Kate Shelley and the Midnight Express

Reading Rainbow: Season 9: Episode 9

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Kate Shelley and the Midnight Express

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PBS | Air Date: September 26, 1991
Starring: LeVar Burton, Tina Fabrik
Summary: LeVar takes a train ride from California to Washington state. Along the way, we learn about trains and how the transcontinental railroad came to be.

Brian Dennehy narrates the true story of how a young teen named Kate Shelley risked her life to save the engineers of a train that crashed into a river when the bridge near her homeLeVar takes a train ride from California to Washington state. Along the way, we learn about trains and how the transcontinental railroad came to be.

Brian Dennehy narrates the true story of how a young teen named Kate Shelley risked her life to save the engineers of a train that crashed into a river when the bridge near her home collapsed, and how she had to get word to the nearest station to alert them to stop the express train.… Expand
Genre(s): Kids

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