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- With the help of a German bounty-hunter, a freed slave sets out to rescue his wife from a brutal plantation owner in Mississippi.
- The Bandit goes on another cross-country run, transporting an elephant from Florida to Texas. And, once again, Sheriff Buford T. Justice is on his tail.
- A visiting dignitary, a CIA agent, a Nazi spy, Japanese tourists, an assassin and a group of "midget" actors from The Wizard of Oz (1939) all check into an elite Los Angeles hotel called Under the Rainbow.
- When the closure of a railway is announced, employees commandeer a locomotive to get to corporate headquarters and confront the president.
- At seemingly a ordinary train station in a small American town, extraordinary things happen including a tiny man called "Mr. Conductor" who tells stories about Thomas the Tank Engine and his friends.
- A young man returning home to attend a wedding hooks up with a drifter who turns out to be a violent bank robber. Before he knows it, the man finds himself involved in the robber's plans.
- The Battle of Shiloh documentary takes the viewer to the fields of western Tennessee. They are filled with soldiers. Thousands of soldier reenactors set up camps and cook on open fires. Horses are everywhere. The scene looks like 1862 with men pitching tents and cleaning rifles. The documentary covers the two day 150th anniversary reenactment of the Battle of Shiloh. Approximately 140 cannons form long booming lines that cause the field to thunder. Long lines of blue and gray infantry march across the fields on a collision course. These soldiers recreate battle movements of the original Hornet's Nest, Peach Orchard, Ruggles Line, Wheat Field and more. There are two DVDs in this set. DVD 1 provides highlights of the two-day reenactment plus it includes a brief tour of the Shiloh National Battlefield Park. DVD 2 takes the viewer on a tour of the Confederate and Federal camps, the sutlers area and the Saturday night dance. It also includes substantial coverage of Battery C, 3rd Iowa Independent Regiment of Light Artillery. Other units featured throughout the film include the Alamo Rifles, the Razorback Flying Battery and Burroughs' Battery.
- Oscar-winning documentary based on Rachel L. Carson's pioneering study of ocean life chronicled in her award-winning and best-selling 1951 book of the same name.
- The origin, history and impact of the 1882 law that made it illegal for Chinese workers to come to America and for Chinese nationals already here to become U.S. citizens.
- When a small house flipping group discovers that their Hotel project may contain millions of cash hidden somewhere within, the project turns deadly.
- On the day young Alan receives his driver's license, Officer Hal Jackson visits the Dixon farm to sternly lecture the family on the dangers of carelessness at railroad crossings.
- A priest describes how the disabling injuries of railroad workers affect those around them.
- The Railroader travels through decades of time to deliver cash, gold, and bonds to an anxious banker. Meanwhile, in Mountain View California, the Senate Budget Appropriations Committee discusses with the California High Speed Rail Authority on the new High Speed Rail design, time-line for construction, bond allocations, and future funding.
- Traces the history of the US military police, from their start in the Continental Army during the American Revolution when Gen. George Washington established a "provost corps" to track down and capture deserters, to its present-day function of not only enforcing laws and regulations on military bases but also its functions in front-line combat situations such as urban pacification.
- The gas turbine locomotives of the Union Pacific Railroad.
- Beef's importance to American society and economy, and the Union Pacific Railroads's importance to the beef industry.
- While millions around the globe watched on television, thousands of people stood for hours waiting to catch just a brief glimpse of George H.W. Bush's funeral train and pay their last respects. Led by the George Bush 4141 locomotive, the 13-car train made the 2.5 hour, 70-mile journey from Spring to College Station, Texas, where the former president was laid to rest after a final funeral in Houston. This special train served as a tangible connection between the people and their former president. "Uniting America: The President's Final Journey" will show never-before-seen footage, and go behind the scenes with the Union Pacific employees who were instrumental in executing the long-planned and first presidential funeral train since Dwight Eisenhower's in 1969. While millions around the globe watched on television, thousands of people stood for hours waiting to catch just a brief glimpse of the funeral train and pay their last respects. Led by the George Bush 4141 locomotive, the 13-car train made the 2.5 hour, 70-mile journey from Spring to College Station, Texas, where the former president was laid to rest after a final funeral in Houston. This special train served as a tangible connection between the people and their former president. "When you are an American company that was created by Abraham Lincoln's pen, well, patriotism and presidents run deep," said Scott Moore, Union Pacific senior vice president and chief administrative officer. "We have flags on the sides of our locomotives and nearly 20 percent of our workforce is military veterans. It was our privilege to honor President Bush in a way that gave Americans from all walks of life the opportunity to do the same."
- Stacy Jones reopens Shining Time Station, after being closed for several years.
- A committee of the U.S. Senate demands the railroad be completed much earlier than originally planned, causing the workers to mutiny.
- Fearing his livelihood will be ended when the railroad is finished, an express rider attempts to sabotage its construction.
- Stacy makes an error on the train schedule. This incident causes a train passenger to miss out on his train ride, and he gets very upset. Matt, Tanya and Mister Conductor assist Stacy and seriously inform her that people often mess up, as long as they learn from their errors.
- Tanya meets Mister Conductor for the first time and become friends with him. Matt learns to overcome his fear and realizes that he should not be afraid of Harry. A local man named Horace Schemer is revealed to be the new owner of the station's jukebox.
- McClelland defies the orders of the U.S. Commissioner and builds track through rugged Black Hills terrain. While the Commissioner tries to have McClelland dismissed as railroad building superintendent, the Major discovers that the U.S. representative owns a construction company which would greatly benefit by rerouting the line to a more southerly path.
- The Bisalou brothers and their gang plan to hijack a railroad payroll worth $60,000. With the army off chasing Indians, McClelland and Kincaid must protect the strongbox full of cash from the outlaws by themselves.
- When the men are cold and hungry, McClelland makes a treaty with the area Sioux tribe for food and help in laying track. Some of the men don't trust the Indians, and some of the Indians likewise don't trust the men. Will the treaty hold?
- A prominent U.S. Senator is appalled when he finds the Union Pacific's employees spending their off-duty time and money in Georgia's saloon and gambling emporium at the End of Track.
- A gambler and his crooked cronies refuse to leave End of Track when ordered to do so by McClelland. Their leader, Luke Jerrems, challenges Bart to a shootout and, when he refuses, his men begin to lose faith in him as a leader.