Streamliners : America's lost trains / a production of 51 Pegasi Pictures, Inc. for American Experience ; WGHB ; written, produced and directed by Thomas Ott.

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The Zephyr was powered by a revolutionary compact diesel engine, covering 1,015 miles in 13 hours. By the 1940s, fleets of streamliners crisscrossed the US, but within two decades, their era was over, routes discontinued, and the cars sold.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:	Rovi Media Collection. Movies. Rovi K-12 education materials.
Corporate Authors:	WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.) 51 Pegasi Pictures PBS Home Video
Other Authors:	Ott, Thomas, 1950- (Production personnel, Director, Screenwriter) Schreiber, Liev (Narrator)
Language:	English
Language and/or Writing System:	Closed-captioned.
Published:	[Alexandria, Va.] : PBS Home Video, [2006]
Series:	Rovi Media Collection. Movies. Rovi K-12 education materials.
Subjects:	Railroads > United States > Passenger traffic. Railroads > United States > History. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Documentary television programs. Documentary > Television series.
Genre:	Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Documentary television programs. Documentary Television series.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (approximately 60 min.) : sound, color and black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Variant Title:	America's lost trains.
Format:	Video DVD

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