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The Best Episodes of Tracks Ahead Season 7

Every episode of Tracks Ahead Season 7 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Tracks Ahead Season 7!

The Best Episodes of Tracks Ahead Season 7

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...

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  1. Background image for Ohio Central Railroad
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    #1 - Ohio Central Railroad

    S7:E1

    Tracks Ahead goes into the hills of eastern Ohio to visit a ten line railroad; ride a historic Japanese steam train that has been lovingly restored; visit a man who has realized his childhood dream, and meet a dentist who has taken his passion for trains into the back yard.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #2 - Maine Narrow Gauge

    S7:E2

    Head to Maine for a memorable experience for the entire family with a visit to the “Two Footers;” head to Arizona and explore a remote river canyon; meet a man who has made a living from preserving railroading history, and discover that model railroading is alive and well in the center of Tokyo.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #3 - Japan's Meitetsu Railroad

    S7:E3

    Visit a steam operation and museum in Nagoya, the fourth largest city in Japan; experience the “up north” feeling as Tracks Ahead visits Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, meet a group of modelers who have built an impressive layout beneath a shopping center, and visit Idaho to see the reincarnation of the “Railroad on Stilts.

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    Director:Unknown
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    #4 - Young Guns of Steam

    S7:E4

    Meet some of the people who are preserving the steam technology that helped shape the nation; visit a garden layout in Scottsdale which has a whimsical theme; meet a young railroad artist with a talent for realism, and visit the Windy City – Chicago, for a little holiday magic.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #5 - Palo Verde & Western Railroad

    S7:E5

    Check the progress of an amazing garden railroad display in the sunny state of Arizona; visit an S gauge layout in the Bay Area that recreates some of the industry of New York state; explore the recreation of a major toy train display of the late 1950’s, and visit a steam tourist line in Delaware.

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    Director:Unknown
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    #6 - Japan's Bullet Trains

    S7:E6

    Take a ride on the world’s first high speed rail line, home to the famous Japanese bullet trains; visit an interpretive park in eastern Michigan that holds a steamy surprise; visit a man who has collected toy trains from the Louis Marx company, and see a re-creation of the 1949 Lionel showroom layout.

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    Director:Unknown
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    #7 - The Dakota Southern Railroad

    S7:E7

    Talk with a man whose hard work has resurrected a short line railroad in South Dakota; visit an astounding 15 inch gauge railroad on a game preserve in the Midwest; visit Kyoto, Japan, and look in on a steam museum and train ride; and head to the Smoky Mountains for a visit to a new public layout.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #8 - Railroads in Patagonia

    S7:E8

    Travel to Argentina for a rail adventure through the vast expanses of Patagonia; visit with a man who has taken his vocation and used it to literally take railroading to new heights; look in on the last car float operation in the country, and head just south of Tokyo to ride some unusual railcars.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #9 - Panama Canal Railway

    S7:E9

    Tracks Ahead visits the Panama Canal Railway that serves as a bridge between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans; meet a man who was in the middle of each major crisis of the railroad industry; visit Zanesville, Ohio, for a look at a club layout; and head to the Garden State, where a tourist and freight railroad keeps history alive.

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    Director:Unknown
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    #10 - Los Angeles Rail Transit

    S7:E10

    See how a modern rail transit system thrives in Los Angeles; visit a garden railroad on a quiet street in San Mateo, California; relive the exciting moment when the transcontinental railroad was completed; and ride a spectacular dinner train in the shadow of the Cascade Mountains.

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    Director:Unknown
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    #11 - Railtown 1897

    S7:E11

    Look in on the old Sierra Railroad shops in the gold country of California; visit a high rail S gauge layout that is the culmination of a thirty year dream; drop in on the family farm in southwestern Wisconsin and explore the history of an almost forgotten narrow gauge line in Iowa.

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    Director:Unknown
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    #12 - EnterTrainment Junction

    S7:E12

    Venture into America’s heartland for an impressive public garden railroad display; ride several unique rail lines to explore the lush Japanese countryside; look in on a re-creation of a 1960’s railroad in southern California and visit with the heir apparent to noted railroad artist, Howard Fogg.

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    Director:Unknown
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    #13 - Strasburg Railroading

    S7:E13

    Visit Strasburg, Pennsylvania, where trains are a major attraction; visit an operational layout that has recreated the Cajon Pass area; see what roller coasters and trains have in common and look in on one of the largest railroad museums in the country.

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    Director:Unknown
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    #14 - St. Kitts Scenic Railway

    S7:E14

    Visit a Caribbean sugar cane line that has found a new, more glamorous life; ride a spectacular three stage rail line in the Minami Alps outside of Tokyo; visit one of the largest Z gauge layouts around and look in on a museum that operates one of the last great steam locomotives in the United States.

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    Director:Unknown
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Season 7 Ratings Summary

"Ohio Central Railroad" is the best rated episode of "Tracks Ahead" season 7. It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 11/1/2008. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "Maine Narrow Gauge".