Dome Car Magic
| Dome Car Magic | |
|---|---|
| File:DomeCarMagic.jpg DVD Cover for Dome Car Magic | |
| Produced by | Richard Luckin |
| Written by | Kathleen Luckin |
| Starring | Bill Kratville James Terry Tom Rader Susie Kiger Art Lloyd Mike Davis Ron Hill |
| Music by | Accent Music Music Bakery |
| Cinematography | Marc Ricciardi |
| Edited by | Rick Malesky |
| Distributed by | RK Publishing/Luckin Productions |
Release date | 2006 |
Running time | 26 min. |
| Language | English |
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Dome Car Magic: A History of Railroad Dome Cars is a 2006 American television production that chronicles the history of the railroad sightseeing cars, from Burlington's 1945 Silver Dome to the full-length models operating today in Canada and Alaska.
The 30-minute program, narrated by television actor and railroad owner Michael Gross, debuted in 2006 on the PBS television network.
Synopsis[edit]
Archival film footage shows the many famous North American trains that operated dome cars. They include the Empire Builder, Super Chief, North Coast Limited, Daylight, Capitol Limited, Denver Zephyr, City of Los Angeles, Canadian and the California Zephyr.
The documentary consists of interviews with seasoned travelers and rail historians, plus images of present-day dome cars on a variety of dinner and cruise trains—including the newest "bi-level" domes used in Alaska and Canada. These are the cars are in use by American Orient Express, Holland America, Princess Tours, Alaska Railroad, Royal Caribbean and Rocky Mountaineer Railtours.
Chapters[edit]
Chapters of the film include:
- Introduction
- The First Dome Car
- Train of Tomorrow
- California Zephyr
- Many Different Names
- Union Pacific Commercial
- American Orient Express
- Alaska Railroad
- Colorado Railcar
- Rocky Mountaineer
- Alaska Railroad's Dome Car
- Dome Cars of the Future
Home media[edit]
DVD[edit]
Dome Car Magic was edited at MediaPro Denver and released on DVD by China Concepts.
See also[edit]
External links[edit]
- Web Lurkers DOME.main
- Luxury Under Glass / The Ultradome Experience
- The American Association of Private Railroad Car Owners, Inc.
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