Trains on television

During the Pittsburgh Rail Fan net this evening Art, WA3BKD, provided us with a schedule from RFD TV also know as The Rural Farm Network. I know for sure that this channel is available via satellite from Direct TV but I'm not sure if any cable companies in the Pittsburgh area carry it. RFD TV carries several shows related to trains and I have my TiVO set to record them each week automatically. Also the local public television station WQED, broadcast channel 13, airs a weekly program called Tracks Ahead that is a real treat if you are a rail fan. Here is the schedule as Art gave it to me during the net.

Monday

06:00 PM Trains And Locomotives

07:30 AM The Train Show

Tuesday

02:00 AM Trains And Locomotives

10:00 Trains And Locomotives

Wednesday

02:30 PM The Train Show

10:30 The Train Show

Thursday

06:30 AM The Train Show

Saturday

09:00 AM Trains And Locomotives

04:30 PM Tracks Ahead

Trains And Locomotives follows real full scale railroads in different parts of the county and if you are the type of person that enjoys going out on a nice day just watching trains this show will get the steam going in your boiler. The Train Show is hosted by Richard Eihorn and deals with the world of model railroading. Both are great shows if you are a train enthusiast. I plan to write another entry for the blog latter just about The Train Show.

Tracks Ahead which is available to anyone in the area with a television is combination of both. The half hour show usually contains three segments and deals with just about anything that is steel wheels running on steel rails. I don't miss an episode. Enjoy!