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 Posted - November 11 2008 : 9:03:59 PM
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History Channel has a new show tonight at 10:00 est. called
Extreme Trains
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Posted - November 11 2008 : 9:05:24 PM
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| Oh Yeah!!! Going to show some monster rail power from previews i have seen
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Posted - November 11 2008 : 9:18:38 PM
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Oh man that looks like one cool show, just looked it up on their website.
Unfortunately, this is one of only a few shows the Canadian version of the Histroy Channel doesn't carry.
However, they'll probably introduce it in a few months as being "new"...
Oh, and I miss that Dogfights show they had. It was my favourite. Did anybody else watch that?
    
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Posted - November 11 2008 : 10:15:31 PM
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Sounds like a cool show. As Matt said though, another show we don't get in Canada ...not yet atleast.
quote:| Oh, and I miss that Dogfights show they had. It was my favourite. Did anybody else watch that? |
That was pretty sick show. I didn't really like the episodes with jets though...the prop driven fighters were more interesting to watch. Now they're making that show with the USS Enterprise. It's pretty much the same thing, only with ships.
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Posted - November 11 2008 : 11:53:12 PM
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Was a great show.
episode was about coal trains in Pennsy.
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Posted - November 12 2008 : 6:54:56 PM
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| It was a great show.. Showed Horseshoe Curve. The rotary dump at power plant was cool as was the locomotive lift and the North Platte Wheel change crew--they can change a flat wheel on a car in 5 minutes or less. The host stated that Nascar crews visit to watch and learn form them--Interesting.
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Posted - November 12 2008 : 8:11:16 PM
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Sorry guys...this is probably going to ruffle a few feathers but I got to say
this and it is not my intention to start a flame war BUT...
I just got done watching it on DVR and I can sum it up in one word.....
UNWATCHABLE !!!
if that even is a word ??? Any English teachers here ?
That "host" had to have been the biggest jerk I have ever seen in my life !!!
WHAT A IDIOT !!!!
The NS employees seemed very uncomfortable around him...is this the effect there going for ?
Could have been such a nice informative program without that stupid stupid man .
I guess I have watched to many episodes of the "American Experience" over the years and it insulted my UMMM how should I say ? "refined tastes" maybe ?
Gotta go "The Simpsons" are coming on !!!
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Posted - November 12 2008 : 9:08:47 PM
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Hey Taycotrains,
I tend to agree. I think they could have done much better for the host of this show. The guy was a little over the top for me.
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Posted - November 13 2008 : 12:40:54 AM
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Ty Pennington with a bullhorn would be less annoying than that guy. He acts like a frustrated rapper. 
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Posted - November 13 2008 : 1:58:10 PM
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| I agree that they need a new host and i noticed that some of the people around him seemed annoyed-- irrtated or uncomfortable. The host is/was a former conductor according to History channel.
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Posted - November 19 2008 : 12:01:36 AM
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| Watched it tonight again--the show was great but the host i had to block out. The show was a stack train from LA to Texas and history of train robbers.
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Posted - November 19 2008 : 01:03:47 AM
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Actually,I don't think the host is that bad.
Maybe a little annoying,but OK.
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Posted - November 19 2008 : 2:37:39 PM
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I recorded the show but haven't watched it yet. People on another forum were saying he was a bit calmer in this episode. I just wish they'd stop using a hand-held camera at ground level with him leaning into it like a pro wrestler.
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Posted - November 19 2008 : 9:26:34 PM
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If someone gets a link to the schedule of Extreme Trains broadcast times please post it. i saw 15 minutes of the BNSF trip to TX but at 2AM.
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Posted - November 20 2008 : 01:49:34 AM
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| Extreme Trains is on Tuesday nights at 10 pm EST.
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