It was called the most beautiful train in the world, The Daylight Express – America’s Freedom Train. Skyfire video chased this magnificent orange colored locomotive over the rugged snow covered cascades of Oregon past Mount Shasta, and down through the precipitous Sacramento River Canyon to the gold country of California. You’ll traverse, high steel river trestles to the West’s most beautiful territory. Riding on top of the engine you’ll forge through 23 hard rock tunnels. You’ll meet the crew and hear their incredible true stories. Ride in the cab with Doyle McCormick and his firemen as they generate volcano sized steam clouds. It’s a family friendly railroad video you’ll watch again and again. Daylight Express Adventures available now from Skyfire – America’s Video Storyteller.

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Trains Of Fame – Daylight Express Adventures comes from a long line of railfan content focused on the experience of riding the rails, and in this aspect, it succeeds in spades. This multifaceted train documentary will be instructional for kids and informational for train nerds as well as a nostalgia blast for those (like me) who were raised on grainy second-hand VHS copies of Lots and Lots of Trains. I feel some viewers will complain that there hasn’t been an extensive 4K remaster done to this re-release, but the charm of being able to see that this was recorded on magnetic tape helps to cement the historic nature of this footage and this train. There are far too many AI-assisted uprenders that feel too unreal, dreamlike, or nightmarish. I’d prefer to see a few glitches and grains than feel like the documentary I’m watching doesn’t fully represent reality. If your patrons are looking for that type of nostalgia, they’ll love this footage. For railfans old and young, this historic train and its historic journeys will be captivating. Highly Recommended.