| Description |
1 videodisc (approximately 60 min.) : sound, color and black and white ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD, region 1, full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby Digital stereo. |
| Language |
Closed-captioned. |
| Note |
Title from container. |
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Originally broadcast on PBS television in 2001. |
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For specific features see interactive menu. |
| Performer |
Narrator, Liev Schreiber. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Boyd Estus ; editor, Bernice Schneider ; music, Michael Whalen. |
| Audience |
Not rated. |
| Summary |
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. |
| Subject |
Railroads -- Passenger traffic -- Videodiscs.
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DVDs.
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| Genre |
Documentary television programs Videodiscs.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Schreiber, Liev, narrator.
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Ott, Thomas, 1950- production personnel, director, screenwriter.
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PBS Home Video.
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51 Pegasi Pictures.
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| Added Title |
American experience (Television program) Streamliners.
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| ISBN |
0793691389 |
| Standard No. |
841887006392 |
| Music No. |
AMER6303 PBS Home Video |
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