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Reading Rainbow•Season 9•Episode 9

Kate Shelley and the Midnight Express

Sep 26, 199130 min

LeVar takes a train ride from California to Washington state. Along the way, we learn about trains and how the transcontinental railroad came to be. Brian Dennehy narrates the true story of how a young teen named Kate Shelley risked her life to save the

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Season 9 Episodes10

Alistair's Time Machine

The Adventures of Taxi Dog

The Legend of the Indian Paintbrush

Galimoto

Fox on the Job

Opt: An Illusionary Tale

Raccoons and Ripe Corn

The Lady with the Ship on her Head

Kate Shelley and the Midnight Express

Snowy Day: Stories and Poems

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LeVar Burton

LeVar Burton

Self - Host

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Episode Summary

"Kate Shelley and the Midnight Express" is episode 9 of Reading Rainbow season 9. It aired on September 26, 1991.

Next: E10 · Snowy Day: Stories and Poems Best of Season 9