels near the Grand Canyon, discover the sights of Pennsylvania come to life in miniature, take a five minute railroa
• E8: Holiday in Cincinnati (2006-03-05) — Tracks Ahead visits several fantastic holiday-themed layouts in Cincinnati. See how to own a museum quality model railroad, ride along on a holiday excursion as the Grand Canyon R
• E9: Carpathian Logging Railroad (2006-03-12) — Experience one of the last steam logging railroads in the world, located in a deep mountain valley in Romania. Tracks Ahead visits one of the oldest zoos west of the Mississippi,
• E10: Miniature Wonderland (2006-03-18) — Tracks Ahead visits Hamburg, Germany to see the largest HO layout in the world. Visit an O gauge layout which models the three areas of the Grand Canyon state, visit with a man wh
• E11: The Great Train Story (2006-03-26) — Take a trip to Chicago’s Museum of Science and Industry to see the all new, Great Train Story. Go back in time for a visit to one day in 1938 West Virginia, ride both a historic s
• E12: Rügen Island Railway (2006-04-02) — Join the Tracks Ahead crew as they explore the Rügenish Kleinbahn on an island in the Baltic Sea. Ride a restored portion of the old Sacramento Northern Railroad in central Califo
• E13: Empire Builder (2006-04-09) — Tracks Ahead talks with a man whose passion for model trains and the outdoors, has allowed him to combine both into a successful business. Look in on a garden railroad which has c
• E14: G Gauge in Mesa (2006-04-16) — Visit an award winning chef whose passion for garden railroading has resulted in a football field of trains. Go into the Carpathian Mountains in western Romania to rediscover a na

Frequently Asked Questions

How many seasons does Tracks Ahead have? 9 season(s) with 120 episodes.

Who created Tracks Ahead? Chuck Zehner.

Where can I watch Tracks Ahead? See the Where to Watch section above for current streaming options.