THE NATIONAL RAILROAD MUSEUM IN
IN GREEN BAY IS ONE OF THE LARG
EST RAIL MUSEUMS IN THE UNITED
STATES, WITH OVER 70 PIECES OF
ROLLING STOCK, SEASONAL TRAIN
RIDES AND INDOOR AND OUTDOOR EXHIBITS.
THE ILLINOIS RAILWAY MUSEUM, LOCATED IN NORTHERN ILLINOIS
, TRANSPORTS YOU TO THE GLORY
AGE OF RAIL TRAVEL ABOARD ROLLIN
G TIME MACHINES.
VISITORS OF ALL AGES ENJOY EXPLORING ITS HISTORIC
COLLECTION AND CAN EXPERIENCE A
RIDE ON A LOVINGLY RESTORED TRAIN.
YOUR ENGINEER''S LEVEL GIFT
INCLUDES FAMILY PASSES FOR BOTH
MUSEUMS. AND, INCLUDED WITH YOUR MUSE
UM PASSES, YOU WILL RECEIVE THE
ANNIVERSARY SHOW 3-DISC SET, THE
NEW 8TH EDITION GUIDEBOOK, AND
THE DOWNLOADABLE COMPUTER DIRECTORY.
INTERESTED IN DINING ON THE RAILS WITH THE WISCONSIN GRE
AT NORTHERN RAILROAD?
MAKE A GIFT OF $360 OR AN ONGOING $30 MONTHLY CONTRIBU
TION AT OUR CONDUCTOR''S LEVE
L, AND YOU''LL HAVE THE CHOICE O
F AN ELEGANT DINNER FOR TWO OR A
FUN MEAL FOR FIVE ON THE PIZZA
TRAIN. THE WISCONSIN GREAT NORTHERN
RAILROAD OFFERS THE COUNTRY''S
FIRST PRIVATE DINING SERVICE,
WHERE YOU CAN ENJOY YOUR OWN ROOM AS YOU''RE SERVED AN
APPETIZER PLATE, A CUP OF SOUP
AND THEN YOUR CHOICE OF ONE OF
THREE PRESELECTED ENTREES. A LITTLE LATER YOU WILL DELI
GHT IN A GENEROUS SLICE OF A GOU
RMET DESSERT.
ALONG THE WAY YOU WILL ENJOY THE
BEAUTY OF THE AREA AS YOU PASS
BY FARM FIELDS, DEEP WOODS, AND
THE SCENIC NAMEKAGON RIVER. IF YOU WANT TO BRING THE KID
S, THEN SELECT THE PIZZA TRAIN
PACKAGE. IT''S ONE OF THE RAILROA
D''S MOST POPULAR, FAMILY-ORIENTED TRA
IN RIDES EACH SEASON.
YOU CAN BRING UP TO FIVE GUESTS
AND CHOOSE FROM PEPPERONI, SAUSAGE OR CHEESE PIZZA BAKE
D FRESH IN THE DINING CAR ON T
HE TRAIN.
INCLUDED WITH YOUR TICKETS YOU
WILL ALSO RECEIVE THE ANNIVERSARY SHOW 3-DISC SET,
THE NEW 8TH EDITION GUIDEBOOK, A
ND THE DOWNLOADABLE COMPUTER
DIRECTORY. CAN''T MAKE UP YOUR MIND
ON WHICH PACKAGE TO CHOOSE?
THEN GET THEM ALL AT OUR PRESIDENTIAL LEVEL WITH A GI
FT OF $420, OR AN ONGOING
CONTRIBUTION OF $35 PER MONTH.
YOU WILL RECEIVE THE FAMILY PASSES TO THE NATIONAL RAILR
OAD MUSEUM AND ILLINOIS RAILWAY
MUSEUM AND A CERTIFICATE FOR THE
WISCONSIN GREAT NORTHERN RAILROAD''S DINNER OR PI
ZZA TRAIN.
INCLUDED WITH YOUR TICKETS IS
THE ANNIVERSARY SHOW 3-DISC SET,
THE NEW 8TH EDITION GUIDEBOOK
AND THE DOWNLOADABLE COMPUTER
DIRECTORY. AND, AS AN EXTRA THANK-YOU G
IFT, WE''LL INCLUDE THE GREAT
SCENIC RAILWAY JOURNEYS DRINK TUMBL
ER. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN
RECEIVING JUST ONE OF THE EXCLUSIVE GREAT SCENIC RAILW
AY THANK-YOU GIFTS, CONTRIBUTE
AT OUR PASSENGER LEVEL AND YOU
CAN CHOOSE FROM THE ANNIVERSARY
SHOW 3-DISC SET, THE NEW 8TH EDIT
ION GUIDEBOOK, OR THE DOWNLOADAB
LE COMPUTER DIRECTORY WITH A
ONE-TIME CONTRIBUTION OF $120,
OR AN ONGOING GIFT OF JUST $10
PER MONTH. THE ANNIVERSARY 3-DISC DVD S
ET INCLUDES THE SHOW YOU''RE
WATCHING NOW, ALONG WITH AN ADDITIONAL 40 RAILWAY ADVENT
URES PLUS BONUS FOOTAGE NOT SEEN
IN THE BROADCAST, INCLUDING A
SIT-DOWN INTERVIEW WITH THE CREATOR AND PRODUCER, ROBERT
VAN CAMP, AND PAST SHOW HOST, DA
VID HOLT, AS THEY PROVIDE
INTERESTING FACTS ON THE HISTORY
OF THE SERIES. IF YOU WANT TO DISCOVER,
RESEARCH AND READ ABOUT THE MANY
SCENIC RAIL JOURNEYS IN NORTH
AMERICA, PLEASE ASK FOR THE NEW
8TH EDITION GUIDEBOOK. IT''S A COMPLETE AND UPD
ATED DIRECTORY TO OVER 500 TOURIS
T RAILROADS, RAILWAY MUSEUMS,
AND RAILROAD-RELATED ATTRACTIONS
. THIS BOOK INCLUDES DETAILED
WRITE-UPS, PICTURES, ROUTE MAPS
AND ROLLING STOCK, ALONG WITH
FULL CONTACT DETAILS ON EACH LOCATION.
INTERESTED IN VISITING ALL THE
LOCATIONS IN THE BOOK ON YOUR
PC, MAC OR TABLET? ASK FOR THE NEW DOWNLOADABLE
COMPUTER DIRECTORY. IT FEATURES THE SAME LOCATIO
NS AS THE BOOK, BUT OFFERS EVEN
MORE DETAILED INFORMATION, VIDEOS, PICTURES, AND
INTERACTIVE MAPS, PLUS DIRECT
WEB LINKS TO OVER 500 LOCATIONS,
INCLUDING DAY OUT WITH THOMAS
AND POLAR EXPRESS EVENTS NATIONWIDE.
STHAW FOR
YOUR CONTRIBUTION
AND YOUR
SUPPORT OF
PBS WISCONSIN WHEN YOU
MAKE A DONATION
AND REQUEST ONE
OF THESE THANK
YOU GIFT
PACKAGES.
>> WELL, MICHELE, I
TELL YOU,
30 YEARS OF
RIDING THE
RAILS. IT'S SO
GREAT TO BE
BACK HERE IN
WISCONSIN CELEBRATING THIS
GREAT PROGRAM.
WE'VE GOT
SOME GREAT
WAYS FOR
YOU TO SHOW
YOUR SUPPORT
AND GET
ON THOSE TRAINS. >>
WE SURE
DO. THANK YOU SO MUCH
FOR COMING.
WE APPRECIATE IT. I'M MICHELE GOOD
WITH WISCONSIN PUBLIC RADIO.
30 YEARS! WHAT DRIVES YOU
TO KEEP
DOING THIS?
>> >> IT'S YOU, OUR
MEMBERS. YOU MAKE
IT POSSIBLE.
EVERY TIME ONE OF YOU
CALLS IN
AND MAKE
THAT PLEDGE OF SUPPORT,
IT'S A VOTE OF SUPPORT.
I CAN'T THANK
YOU ENOUGH.
I NEVER IMAGINED THAT
I'D BE
CELEBRATING 30 YEARS OF
THIS PROGRAMMING
AND PBS WISCONSIN
ALONG WITH THREE
GREAT VENUES
RIGHT HERE IN YOUR
OWN REGION.
>> AND
30-YEAR ANNIVERSARY. >>
WE'VE GOT
UNIQUE THANK YOU
GIFTS. WE'VE
UPDATED A LOT OF
STUFF YOU SEE THERE.
WE HAVE GREAT
TICKETS TO GO TO
THE ILLINOIS
RAILROAD MUSEUM
AND THE
NATIONAL RAILWAY
MUSEUM ALONG WITH
THE FAMILY
PIZZA TRAIN.
FAMILIES JUST LOVE IT.
YOU'VE RIDDEN TRAINS. YOU WERE
TELLING ME
EARLIER ABOUT
THERE'S JUST
ABOUT IT. >>
IT'S ROMANTIC.
IT'S A CLICHE,
BUT IT
REALLY IS
THE ROCKING OF THE TRAIN.
IT TAKES YOU BACK
TO AN ENTIRELY
DIFFERENT TIME. >>
YEAH. >> AND
THE THING
THAT YOU WERE
JUST TELLING ME
WAS EVERY
GIFT THAT WE HAVE
HERE IS
EXCLUSIVE TO
LISTENERS --
OR TO
VIEWERS OF
WISCONSIN PUBLIC TELEVISION. >>
IT'S THAT
NPR THING.
WE'RE ALL IN
THE SAME
FAMILY. >> WELL,
WE APPRECIATE THAT.
AND WHEN YOU
MAKE A GIFT
AT ANY
LEVEL RIGHT NOW
DURING THIS
BREAK OR DURING
THIS ENTIRE
PROGRAM, YOU
CAN REST
CONFIDENT IN THE
KNOWLEDGE THAT YOU
ARE A MEMBER AND
YOU'RE HELPING
BRING THIS PROGRAM
INTO THE
HOMES ALL OVER
THE STATE OF WISCONSIN.
IN ADDITION TO
THE WONDERFUL
GIFTS WE HAVE
AS A THANK YOU,
YOU ALWAYS
GET "AIRWAVES,"
OUR PROGRAM GUIDE.
THIS IS GREAT.
IT'S BEHIND-THE-SCENES.
WE KIND
OF PULL
BACK THE
VEIL SO
YOU CAN
KNOW WHAT'S
GOING ON
HERE AT PBS
WISCONSIN AS WELL AS BEHIND THE SCENES ON
SOME OF
YOUR FAVORITE SHOWS.
THERE'S A GREAT GRID SO YOU
CAN WRITE
DOWN WHAT YOU WANT TO
SEE. NO
NEED TO
FIGHT OVER
WHO'S GOING TO
WATCH WHAT WHEN.
YOU ALSO
GET MEMBERSHIP
IN PASSPORT, OUR
ONLINE LIBRARY OF ALL OF
YOUR FAVORITE
PROGRAMS. ALL THAT
WHEN YOU
BECOME A MEMBER RIGHT NOW.
1-800-236-3636. >> AND AS YOU
SAW, ONE OF
OUR PACKAGES
IS TO GO TO
THE TWO
GREATEST RAILROAD MUSEUMS
IN THE
REGION.
A LOT OF
YOU REMEMBER
NICKEL LAST.
HE COMES
IN EVERY
TIME WE
COME ON. I WAS
AMAZED WHEN
I WENT
TO YOUR
LOCATION AND SAW
THE VASTNESS OF
WHAT I WOULD
CALL 70
YEARS OF PASSION.
THEY STARTED
IN 1953
COLLECTING EQUIPMENT AND YOU
TO ME
HAVE ONE OF THE
FINEST COLLECTIONS
IN NORTH AMERICA OF
OUR RAILROAD
HERITAGE. TELL US
WHAT PEOPLE
CAN EXPERIENCE WHEN
THEY GO
TO A MUSEUM. >> THANK
YOU FOR THE
COMPLIMENTS. ILLINOIS RAILWAY MUSEUM
IS CELEBRATING ITS
70TH ANNIVERSARY
THIS YEAR,
AND WE'RE
STILL ACCUMULATING. >>
I KNOW.
I READ THE
NEWS. YOU GOT
ANOTHER CAR.
YOU GOT ANOTHER
ENGINE. IT'S JUST
GREAT. >>
SOME PEOPLE SAY
IS THERE
ANYTHING LEFT TO
GET? >> THERE ALWAYS
IS. >> YEAH.
YEAH. IT SEEMS
LIKE STUFF
KEEPS COMING
UP. BUT
WE'RE STILL
AT IT.
WE'RE STILL DOING THE
EVENTS THROUGH
THE YEAR.
WE DO A
CHRISTMAS TRAIN. WE
DO THOMAS THE
TRAIN IN
JULY AND THAT. BUT
COLLECTING IS WHAT
WE DO.
>> WHAT
CAN PEOPLE
EXPERIENCE NOW WITH
THESE FAMILY
PASSES? THEY CAN
TAKE THE
WHOLE FAMILY. >>
MY RECOMMENDATION IS
TO COME ON THE
WEEKENDS BECAUSE
THAT'S WHEN WE
RUN THE
STEAM ENGINES.
SO THE CHANCES
THAT PEOPLE
ARE GOING TO
BE ABLE
TO RIDE
BEHIND STEAM IS
REALLY GOOD FOR
THE WEEKEND. >> WE
KNOW THE
STEAM IS A BIG
DRAW. >> IT IS. >>
IF YOU
ENJOY WHAT YOU'RE SEEING AND YOU W
ANT TO
CELEBRATE WISCONSIN PUBLIC TELEVISION,
PBS, THIS IS THE TIME TO DO
IT. YOU'RE
CELEBRATING ALL
THE GREAT
PROGRAMMING. I CALL
IT THE
360 DEGREES
OF PROGRAMMING. WE H
AVE ANOTHER
GREAT GUEST
HERE WITH ANOTHER
GREAT ATTRACTION.
TOWARDS GREEN BAY. >> YEAH.
YEAH. >> MICHELE?
>> I'M JOINED
BY JUSTIN
TENPENNY, MARKETING
DIRECTOR FOR
THE NATIONAL
RAILROAD MUSEUM
. >>
GREEN BAY. >>
SO IT'S
CLOSE. WE
CAN GO
ANYTIME WE WANT. >>
YES. >> TELL
US A LITTLE
BIT ABOUT
SOME OF THE THINGS
FAMILIES CAN
DO. >> YEAH. OUR MUSEUM IS
GREAT FOR
FAMILIES WITH
ALL THOSE
TRAIN LOVERS, YOU
KNOW, WHETHER IT'S A
PARTNER OR
A CHILD. THEY
CAN EXPLORE
ALL OF THE
TRAINS THAT WE HAVE.
WE HAVE
OVER 07
! 70
PIECES OF
ROLLING STOCK. YOU CAN
WALK THROUGH
EISENHOWER'S COMMAND CENTER
FROM WORLD WAR II. YOU CAN SIT
IN THE
CAB OF THE BIG
BOY, EXPLORE
THE ARROW
TRAIN. >> CAN YOU RIDE
IN ANY OF
THE TRAINS? >> WE
DO OFFER
SEASONAL TRAIN
RIDES. THE
TRAIN RIDES
GO AROUND OUR
GROUNDS. THEY
TAKE TWO LAPSE
AROUND. IT'S REALLY
GREAT. THEY START IN
THE SPRING
AND GO
THROUGH EARLY FALL. >> ARE YOU
OPEN IN
THE WINTER?
>> YEAH. WE
ARE OPEN ALL
YEAR LONG
BETWEEN JANUARY
AND MARCH.
WE ARE CLOSED ON
MONDAYS. OTHERWISE WE
WELCOME YOU
ANYTIME OF THE YEAR. >>
THAT'S GREAT.
WITH ONE OF
THE GIFTS,
I'M NOT
SURE WHICH ONE IT IS,
FOR $35 A
MONTH AS A
SUSTAINER, YOU CAN
VISIT THE
MUSEUM WITH
THE TICKETS THAT
WE WILL
GIVE YOU
WHEN YOU MAKE YOUR
DONATION AT
1-800-236-3636.
>> I
LOVE GOING
UP INTO
THE GREAT WOODS
AS THEY
CALL IT. YOU LIVE IN
SUCH A BEAUTIFUL
AREA OF THE COUNTRY.
WISCONSIN GREAT NORTHERN IS ONE
OF MY FAVORITE PLACES TO GO.
IF YOU WANT
TO RELIVE
DINING ON THE
RAILS, SLEEPING ON
THE RAILS
AND THEY HAVE THEIR
PIZZA TRAIN.
WE'RE GOING TO BUNDLE
ALL THE
MUSEUM FAMILY PASSES,
WE'RE GOING TO
GIVE YOU
YOUR OWN
PRIVATE DINING
ROOM FOR TWO
FOR YOU
AND A SIGNIFICANT
OTHER TO
ENJOY THE GREAT
WOODS. IT
IS JUST
SUCH A BEAUTIFUL AREA.
THE FOOD IS
GREAT. GREG
AND MARDEL
AND THEIR
SON DO A GREAT
JOB. YOU'RE GOING
TO FEEL
LIKE FAMILY
WHEN YOU GO UP
THERE. THAT'S AT
THE $30
LEVEL. NOW, IF YOU WANT TO
GET THE
PIZZA TRAIN,
YOU'RE PICKING
ONE OR THE
OTHER HERE,
IF YOU WANT
TO TAKE UP TO
FIVE FAMILY
MEMBERS, I'M TELLING YOU, THIS
IS SO
POPULAR. THEY
ACTUALLY MAKE
THEIR PIZZAS
FRESH ON THE TRAIN NOW.
THEY HAVE A
KITCHEN CAR
WHERE THEY DO
THEIR DINING
EBBS EXPERIENCE.
YOU HAVE A
GREAT TIME
ENJOYING A DAY IN
THE SCENERY, GOING
OUT THERE
TO THE
RIVER, ALL
THAT BEAUTIFUL WOODS AND
FARMLAND THAT YOU
SAW EARLIER.
IT IS JUST A
FAMILY, FAMILY
FUN TIME.
AGAIN, AT THAT
$30 SUSTAINING
MEMBERSHIP OR ONE-TIME GIFT
OF $360, YOU
HAVE YOUR
CHOICE OF THE DINNER TRAIN
OR THE
PIZZA TRAIN AND
YOU GET
THE PASSES
TO BEEGHT
! BOTH
MUSEUMS. YOU
GET OVER
50 RAILROADS
IN THE
DVD SET. THE NEW
8TH EDITION
GUIDEBOOK, A DIRECTORY TO
EVERY MUSEUM.
WE'VE GOT THAT
DOWNLOADABLE COMPUTER
ONE WHERE
YOU CAN
GO TO
THE WEBSITES.
OUR PRESIDENTIAL LEVEL,
WHAT A GREAT
WAY TO
SUPPORT WITH A
$420 ONE-TIME
GIFT, YOU GET
IT ALL.
WE'RE GOING TO
THROW IN
OUR ANNIVERSARY DRINKS FOR
YOU AS WELL.
CONSIDER MAKING THAT INVESTMENT
IN WISCONSIN PBS,
FOLKS. WE WOULD
NOT BE
IF NOT FOR
CURRENT MEMBERS. WE
HOPE YOU'LL
BE INVESTING
IN THE FUTURE
OF THIS
GREAT NETWORK.
MICHELE, IT'S OUR JOB
TO FUND
IT. YOU THINK
ABOUT JUST
DOING THE
BASIC MEMBERSHIP AND
GET PASSPORT AND YOU
GET TO
WATCH ALL THAT
STREAMING WHENEVER
YOU WANT.
AND IT'S ALL
MADE POSSIBLE
BECAUSE OF
OUR MEMBERS.
SO THINK ABOUT THE
VALUE OF
THIS PROGRAMMING FOR YOU AND
YOUR KIDS
IN THE
AFTERNOON. I
LEARN SOMETHING
NEW EVERY
TIME I TURN ON
THIS NETWORK.
YOU HAVE A
FAVORITE SHOW
HERE ON
WISCONSIN PBS.
I PERSONALLY
LOVE ANY
TIME A KEN
BURNS DOCUMENTARY COMES OUT.
OBVIOUSLY GETTING THE NEWS
EVERY DAY.
THIS OLD HOUSE,
I ALWAYS
LEARN WHAT I
DID WRONG
AND I HAVE TO GO BACK AND FIX
IT. MICHELE,
IT'S A CELEBRATION
OF WHO WE ARE
AS A CULTURE
AND A PEOPLE AND
THAT'S ONE THING
I LOVE
ABOUT 30
YEARS. I
CAN'T THANK
OUR MEMBERS
ENOUGH. IT DOESN'T
MATTER WHAT
AMOUNT YOU GIVE.
IT'S THAT YOU
JUST PARTICIPATE AND BECOME PART
OF THE
PROCESS THAT
MAKES THIS
GREAT NETWORK
THAT WE CREATED,
WE, THE
PEOPLE CREATED,
MANY, MANY
YEARS AGO. >>
THAT'S VERY
TRUE. WE
HAVE THESE
WONDERFUL GIFTS
AT VARIOUS LEVELS,
BUT WHAT IS
SUPPORT IS THAT
YOU SUPPORT
THE PROGRAM.
THE AMOUNT DOESN'T
MATTER, JUST THAT YOU
BECOME A MEMBER.
ALTHOUGH IT'S
REALLY HARD TO PASS UP
THESE GREAT THANK
YOU GIFTS.
WHAT DO WE HAVE
COMING UP NEXT?
>> WE'RE
GOING TO HEAD
TO PENNSYLVANIA. TH
EN WE'RE
GOING TO BE ON
THE WISCONSIN GREAT NORTHERN.
YOU'LL SEE IT IN
THE NEXT
BLOCK. THEN WE'RE
GOING TO HEAD
TO OREGON
TO ONE OF
MY FAVORITE
STEAM TRAINS. THIS RAILROAD
ALLOWS DOGS.
IT'S SO GREAT.
EVERYBODY'SBRINGING THEIR DOGS.
REALLY FUN TIME.
CONSIDER MAKING
THAT INVESTMENT
IN YOUR
PUBLIC TELEVISION
STATION. >> WE CAN'T DO
IT WITHOUT
YOU. >> WE HAVE
GREAT THANK YOU
GIFTS FOR YOU.
I CREATED
THESE GIFTS
FOR YOU
ONLY. WE DO NOT
SELL THEM TO
THE GENERAL PUBLIC.
YOU WILL NOT
FIND THEM
ONLINE. YOU'LL ONLY
FIND THEM
ON THE
PBS WEBSITE. GO AHEAD
AND MAKE
THAT INVESTMENT TODAY.
WE'RE GOING TO HEAD BACK TO
THE SHOW
BUT LET'S
SHOW YOU
THOSE LEVELS ONE
MORE TIME SO
YOU CAN
PICK WHICH
LEVEL WORKS
BEST FOR
YOU.
CAR
DIN CROAR
>> IF GREAT SCENIC R
AILWAY JOURNEYS HAS INSPIRED YOU TO
GET OUT AND RIDE THE RAILS, MAKE
A GIFT AT OUR ENGINEER''S
LEVEL OF $240, OR AN ONGOING $20
CONTRIBUTION, AND WE WILL PROVIDE YOU WITH FAMILY PASS
ES TO VISIT THE NATIONAL RAILRO
AD MUSEUM AND THE ILLINOIS RAIL
WAY MUSEUM.
THE NATIONAL RAILROAD MUSEUM IN
GREEN BAY IS ONE OF THE LARGEST
RAIL MUSEUMS IN THE UNITED STATES, WITH OVER 70 PIECES
OF ROLLING STOCK, SEASONAL TRAI
N RIDES AND INDOOR AND OUTDOOR
EXHIBITS. THE ILLINOIS RAILWAY MUSEUM,
LOCATED IN NORTHERN ILLINOIS,
TRANSPORTS YOU TO THE GLORY AGE
OF RAIL TRAVEL ABOARD ROLLING
TIME MACHINES. VISITORS OF ALL AGES ENJOY
EXPLORING ITS HISTORIC COLLECTION AND CAN EXPERIENC
E A RIDE ON A LOVINGLY RESTORED
TRAIN. YOUR ENGINEER''S LEVEL GI
FT INCLUDES FAMILY PASSES FOR B
OTH MUSEUMS.
AND, INCLUDED WITH YOUR MUSEUM
PASSES, YOU WILL RECEIVE THE ANNIVERSARY SHOW 3-DISC SET,
THE NEW 8TH EDITION GUIDEBOOK, A
ND THE DOWNLOADABLE COMPUTER
DIRECTORY. INTERESTED IN DINING ON THE
RAILS WITH THE WISCONSIN GREAT
NORTHERN RAILROAD? MAKE A GIFT OF $360 OR AN
ONGOING $30 MONTHLY CONTRIBUTION
AT OUR CONDUCTOR''S LEVEL, AND
YOU''LL HAVE THE CHOICE OF AN
ELEGANT DINNER FOR TWO OR A FUN
MEAL FOR FIVE ON THE PIZZA TRAIN.
THE WISCONSIN GREAT NORTHERN RAILROAD OFFERS THE COUNTRY'
'S FIRST PRIVATE DINING SERVICE
, WHERE YOU CAN ENJOY YOUR OWN
ROOM AS YOU''RE SERVED AN APPETIZER PLATE, A CUP OF SO
UP AND THEN YOUR CHOICE OF ONE
OF THREE PRESELECTED ENTREES.
A LITTLE LATER YOU WILL DELIGHT
IN A GENEROUS SLICE OF A GOURMET
DESSERT. ALONG THE WAY YOU WILL ENJOY
THE BEAUTY OF THE AREA AS YOU PA
SS BY FARM FIELDS, DEEP WOODS,
AND THE SCENIC NAMEKAGON RIVER.
IF YOU WANT TO BRING THE KIDS,
THEN SELECT THE PIZZA TRAIN PACKAGE.
IT''S ONE OF THE RAILROAD''S MOST
POPULAR, FAMILY-ORIENTED TRAIN
RIDES EACH SEASON. YOU CAN BRING UP TO FIVE GUE
STS AND CHOOSE FROM PEPPERONI,
SAUSAGE OR CHEESE PIZZA BAKED
FRESH IN THE DINING CAR ON THE
TRAIN. INCLUDED WITH YOUR TICKETS Y
OU WILL ALSO RECEIVE THE
ANNIVERSARY SHOW 3-DISC SET, THE
NEW 8TH EDITION GUIDEBOOK, AND
THE DOWNLOADABLE COMPUTER DIRECTORY.
CAN''T MAKE UP YOUR MIND ON WHICH
PACKAGE TO CHOOSE? THEN GET THEM ALL AT OUR
PRESIDENTIAL LEVEL WITH A GIFT
OF $420, OR AN ONGOING CONTRIBUTION OF $35 PER MONT
H. YOU WILL RECEIVE THE FAMILY
PASSES TO THE NATIONAL RAILROAD
MUSEUM AND ILLINOIS RAILWAY MUSEUM AND A CERTIFICATE FOR
THE WISCONSIN GREAT NORTHERN
RAILROAD''S DINNER OR PIZZA
TRAIN. INCLUDED WITH YOUR TICKETS I
S THE ANNIVERSARY SHOW 3-DISC
SET, THE NEW 8TH EDITION GUIDEBOO
K AND THE DOWNLOADABLE COMPUTE
R DIRECTORY.
AND, AS AN EXTRA THANK-YOU GIFT,
WE''LL INCLUDE THE GREAT SCENIC
RAILWAY JOURNEYS DRINK TUMBLER.
IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN RECEIVING JUST ONE OF THE
EXCLUSIVE GREAT SCENIC RAILWAY
THANK-YOU GIFTS, CONTRIBUTE AT
OUR PASSENGER LEVEL AND YOU CAN
CHOOSE FROM THE ANNIVERSARY SHOW
3-DISC SET, THE NEW 8TH EDITION
GUIDEBOOK, OR THE DOWNLOADABLE
COMPUTER DIRECTORY WITH A ONE-TIME CONTRIBUTION OF $12
0, OR AN ONGOING GIFT OF JUST $
10 PER MONTH.
THE ANNIVERSARY 3-DISC DVD SET
INCLUDES THE SHOW YOU''RE WATCHING NOW, ALONG WITH AN
ADDITIONAL 40 RAILWAY ADVENTURES
PLUS BONUS FOOTAGE NOT SEEN IN
THE BROADCAST, INCLUDING A SIT-DOWN INTERVIEW WITH THE
CREATOR AND PRODUCER, ROBERT VAN
CAMP, AND PAST SHOW HOST, DAVID
HOLT, AS THEY PROVIDE INTERESTING FACTS ON THE HIS
TORY OF THE SERIES.
IF YOU WANT TO DISCOVER, RESEARCH AND READ ABOUT THE
MANY SCENIC RAIL JOURNEYS IN NORT
H AMERICA, PLEASE ASK FOR THE
NEW 8TH EDITION GUIDEBOOK.
IT''S A COMPLETE AND UPDATED
DIRECTORY TO OVER 500 TOURIST
RAILROADS, RAILWAY MUSEUMS, AND
RAILROAD-RELATED ATTRACTIONS.
THIS BOOK INCLUDES DETAILED WRITE-UPS, PICTURES, ROUTE M
APS AND ROLLING STOCK, ALONG WIT
H FULL CONTACT DETAILS ON EACH
LOCATION. INTERESTED IN VISITING ALL T
HE LOCATIONS IN THE BOOK ON YOU
R PC, MAC OR TABLET?
ASK FOR THE NEW DOWNLOADABLE COMPUTER DIRECTORY.
IT FEATURES THE SAME LOCATIONS
AS THE BOOK, BUT OFFERS EVEN MORE DETAILED INFORMATION,
VIDEOS, PICTURES, AND INTERACTIVE MAPS, PLUS DIREC
T WEB LINKS TO OVER 500 LOCATI
ONS, INCLUDING DAY OUT WITH THOMA
S AND POLAR EXPRESS EVENTS
NATIONWIDE. THANK YOU FOR
YOUR CONTRIBUTION
AND YOUR SPORTD
OF PBS WISCONSIN
WHEN YOU MAKE A
DONATION AND
REQUEST ONE!!!!
ONE OF
THESE EXCLUSIVE
GIFT PACKAGES.
>>
WHAT A GREAT
IDEA FOR
FAMILIES. WHAT'S BETTER
THAN PIZZA
AND TRAINS
FOR KIDS?
HI. I'M MICHELE GOOD
WITH WISCONSIN PUBLIC RADIO AND
I'M HERE
WITH ROBERT VAN CAMP.
WE HOPE
YOU'RE ENJOYING
THIS PROGRAM.
UP IN TREGO,
THE AMAZING
RAILROAD UP THERE. WHAT
BETTER THAN
TAKING A TRIP THROUGH THE
NORTHWOODS. SO
BEAUTIFUL. AND
CLOSE. >>
CLOSE AND, YOU KNOW,
OBVIOUSLY YOU GET THE
TWO RAILROAD MUSEUMS
IN THAT
PACKAGE AS WELL. WHAT A GREAT WAY
TO CELEBRATE PBS
WISCONSIN, THAT
GREAT NETWORK CREATED
BY US. IT'S OURS.
WE OWN IT. SO PLEASE
CONSIDER THAT
INVESTMENT, MAKE THAT PLEDGE OF
SUPPORT. IT
DOESN'T MATTER
WHAT AMOUNT
YOU GIVE. EVERY PLEDGE
IS A VOTE.
VOTING IS VERY
IMPORTANT. WE'D LOVE TO
HEAR FROM
YOU. WE CAN
ANSWER ALL
YOUR QUESTIONS
ABOUT THOSE TRAIN
TICKETS. YOU'VE
GOT PLENTY
OF TIME
TO REDEEM THEM
OVER A FULL YEAR. PEOPLE
ASK ABOUT
HANKY !!
! HANDICAP
ACCESSIBLE. THEY ARE.
ARE THERE BATHROOMS?
YES. THIS IS DEFINITELY
IT, FOLKS.
COME ONBOARD.
BECOME A MEMBER. GO TO
THE WEBSITE.
YOU CAN
SEE ALL
THE GREAT THANK
YOU GIFTS THERE
OR CALL ONE
OF OUR
VOLUNTEERS AND
THEY'LL WALK YOU THROUGH
THAT PROCESS. >>
AND THE
GREAT THING
ABOUT THESE THANK YOU
GIFTS IS THEY ARE
EXCLUSIVE TO PUBLIC
TELEVISION VIEWERS.
YOU WON'T BE ABLE TO
GET THESE
IN A YEAR
AT TARGET
OR AMAZON.
ONLY IF YOU
BECOME A MEMBER OF
THIS STATION WILL
YOU RECEIVE
THESE WONDERFUL GIFTS.
AND WHEN YOU
BECOME A MEMBER,
YOU ARE NOT
JUST SUPPORTING
THIS GREAT
PROGRAM, BUT
YOU ARE
SUPPORTING ALL OF
THE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS WE
HAVE, THE PROGRAMS
THAT CENTER ON
THE STATE OF WISCONSIN.
YOU ARE HELPING
TO MAKE
THAT POSSIBLE
BECAUSE REALLY THIS
IS A PARTNERSHIP
BETWEEN YOU,
THE VIEWER,
AND US.
WE BRING YOU THE
PROGRAMS. YOU
HELP SUPPORT
THOSE PROGRAMS
WITH YOUR
CONTRIBUTION AT 1-800-236-3636
. ACTUALLY, YOU'RE KIND OF
PAYING IT FORWARD WHEN
YOU MAKE
THAT CONTRIBUTION BECAUSE YOU'RE
ALLOWING PEOPLE ALL OVER
THE STATE
TO WATCH
THIS GREAT
PROGRAM, THIS HISTORY
OF EDUCATION, EVEN
IN A PROGRAM
ABOUT TRAINS. WE'RE LEARNING
ABOUT THE HISTORY
OF TRAINS.
WE'RE LEARNING ABOUT
THE PRESERVATION AROUND
THESE IMPORTANT
PIECES OF
HISTORY. ALL OF THAT
IS POSSIBLE THANKS
TO YOUR SUPPORT.
1-800-236-3636.
>> YOU WANT
TO RELIVE
THE GLORY
DAYS OF RIDING AND
DINING ON THE
RAILS, THE BEST WAY
TO DO IT
IS AT
OUR $30
INVESTMENT. YOU CAN HAVE
THE DINNER
TRAIN FOR TWO
OR THE
PIZZA TRAIN FOR
FIVE. THIS IS A GREAT
WAY TO
RELIVE IT
WITH BEAUTIFUL,
HISTORIC EQUIPMENT.
I LOVE
THOSE CUSTOM-BUILT
DINING ROOMS THAT THEY HAVE UP THE
RE. IF
YOU'VE GOT AN
ANNIVERSARY COMING UP,
YOU GOT A
BIRTHDAY COMING
UP, SOMETHING YOU WANT
TO DO WITH YOUR
SIGNIFICANT OTHER, THIS IS THE
TRIP TO GO
DO. PRIVATE
DINING ROOM
ALL TO
YOURSELF. I'VE NEVER
SEEN IT.
THIS IS ONE OF A
KIND. GREG
VREELAND AND
MARDELL AND
ALEXANDER ARE ALWAYS
CREATING SOMETHING NEW.
THAT'S WHY WE
WENT BACK UP
THERE AND
DID A BRAND
NEW PIECE
FOR YOU TO SEE
WHAT THEY OFFER.
SO PLEASE CONSIDER
GETTING THAT
DINNER TRAIN. IF YOU WANT TO GET
THE KIDS
AND DO
PIZZA, I
WOULD NEVER
THINK PIZZA AND
TRAINS WOULD
GO TOGETHER UNTIL I WAS UP
THERE. THIS IS
SUCH A FUN
FAMILY TIME.
GET YOUR
PIZZA. ENJOY.
LOOK OUT THE
WINDOWS AND
SEE ALL
THE BEAUTIFUL
WILDLIFE THAT'S
UP THERE. THIS
IS FAMILY
FUN, FOLKS.
SO CONSIDER
THAT INVESTMENT.
AGAIN AT
$30 SUSTAINING
MEMBERSHIP YOU'RE GOING TO GET
YOUR CHOICE OF THE
DINNER TRAIN
OR THE
PIZZA TRAIN.
YOU'RE GOING TO GET ALL
THE GREAT THANK YOU GIFTS
THAT WE TALKED
ABOUT, THE
50 SEGMENTS OUT OF
MANY SHOWS,
INCLUDING THE SHOW YOU'RE
WATCHING RIGHT NOW.
YOU'LL GET THE
8TH EDITION
DIRECTORY. AND YOU
GET OUR
COMPUTER DIRECTORY.
BUT IF YOU
CAN'T MAKE
UP YOUR
MIND AND YOU WANT
EVERYTHING, WE'VE
GOT THAT
FOR YOU.
WE'LL THROW IN A
DRINK TUMBLER.
YOU GET
THE MUSEUM
PASSES TO
BOTH MUSEUMS.
SO CONSIDER MAKING THAT
INVESTMENT AND LET'S
HEAR A LITTLE BIT
MORE .
NICK FROM THE MUSEUM
IS HERE
WITH MICHELE. >> THANKS,
BOB. NICK IS
JOINING ME
FROM THE
ILLINOIS RAILWAY MUSEUM.
NICK, YOU STARTED
WORKING ON
PRESERVATION BACK IN THE
'50s. WHAT
PROMPTED YOU?
I MEAN,
YOU'VE BEEN DOING THIS
FOR A LONG TIME. >>
WELL, THE
ORGANIZATION, MICHELE,
STARTED IN
1953 AND
IT STARTED WITH TEN
GUYS WHO
WANTED TO GET
TOGETHER TO
SAVE AN
INTERURBAN CAR.
THAT WAS AN
INDIANA CAR. THE
SECOND TWO THAT
WERE SAVED
WERE MILWAUKEE CARS. IT
WAS A STRANGE
STORY BECAUSE
THE ORIGINAL SITE WAS
IN NORTH CHICAGO, WHERE
THE NAVY
BASE IS,
HALFWAY BETWEEN CHICAGO AND
MILWAUKEE OLT
! ON
THE OLD NORTH
SHORELINE. THEY
FOUND A PLACE
TO STORE
THAT CAR.
THE NEXT TWO
THEY WENT
AFTER IS THE MILWAUKEE
CARS. THOSE
CARS GOT
SOLD TO
ST. THOMAS, ONTARIO. SO THOSE ARE
THE ONLY
TWO CARS
THAT MADE THE
TRIP BOTH
WAYS ACROSS LAKE MICHIGAN
ON A CAR
FERRY. BUT
THEY'RE THE
ONLY TWO
CARS FROM THE
MILWAUKEE SYSTEM THAT
WERE SAVED IN THIS
COUNTRY. AND THAT'S
WHAT THE
MUSEUM IS
ABOUT, IS ABOUT
SAVING EQUIPMENT
FOR FUTURE
GENERATIONS. >> THE
HISTORY INVOLVED
IS JUST
-- THERE'S SO MUCH.
AND YOU GO
IN AND
YOU --
THE VOLUNTEERS
THEMSELVES ARE
THE ONES WHO
ARE PRESERVING
THESE TRAINS. >> EVERY
PIECE HAS A
STORY TO
TELL. EVERY PIECE
HAS A STORY
TO TELL.
AND ALL THE VOLUNTEERS, A
LOT OF THE
CARS WERE
SPONSORED BY
PEOPLE, AND IT
WAS --
IN THE
OLD DAYS IT WAS PASS
THE HAT
IN ORDER TO GET STUFF.
AND THAT'S WHAT
THEY USED
TO DO,
IS PASS THE
HAT TO
BUY. WE'D BUY
THEM FOR
SCRAP. AND
THEY'D HAVE A
FUND-RAISING CAMPAIGN AMONGST
THEMSELVES AND
OTHER FANS.
AND REALLY
GOT A HECK
OF A COLLECTION NOW.
HECK OF A
COLLECTION. >> THAT IS A
GREAT STORY.
1-800-236-3636. >>
NOW, THE
ILLINOIS RAIL
MUSEUM IS ONE OF
JUST MANY
GREAT LOCATIONS HERE.
I HAVE JUSTIN
TENPENNY WITH ME
FROM THE
NATIONAL RAILWAY MUSEUM.
THIS PLACE
IS VERY
UNIQUE. TELL US A
LITTLE BIT
ABOUT WHAT
EXPERIENCE PEOPLE CAN HAVE.
THEY GOT TRAIN
RIDES. THEY GOT
THE MUSEUM
TOURS INSIDE.
AND YOU HAVE A VERY,
VERY UNIQUE
ONE. I LOVE
THAT YOU HAVE
THE TRAIN
RIDES AS WELL,
BUT TELL
FOLKS WHAT THEY
GET TO
EXPERIENCE WITH THE
PACKAGE. >> YEAH.
YOU'RE!!!!!!
OUR MUSEUM OFFERS SO
MUCH INTERACTIVE THINGS TO
DO. FAMILIES, YOUNG CHILDREN
CAN COME AND
WALK THROUGH
EISENHOWER'S COMMAND TRAIN. THEY CAN SIT
IN THE
CAB OF THE BIG
BOY, A STEAM
LOCOMOTIVE. YOU CAN
SEE THE
GG1 ELECTRIC
LOCOMOTIVE. YOU CAN SEE
THE ARROW
TRAIN. >> IS THAT
THE ONLY
ONE LEFT?
>> THERE IS
ONE OTHER ONE
OUT THERE.
WE HAVE NO.
2. WE'RE VERY
PROUD OF IT. >> WHAT IS
YOUR MAIN
MISSION? THIS IS A
TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF
EDUCATION, BUT A
VERY TACTILE
EXPERIENCE FOR THE KIDS AS
WELL. THE PARENTS
WILL ENJOY
T. THE
IT. THE KIDS
WILL ENJOY IT.
IT'S JUST A
TRUE GEM. IT'S UP
IN GREEN BAY,
RIGHT? >>
YES. GREEN
BAY, WISCONSIN. >>
SO, FOLKS, CONSIDER
MAKING THAT INVESTMENT AND
YOU CAN
AGAIN AT THAT $20
LEVEL WE'LL GO
AHEAD AND GET YOU
PASSES TO GO
TO BOTH
LOCATIONS. THE'RE FAMILY
PASSES. HOW MANY ARE
IN YOUR
FAMILY? DOESN'T MATTER.
BRING THEM. THOSE PASSES
ARE GOING TO
GET YOU THROUGH.
YOU GET
THE DVD,
GUIDEBOOK AND DIRECTORY AS
WELL. $10 MORE SUSTAINING
WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND
GIVE YOU
THOSE PASSES
AND YOUR
CHOICE OF
GOING ON THE DINNER
TRAIN OR
PIZZA TRAIN ALONG
WITH THE
THANK YOU
GIFTS WE TALKED
ABOUT EARLIER.
AT THE
$35 LEVEL,
$4 20RBGS
YOU $420, YOU
GET IT
ALL, ALL
OF THOSE THANK YOU
GIFTS. >> YOUR
CONTRIBUTION RIGHT NOW
AT 1-800-236-3636
, IT
DOES SO MUCH MORE THAN YOU
POSSIBLY KNOW. IN ADDITIO
N TO ALL
OF THESE
GREAT GIFTS,
FAMILY ENTERTAINMENT, MEALS,
THE DIRECTORY
ALONE, IDEAS FOR
TRIPS WITH YOUR
FAMILY OR
SOLO, JUST
IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD
OR ALL OVER
THE COUNTRY. YOU'VE
ALSO GOT
THE PIZZA.
YOU'VE GOT TWO
OTHER MUSEUMS
YOU CAN GO
TO, A TUMBLER, A HAT.
IT'S AN AMAZING
VALUE. AND ON
TOP OF
IT ALL,
YOU ARE
SUPPORTING THIS
STATION THAT
YOU LOVE, PBS WISCONSIN.
EVERY TIME YOU WATCH,
YOU WILL
KNOW YOU
HELPED MAKE
IT ALL
POSSIBLE WITH
YOUR GIFT
AT 1-800-236-3636
. >> SO
LET'S GO AHEAD
AND RECAP
SOME OF THE GREAT WAYS
YOU CAN
SHOW YOUR SUPPORT.
STARTING AT OUR
$10 SUSTAINING
MEMBERSHIP, WE'RE GOING
TO GIVE
YOU A CHOICE OF
THE THREE-DVD
SET AND YOU'VE GOT
ALL THAT
BONUS FOOTAGE
OF BEHIND-THE-SCENES WHERE DAVI
D AND I TALK ABOUT
ALL THE
INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT PRODUCING THE
SERIES. THEN
WE'VE GOT
OUR GUIDEBOOK,
OVER 500
LOCATIONS FULL OF INFORMATION, EVERYTHING YOU
NEED TO KNOW. IT'S A
GREAT THING.
WE CALL IT
THE BIBLE
OF RAILROADING INFORMATION
BECAUSE EVERYTHING IS
IN THERE
FOR NORTH AMERICA. YOU WANT
TO SLEEP
IN A CABOOSE,
WE'VE GOT A
PLACE FOR
YOU TO GO.
THE COMPUTER
DIRECTORY IS
UPDATED. PUT IT
IN YOUR
PC OR
MAC, IT'S
DOWNLOADABLE AND CLICK
THE LINKS, A LOT OF
INFORMATION, A LOT OF
VIDEOS. MICHELE, WE ONLY
COME A COUPLE
TIMES TO
OUR MEMBERS
AND SAY
GET ONBOARD
WITH US,
NO PUN
INTENDED, LET'S
GET THIS
STEAM ENGINE
GOING. THINK OF HOW
MANY YEARS PBS
WISCONSIN HAS BEEN ON.
OUR MEMBERS MAKE IT POSSIBLE.
WE CAN'T THANK YOU
ENOUGH. I CALL
IT THE
360 DEGREES
OF PROGRAMMING BECAUSE
THERE'S SOMETHING FOR EVERYBODY ON
THIS NETWORK.
IT'S COMMERCIAL-FREE
AND WE OWN
IT. >> IT'S ALL POSSIBLE
WHEN YOU
MAKE A DONATION.
BECOME A PART OF SOMETHING
BIGGER. 1-800-236-3636.
OUR VOLUNTEERS ARE
WAITING FOR
YOUR CALL.
OR YOU CAN
GO TO
pbswisconsin.org AND THANK YOU
FOR YOUR
SUPPORT.
PBS
>>
WELCOME BACK TO
THE "GREAT SCENIC RAILWAY JOURNEYS"
30TH YEAR
ANNIVERSARY. AND THIS
IS A CHALLENGE
BREAK. OUR MEMBERS ARE
GOING TO
MATCH ANY
DONATION YOU
MAKE DURING
THIS BREAK ONE FOR
ONE. SO THIS IS
AN OPPORTUNITY TO
HAVE YOUR MEMBERSHIP GO
TWICE AS FAR.
YOU CAN ACTUALLY
BENEFIT BY
HAVING IT DOUBLED
AT 1-800-236-3636
. OR BY
GOING ONLINE
TO pbswisconsin.org.
>> SO MAKE THAT CONTRIBUTION
NOW. REMEMBER,
EVERY ONE OF
YOU THAT HAVE BEEN
WATCHING THIS
AND THINKING ABOUT
IT, YOUR
DOLLARS WILL BE DOUBLE!
ED. WE'RE
GOING TO
SHOW YOU
ALL THE
GREAT LEVELS WE HAVE. YOU CAN
MAKE IT
WHATEVER YOU WANT TO
PLEDGE. MAKE A VOTE OF
SUPPORT HERE.
LET'S SHOW YOU
ALL THE
MANY WAYS
YOU CAN
MAKE THAT PLEDGE
OF SUPPORT HERE
FOR PBS WISCONSIN.
THE NATIONAL RAILROAD MUSEUM IN
GREEN BAY IS ONE OF THE LARGEST
RAIL MUSEUMS IN THE UNITED STATES, WITH OVER 70 PIECES
OF ROLLING STOCK, SEASONAL TRAI
N RIDES AND INDOOR AND OUTDOOR
EXHIBITS. THE ILLINOIS RAILWAY MUSEUM,
LOCATED IN NORTHERN ILLINOIS,
TRANSPORTS YOU TO THE GLORY AGE
OF RAIL TRAVEL ABOARD ROLLING
TIME MACHINES. VISITORS OF ALL AGES ENJOY
EXPLORING ITS HISTORIC COLLECTION AND CAN EXPERIENC
E A RIDE ON A LOVINGLY RESTORED
TRAIN. YOUR ENGINEER''S LEVEL GI
FT INCLUDES FAMILY PASSES FOR B
OTH MUSEUMS.
AND, INCLUDED WITH YOUR MUSEUM
PASSES, YOU WILL RECEIVE THE ANNIVERSARY SHOW 3-DISC SET,
THE NEW 8TH EDITION GUIDEBOOK, A
ND THE DOWNLOADABLE COMPUTER
DIRECTORY. INTERESTED IN DINING ON THE
RAILS WITH THE WISCONSIN GREAT
NORTHERN RAILROAD? MAKE A GIFT OF $360 OR AN
ONGOING $30 MONTHLY CONTRIBUTION
AT OUR CONDUCTOR''S LEVEL, AND
YOU''LL HAVE THE CHOICE OF AN
ELEGANT DINNER FOR TWO OR A FUN
MEAL FOR FIVE ON THE PIZZA TRAIN.
THE WISCONSIN GREAT NORTHERN RAILROAD OFFERS THE COUNTRY'
'S FIRST PRIVATE DINING SERVICE
, WHERE YOU CAN ENJOY YOUR OWN
ROOM AS YOU''RE SERVED AN APPETIZER PLATE, A CUP OF SO
UP AND THEN YOUR CHOICE OF ONE
OF THREE PRESELECTED ENTREES.
A LITTLE LATER YOU WILL DELIGHT
IN A GENEROUS SLICE OF A GOURMET
DESSERT. ALONG THE WAY YOU WILL ENJOY
THE BEAUTY OF THE AREA AS YOU PA
SS BY FARM FIELDS, DEEP WOODS,
AND THE SCENIC NAMEKAGON RIVER.
IF YOU WANT TO BRING THE KIDS,
THEN SELECT THE PIZZA TRAIN PACKAGE.
IT''S ONE OF THE RAILROAD''S MOST
POPULAR, FAMILY-ORIENTED TRAIN
RIDES EACH SEASON. YOU CAN BRING UP TO FIVE GUE
STS AND CHOOSE FROM PEPPERONI,
SAUSAGE OR CHEESE PIZZA BAKED
FRESH IN THE DINING CAR ON THE
TRAIN. INCLUDED WITH YOUR TICKETS Y
OU WILL ALSO RECEIVE THE
ANNIVERSARY SHOW 3-DISC SET, THE
NEW 8TH EDITION GUIDEBOOK, AND
THE DOWNLOADABLE COMPUTER DIRECTORY.
CAN''T MAKE UP YOUR MIND ON WHICH
PACKAGE TO CHOOSE? THEN GET THEM ALL AT OUR
PRESIDENTIAL LEVEL WITH A GIFT
OF $420, OR AN ONGOING CONTRIBUTION OF $35 PER MONT
H. YOU WILL RECEIVE THE FAMILY
PASSES TO THE NATIONAL RAILROAD
MUSEUM AND ILLINOIS RAILWAY MUSEUM AND A CERTIFICATE FOR
THE WISCONSIN GREAT NORTHERN
RAILROAD''S DINNER OR PIZZA
TRAIN. INCLUDED WITH YOUR TICKETS I
S THE ANNIVERSARY SHOW 3-DISC
SET, THE NEW 8TH EDITION GUIDEBOO
K AND THE DOWNLOADABLE COMPUTE
R DIRECTORY.
AND, AS AN EXTRA THANK-YOU GIFT,
WE''LL INCLUDE THE GREAT SCENIC
RAILWAY JOURNEYS DRINK TUMBLER.
IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN RECEIVING JUST ONE OF THE
EXCLUSIVE GREAT SCENIC RAILWAY
THANK-YOU GIFTS, CONTRIBUTE AT
OUR PASSENGER LEVEL AND YOU CAN
CHOOSE FROM THE ANNIVERSARY SHOW
3-DISC SET, THE NEW 8TH EDITION
GUIDEBOOK, OR THE DOWNLOADABLE
COMPUTER DIRECTORY WITH A ONE-TIME CONTRIBUTION OF $12
0, OR AN ONGOING GIFT OF JUST $
10 PER MONTH.
THE ANNIVERSARY 3-DISC DVD SET
INCLUDES THE SHOW YOU''RE WATCHING NOW, ALONG WITH AN
ADDITIONAL 40 RAILWAY ADVENTURES
PLUS BONUS FOOTAGE NOT SEEN IN
THE BROADCAST, INCLUDING A SIT-DOWN INTERVIEW WITH THE
CREATOR AND PRODUCER, ROBERT VAN
CAMP, AND PAST SHOW HOST, DAVID
HOLT, AS THEY PROVIDE INTERESTING FACTS ON THE HIS
TORY OF THE SERIES.
IF YOU WANT TO DISCOVER, RESEARCH AND READ ABOUT THE
MANY SCENIC RAIL JOURNEYS IN NORT
H AMERICA, PLEASE ASK FOR THE
NEW 8TH EDITION GUIDEBOOK.
IT''S A COMPLETE AND UPDATED
DIRECTORY TO OVER 500 TOURIST
RAILROADS, RAILWAY MUSEUMS, AND
RAILROAD-RELATED ATTRACTIONS.
THIS BOOK INCLUDES DETAILED WRITE-UPS, PICTURES, ROUTE M
APS AND ROLLING STOCK, ALONG WIT
H FULL CONTACT DETAILS ON EACH
LOCATION. INTERESTED IN VISITING ALL T
HE LOCATIONS IN THE BOOK ON YOU
R PC, MAC OR TABLET?
ASK FOR THE NEW DOWNLOADABLE COMPUTER DIRECTORY.
IT FEATURES THE SAME LOCATIONS
AS THE BOOK, BUT OFFERS EVEN MORE DETAILED INFORMATION,
VIDEOS, PICTURES, AND INTERACTIVE MAPS, PLUS DIREC
T WEB LINKS TO OVER 500 LOCATI
ONS, INCLUDING DAY OUT WITH THOMA
S AND POLAR EXPRESS EVENTS
NATIONWIDE. THANK YOU
FOR YOUR
CONTRIBUTION AND YOUR
SUPPORT OF PBS
WISCONSIN WHEN YOU MAKE A
DONATION AND REQUEST ONE
OF THESE
EXCLUSIVE "GREAT SCENIC RAILWAY JOURNEYS" GIFT
PACKAGES.
>> WELL,
MICHELE, I
LOVE CHALLENGE GRANTS AND I
WANT TO
CHALLENGE ALL OF YOU
WHO WATCH
ANY PROGRAM HERE ON PBS
WISCONSIN, BECOME A MEMBER,
RENEW THAT
MEMBERSHIP TODAY AND
DOUBLE THAT. I LOVE
IT. THAT
$420 BECOMES
$840. THAT'S GOING
TO HELP
GO A LONG
WAY. IF I
COULD TURN
THE CAMERAS AND
SHOW YOU WHAT
IT TAKES AND
ALL THE PEOPLE
THAT MAKES
THIS POSSIBLE, YOU'D BE
AMAZED. HOW MANY
PEOPLE ARE
WHERE THE
CAMERAS ARE
AT, PEOPLE ON
THE FLOOR, ENGINEERS.
IT TAKES A
LOT TO
BRING THESE
TYPE PROGRAMS TO YOU DAY
IN AND
DAY OUT. WE
HOPE YOU VALUE
THAT. WE COME TO
YOU A COUPLE
TIMES A YEAR.
COME CELEBRATE WITH US.
CELEBRATE A CHALLENGE GRANT,
TOO. >> THIS IS A
GREAT TIME
ESPECIALLY IF YOU ARE ONE
OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO
THINK I
WOULD LOVE
TO GIVE
HUNDREDS OF
DOLLARS BUT I
CAN ONLY
AFFORD TO
GIVE $50.
WELL, GUESS WHAT? YOU
JUST GAVE
$100 TO
THIS STATION.
TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS
GREAT OPPORTUNITY.
IT'S SUPER EASY AND
FAST. 1-800-236-3636 OR
pbswisconsin.org. OUR
VOLUNTEERS ARE
WAITING FOR
YOUR CALLS.
IT WILL
JUST TAKE A
COUPLE MINUTES. >> SO W
E HOPE
YOU'LL DO
YOUR PART.
BECOME A PART OF THE
PROCESS THAT
MAKES PUBLIC TELEVISION SO GREAT. IT'S YOU.
YOU ARE THE
BACKBONE OF
IT. WE
WANT TO
THANK OUR
CURRENT MEMBERS.
WE'RE ASKING YOU
TO INVEST IN
THE FUTURE OF IT.
IT'S OUR JOB,
OUR RESPONSIBILITY
TO MAKE
SURE YOU
AND I
AND EVERYBODY WHO
CAN AFFORD
IT. I GREW
UP WITH
ZOOM. PEOPLE
RAISING THEIR
HAND OVER
THERE IN
THE VOLUNTEERS.
THEY CAME TO
MY HIGH
SCHOOL IN
MASSACHUSETTS. PUBLIC TELEVISION
IS A CHART
OF US --
PART OF
US AND
WHO WE ARE.
PLEASE CONSIDER MAKING THAT
INVESTMENT. SUPPORT THIS
GREAT NETWORK
AND MAKE SURE
IT'S HERE
FOR ANOTHER
50 YEARS.
>> THIS IS
THE PERFECT
TIME THAT
MAKE THAT DONATION
NOW IN
THE MIDDLE OF
OUR CHALLENGE
GRANT. 1-800-236-3636.
THERE ARE A LOT OF
REASONS THAT
YOU WANT TO
JOIN PBS WISCONSIN
AND BECOME A
MEMBER. MAYBE
IT'S BECAUSE YOU
GET A CHANCE TO
TRAVEL THE
WORLD FROM
YOUR LIVING ROOM.
EVEN WITH THIS AM
PRACTICE, !
!
PROGRAM, WE HAVE
BEEN ALL OVER
THE COUNTRY,
EVEN TO
OUR NEIGHBOR
CANADA. SOME PEOPLE DON'T
HAVE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO GO BEYOND
SOMETIMES EVEN
JUST THEIR
LIVING ROOMS. THIS IS TH
E CHANCE
FOR YOU
TO EXPERIENCE TRAINS
ALL OVER THE
COUNTRY. AND
THE GREAT
THING IS WE'VE
GOT ONE RIGHT UP IN
THE NORTHWOODS.
TAKE ADVANTAGE OF
THIS CHALLENGE
MATCH. SHOW YOUR
APPRECIATION FOR
THIS PROGRAM AND
ALL THE
AMAZING PROGRAMS THAT WE
HAVE HERE ON
THE STATION BY MAKING A
PLEDGE. 1-800-236-3636
. >>
YOU KNOW,
EARLIER YOU WERE
HEARING NICK KALLAS TALK
ABOUT 70
YEARS AGO A
GROUP OF
TEN GUYS
GOT TOGETHER TO
SAVE ONE PIECE
OF A TROLLEY. IT HAS
GROWN INTO
SOMETHING TREMENDOUS.
THINK ABOUT
THE BEGINNING
DAYS OF PBS WISCONSIN
AND HOW MUCH
IT'S GROWN.
SO PLEASE
CONSIDER INVESTING.
EVERY DOLLAR IS DOUBLED.
IF YOU WANT TO
DO DINNER
OR PIZZA WITH
YOUR FAMILY,
WE'VE GOT THAT
PACKAGE FOR
YOU AT
THE WISCONSIN GREAT NORTHERN.
$30 SUSTAINING
MEMBERSHIP MONTHLY AND YOU'RE
GOING TO HAVE A
BEAUTIFUL DINNER.
YOU CAN
CHOOSE THE
PRIVATE DINING ROOMS.
BEAUTIFUL, FOUR-COURSE
MEAL. I CAN'T
THINK OF
ANYTHING BETTER
BUT GOING 5,
10 MILES
AN HOUR
AND LOOKING
AT THE
BEAUTIFUL SCENERY AND
HAVING A DINNER
WITH MY
WIFE OR
WHOEVER YOU
WOULD WANT TO
BRING WITH YOU. IT'S A
BEAUTIFUL WAY
AND IT'S A
FAMILY-RUN OPERATION STARTED
BY GREG AND
MARDELL AND
THEIR SON
ALEXANDER. YOU'RE GOING TO
SEE HIM
IN OUR
LAST BLOCK. SO CONSIDER
THAT INVESTMENT.
REMEMBER, THAT $30
OR THAT
$360 IS
GOING TO BE DOUBLED
WHEN YOU
GO WITH THAT PACKAGE.
YOU'VE GOT TO CHOOSE
ONE OR
THE OTHER.
IF YOU CANNOT MAKE
UP YOUR
MIND, HERE'S
THE PIZZA
TRAIN. KIDS AND
TRAINS AND
PIZZA. GREG AND
MARDELL HAVE
CREATED SOMETHING THAT
I DO NOT
SEE THIS
ANYWHERE ELSE IN THE COUNTRY.
THEY HAVE SO
MANY UNIQUE
VENUES UP THERE. YOU SEE
THE CONNECTION WITH
THE PARENTS AND
THEIR CHILDREN.
I DON'T SEE ANYBODY WITH
THEIR PHONES EXCEPT FOR
TAKING PICTURES. THIS I
S REALLY A
RELAXING TIME TO
HAVE SOME
FELLOWSHIP WITH
YOUR KIDS AND
GRANDKIDS AND A
WAY TO
ENJOY THE
BEAUTIFUL SCENERY OF THE
GREAT NORTH
UP THERE.
IT'S JUST A
GREAT TIME.
AGAIN, IF YOU CAN'T
MAKE UP
YOUR BEHIND, WE'RE
GOING TO
ASK YOU
TO COME UP PRESIDENT!!!!!!!!!!
PRESIDENTIAL LEVEL. WE'LL GIVE
YOU BOTH
PASSES ,
SO YOU HAVE
FOUR VENUES, THE
DVD, THE
GUIDEBOOK, AND
DRINK TUMBLER.
REMEMBER, WHEN YOU
COME IN
AT $420, BECOMES
$840. I CAN'T TELL YOU.
THIS IS THE BREAK,
PLEASE, CONSIDER
MAKING THIS MEMBER
CHALLENGE. WE
CAN'T NOT
THANK OUR
MEMBERS ENOUGH THAT
MAKE THIS
CHALLENGE GRANT POSSIBLE EVERY YEAR.
CONSIDER MAKING
THAT INVESTMENT.
LET'S HEAR A
LITTLE BIT
MORE FROM
ONE OF THE
MUSEUMS HERE
FROM MICHELE. >> JUSTIN
TENPENNY IS
BACK WITH
ME, BUT
BEFORE WE
TALK, WANT
TO REMIND YOU WE
ARE IN
THAT CHALLENGE GRANT.
JUST A FEW MINUTES LEFT
FOR YOU TO GET
YOUR DONATION
DOUBLED AT
1-800-236-3636.
SO, NATIONAL
RAILROAD MUSEUM, A
LITTLE TONGUE-TIED
THERE, TELL
ME ABOUT SOME
OF YOUR
MORE UNUSUAL
COLLECTIONS. YOU
WERE TELLING
ME DURING A
BREAK BEFORE ABOUT YOU HAVE
THE LARGEST
COLLECTION OF
DRUMHEADS. FIRST TELL
US WHAT A
DRUMHEAD IS. >>
DRUMHEADS ARE
KIND OF
LIKE OLD
ADVERTISING. IT'S A BILLBOARD
ON A TRAIN.
IT'S A DRUMHEAD.
YOU HAVE YOUR
LOGO ON IT,
DIFFERENT WORDS. THEY LIGHT UP.
THEY LOOK
REALLY PRETTY.
IT'S KIND
OF LIKE
HAVING A NICE
HEADLIGHT ON THERE. WE
HAVE THE
LARGEST COLLECTION
OF DRUMHEADS
IN THE
ENTIRE WORLD.
AND THEY'RE
INTERACTIVE. SO WHEN
YOU BRING
THE GRANDKIDS
IN, WHEN YOU BRING
THE KIDS
IN, WHEN YOU
COME YOURSELF, YOU
CAN EXPLORE
EACH ONE OF
THOSE DRUMHEADS, LEARN ITS
HISTORY, SEE WHAT
ROUTE ITS
TRAIN TOOK
THROUGHOUT AMERICA AND REALLY
IMMERSE YOURSELF IN THAT HISTORY. >>
THAT'S REALLY
COOL. I
DIDN'T REALIZE IT
WOULD BE
SO -- I THINK
OF A DRUMHEAD
AND... >>
YEAH. IT'S
VERY INTERACTIVE.
THAT'S WHY THE
KIDS LOVE LEARNING ABOUT
ALL THE
DRUMHEADS. >> IF YOU
APPRECIATE THIS HISTORY, GET
YOUR DONATION
MATCHED RIGHT NOW. 1-800-236-3636.
>> WE ONLY HAVE A
FEW MORE
MINUTES IN THIS
BREAK. WE NEED
TO HEAR
FROM ANOTHER 15
OF YOU
OUT THERE
ON THIS
CHALLENGE BREAK. I WANT
TO CHALLENGE
YOU IF
YOU'VE BEEN WATCHING
THIS, DOESN'T MATTER WHAT THE
AMOUNT IS.
MAYBE JUST GET
THE GUIDEBOOK
FOR THE
$10 SUSTAINING
MEMBERSHIP. I GOT
MY GOOD
FRIEND NICK.
I WANT PEOPLE
TO STAY
WATCHING BECAUSE WE'RE
GOING TO
PULL YOUR
SEGMENT OUT IN
OUR LAST
BREAK OF
PROGRAMMING, REAIR THE
WISCONSIN SEGMENT AND SHOW
NICK. NICK,
YOUR TEN
GUYS CREATED
SOMETHING 70 YEARS
AGO THAT IS A
WORLD TREASURE RIGHT NOW.
WHAT DO YOU THINK IT IS? WHAT'S
THE MAGIC?
YOU GET TO
TAKE A 10-MILE TRAIN
RIDE. TALK ABOUT
THE TRAIN
TRIPS. >>
WELL, IT'S HARD TO
DESCRIBE, BOB.
SOME PEOPLE CALL
IT INSANITY.
AND PEOPLE, YOU KNOW,
CALL YOU
TRAIN NUTS AND ALL
OF THAT
STUFF. BUT OUR
TRAIN RIDE
IS JUST
THROUGH THE
ILLINOIS COUNTRYSIDE AND IT'S JUST
LIKE ANY
OTHER PLACE.
IT'S CORNFIELDS AND
THAT. BUT YOU'RE
ON A VEHICLE
THAT MIGHT BE
OVER 100
YEARS OLD. >> I
LOVE THE
TROLLEYS. YOU
HAVE THE
STEAM ENGINE. YOU
HAVE EVERY FORM
OF RAIL
TRANSPORTATION. >> YES. >>
WHAT'S THE
TOTAL COLLECTION
NUMBER? >> OVER 500
PIECES. >> WHEN I
DID THE
SHOW, THEY WERE AT
400. THEY
HAD 15
BARNES FULL
! !
BARNS FULL
OF STUFF.
YOU CAN SPEND A
WHOLE WEEKEND
THERE. WHAT
YOUR FOLKS HAVE
DONE, THIS IS A TRUE
AREA OF
DEEP RAIL
TRANSPORTATION WITH GREEN BAY
AND YOU AND THE
COLLECTIONS. TO DO
BOTH OF
THOSE, WE
REALLY APPRECIATE THOSE.
SO PLEASE CONSIDER MAKING
THAT PLEDGE.
MICHELE, HOW ARE WE
DOING ON THE
CHALLENGE? >> WE
ARE DOING
PRETTY GOOD.
HOLD ON. WHAT IS
THAT? 13.
13. WE ARE LOOKING FOR
20, HOWEVER.
PLEASE, PLEASE MAKE THAT
CALL IF
YOU'VE ALREADY MADE A
DONATION, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
AND AREN'T YOU SMART.
YOU'VE GOT
YOUR MONEY
DOUBLED, YOUR DONATION
DOUBLED. NOW, HOW ABOUT
YOU? SHOW YOUR
SUPPORT FOR
THIS PROGRAM.
YOU'VE BEEN LEARNING ABOUT
TRAINS. I DON'T KNOW ABOUT
YOU. I'VE ALWAYS
WANTED TO
TAKE A COUPLE TRAIN
TRIPS, LIKE
ORIENT EX
! EXPRESS,
THE CANADIAN
ROCKIES, YES.
BUT THERE ARE SO
MANY TRAIN
TRIPS THAT I'VE LEARNED
ABOUT ON
THIS PROGRAM THAT I'M GOING
TO LOOK
INTO, ESPECIALLY
THE ONE
THAT'S JUST IN
OUR BACKYARD.
HOW ABOUT YOU?
ARE YOU PLANNING
YOUR NEXT
TRIP WHILE YOU
ARE WATCHING
THAT? IF
YOU MAKE A
DONATION FOR
$120, YOU GET
THAT GUIDEBOOK.
SO YOU CAN
DO EVEN MORE
PLANNING. MAKE
YOUR DONATION
NOW. BECOME A MEMBER AND
DOUBLE YOUR
SUPPORT. 1-800-236-3636
. >>
MICHELE WAS
TALKING ABOUT
THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN
OR A FEW
OTHERS. THIS NEXT
SEGMENT IS
IN THE
COLORADO ROCKIES, AN
UNBELIEVABLE TRIP,
THE ROCKY
MOUNTAIN MOUNTAINEER.
THEN WE'RE
GOING TO
SHOW YOU
THE SEGMENT ON
THE ILLINOIS RAILWAY
MUSEUM AND WISCONSIN GREAT
NORTHERN. FOLKS, CHALLENGE GRANT.
WE STILL NEED
TO HEAR
FROM A FEW
MORE OF YOU TO
GET TO
OUR GOAL.
PLEASE CONSIDER DURING
THIS CHALLENGE THIS IS
THE TIME
TO GIVE US A YOU
CA. AGAIN, JUST
STARTING AT
$10 A MONTH, WE
GOT THREE GREAT
LEVELS. IF YOU WANT TO
GET THE
SHOW DVD
SET, OVER
50 RAILWAYS, A
LOT OF
BONUS MATERIAL,
INFORMATION ON HOW THE
SERIES STARTED
AND HOW
WE'VE GOTTEN INVOLVED
IN PRESERVATION OF
RAILCARS AS WELL. HOW ABOUT
THE GUIDEBOOK,
OVER 500
TOURIST RAILWAYS
AND MUSEUMS
IN THERE, A
GREAT WAY
TO RESEARCH AND
FIND THEM ALL.
WE'VE GOT THE
COMPUTER DIRECTORY
VERSION OF IT,
WHICH IS
DOWNLOADABLE. YOU CAN
SEARCH ALL
OF THEM,
OVER 500 OF
THEM AS WELL.
IF YOU WANT TO
BUMP IT
UP TO GET
THE MUSEUMS, THIS IS
GREAT. THIS
IS A GREAT
PACKAGE RIGHT
HERE, $20
SUSTAINING MEMBERSHIP
OR ONE-TIME
GIFT OF
$240, WHICH
BECOMES $480
IF YOU DO
IT DURING
THIS BREAK
WHICH YOU'LL REALLY
APPRECIATE. YOU'LL GET ALL
THE THANK YOU
GIFTS. THESE
ARE FAMILY
PASSES. YOU GOT
TWO, YOU
GOT TEN,
JUST BRING THEM.
IF YOU WANT TO BUNDLE
UP INTO
THE DINNER
TRAIN OR
PIZZA TRAIN,
WE HAVE
THAT. AND THEN
OBVIOUSLY OUR
TOP LEVEL, WHICH SOME OF
YOU HAVE
COME ON BOARD. THIS
IS A GREAT VALUE
FOR THE
DOLLAR. YOU'RE GOING TO GET
THE PIZZA
TRAIN, DINNER TRAIN,
BOTH MUSEUM
PASSES AND THE THANK
YOU GIFTS
WITH THE DRINK
TUMBLER. FOLKS, GOT
ABOUT 40
SECONDS BEFORE GOING BACK TO
THE SHOW.
WE STILL NEED TO
HEAR FROM
THREE MORE OF
YOU. PLEASE HELP US
GET TO
THAT. I
LOVE TO
MAKE GOAL.
EVERYBODY KNOWS ME
HERE. I LOVE TO
MAKE GOAL.
IF YOU
ENJOY ANY
PROGRAM ON PBS
WISCONSIN, PICK UP THE PHONE,
GO TO THE
WEBSITE, HELP
US MEET
THE GOAL
DURING THIS
CHALLENGE GRANT
BECAUSE THE FOLKS THAT
CONTRIBUTE THIS MONEY
-- WE NEED
TWO MORE OF
YOU TO
CALL IN
THE NEXT 15
SECONDS OR
WHILE WE'RE
INTO THIS
NEXT BREAK.
WE ARE HEADED
TO THE
COLORADO ROCKIES, TWO
OF MY
FAVORITE TRIPS. YOU'RE GOING
TO REALLY
ENJOY T.
WE'LL SEE
YOU BACK
IN ABOUT
20 MINUTES.
>> IF GREAT SCENIC RAILWAY
JOURNEYS HAS INSPIRED YOU TO GET
OUT AND RIDE THE RAILS, MAKE A
GIFT AT OUR ENGINEER''S LEVEL OF
$240, OR AN ONGOING $20 CONTRIBUTION, AND WE WILL
PROVIDE YOU WITH FAMILY PASSES
TO VISIT THE NATIONAL RAILROAD
MUSEUM AND THE ILLINOIS RAILWAY
MUSEUM. THE NATIONAL RAILROAD MUSEUM
IN GREEN BAY IS ONE OF THE LARG
EST RAIL MUSEUMS IN THE UNITED
STATES, WITH OVER 70 PIECES OF
ROLLING STOCK, SEASONAL TRAIN
RIDES AND INDOOR AND OUTDOOR EXHIBITS.
THE ILLINOIS RAILWAY MUSEUM, LOCATED IN NORTHERN ILLINOIS
, TRANSPORTS YOU TO THE GLORY
AGE OF RAIL TRAVEL ABOARD ROLLIN
G TIME MACHINES.
VISITORS OF ALL AGES ENJOY EXPLORING ITS HISTORIC
COLLECTION AND CAN EXPERIENCE A
RIDE ON A LOVINGLY RESTORED TRAIN.
YOUR ENGINEER''S LEVEL GIFT
INCLUDES FAMILY PASSES FOR BOTH
MUSEUMS. AND, INCLUDED WITH YOUR MUSE
UM PASSES, YOU WILL RECEIVE THE
ANNIVERSARY SHOW 3-DISC SET, THE
NEW 8TH EDITION GUIDEBOOK, AND
THE DOWNLOADABLE COMPUTER DIRECTORY.
INTERESTED IN DINING ON THE RAILS WITH THE WISCONSIN GRE
AT NORTHERN RAILROAD?
MAKE A GIFT OF $360 OR AN ONGOING $30 MONTHLY CONTRIBU
TION AT OUR CONDUCTOR''S LEVE
L, AND YOU''LL HAVE THE CHOICE O
F AN ELEGANT DINNER FOR TWO OR A
FUN MEAL FOR FIVE ON THE PIZZA
TRAIN. THE WISCONSIN GREAT NORTHERN
RAILROAD OFFERS THE COUNTRY''S
FIRST PRIVATE DINING SERVICE,
WHERE YOU CAN ENJOY YOUR OWN ROOM AS YOU''RE SERVED AN
APPETIZER PLATE, A CUP OF SOUP
AND THEN YOUR CHOICE OF ONE OF
THREE PRESELECTED ENTREES. A LITTLE LATER YOU WILL DELI
GHT IN A GENEROUS SLICE OF A GOU
RMET DESSERT.
ALONG THE WAY YOU WILL ENJOY THE
BEAUTY OF THE AREA AS YOU PASS
BY FARM FIELDS, DEEP WOODS, AND
THE SCENIC NAMEKAGON RIVER. IF YOU WANT TO BRING THE KID
S, THEN SELECT THE PIZZA TRAIN
PACKAGE. IT''S ONE OF THE RAILROA
D''S MOST POPULAR, FAMILY-ORIENTED TRA
IN RIDES EACH SEASON.
YOU CAN BRING UP TO FIVE GUESTS
AND CHOOSE FROM PEPPERONI, SAUSAGE OR CHEESE PIZZA BAKE
D FRESH IN THE DINING CAR ON T
HE TRAIN.
INCLUDED WITH YOUR TICKETS YOU
WILL ALSO RECEIVE THE ANNIVERSARY SHOW 3-DISC SET,
THE NEW 8TH EDITION GUIDEBOOK, A
ND THE DOWNLOADABLE COMPUTER
DIRECTORY. CAN''T MAKE UP YOUR MIND
ON WHICH PACKAGE TO CHOOSE?
THEN GET THEM ALL AT OUR PRESIDENTIAL LEVEL WITH A GI
FT OF $420, OR AN ONGOING
CONTRIBUTION OF $35 PER MONTH.
YOU WILL RECEIVE THE FAMILY PASSES TO THE NATIONAL RAILR
OAD MUSEUM AND ILLINOIS RAILWAY
MUSEUM AND A CERTIFICATE FOR THE
WISCONSIN GREAT NORTHERN RAILROAD''S DINNER OR PI
ZZA TRAIN.
INCLUDED WITH YOUR TICKETS IS
THE ANNIVERSARY SHOW 3-DISC SET,
THE NEW 8TH EDITION GUIDEBOOK
AND THE DOWNLOADABLE COMPUTER
DIRECTORY. AND, AS AN EXTRA THANK-YOU G
IFT, WE''LL INCLUDE THE GREAT
SCENIC RAILWAY JOURNEYS DRINK TUMBL
ER. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN
RECEIVING JUST ONE OF THE EXCLUSIVE GREAT SCENIC RAILW
AY THANK-YOU GIFTS, CONTRIBUTE
AT OUR PASSENGER LEVEL AND YOU
CAN CHOOSE FROM THE ANNIVERSARY
SHOW 3-DISC SET, THE NEW 8TH EDIT
ION GUIDEBOOK, OR THE DOWNLOADAB
LE COMPUTER DIRECTORY WITH A
ONE-TIME CONTRIBUTION OF $120,
OR AN ONGOING GIFT OF JUST $10
PER MONTH. THE ANNIVERSARY 3-DISC DVD S
ET INCLUDES THE SHOW YOU''RE
WATCHING NOW, ALONG WITH AN ADDITIONAL 40 RAILWAY ADVENT
URES PLUS BONUS FOOTAGE NOT SEEN
IN THE BROADCAST, INCLUDING A
SIT-DOWN INTERVIEW WITH THE CREATOR AND PRODUCER, ROBERT
VAN CAMP, AND PAST SHOW HOST, DA
VID HOLT, AS THEY PROVIDE
INTERESTING FACTS ON THE HISTORY
OF THE SERIES. IF YOU WANT TO DISCOVER,
RESEARCH AND READ ABOUT THE MANY
SCENIC RAIL JOURNEYS IN NORTH
AMERICA, PLEASE ASK FOR THE NEW
8TH EDITION GUIDEBOOK. IT''S A COMPLETE AND UPD
ATED DIRECTORY TO OVER 500 TOURIS
T RAILROADS, RAILWAY MUSEUMS,
AND RAILROAD-RELATED ATTRACTIONS
. THIS BOOK INCLUDES DETAILED
WRITE-UPS, PICTURES, ROUTE MAPS
AND ROLLING STOCK, ALONG WITH
FULL CONTACT DETAILS ON EACH LOCATION.
INTERESTED IN VISITING ALL THE
LOCATIONS IN THE BOOK ON YOUR
PC, MAC OR TABLET? ASK FOR THE NEW DOWNLOADABLE
COMPUTER DIRECTORY. IT FEATURES THE SAME LOCATIO
NS AS THE BOOK, BUT OFFERS EVEN
MORE DETAILED INFORMATION, VIDEOS, PICTURES, AND
INTERACTIVE MAPS, PLUS DIRECT
WEB LINKS TO OVER 500 LOCATIONS,
INCLUDING DAY OUT WITH THOMAS
AND POLAR EXPRESS EVENTS NATIONWIDE.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTRIBUTION
AND YOUR SUPPORT
OF PBS WISCONSIN WHEN YOU MAKE A
DONATION AND REQUEST ONE
OF THESE
EXCLUSIVE "GREAT SCENIC RAILWAY JOURNEYS" GIFT
PACKAGES.
>> COLORADO.
THE ROCKIES,
ARE THEY
NOT GORGEOUS?
WE HOPE YOU'VE
ENJOYED THIS.
BUT DON'T
GO ANYWAY
BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO
PULL OUT
THE ILLINOIS
SEGMENT WE
DID A FEW
YEARS BACK AND SHOW YOU
THE WISCONSIN GREAT NORTHERN AGA
IN. BUT MICHELE AND
I AND
EVERYBODY HERE, WE
WANT TO THANK
YOU SO MUCH FOR
YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS.
WE STILL
GOT PLENTY
OF TRAIN
TICKETS FOR YOU.
HOP ON BOARD
AND GET ONE
OF THESE GREAT
PACKAGES AND SHOW
YOUR SUPPORT. THE PIZZA
TRAIN IS
BECOMING PRETTY POPULAR RIGHT
NOW. LOOKING FOR SOMETHING
TO DO
WITH THE KIDS
AND GRANDKIDS.
MAYBE THAT DINNER
TRAIN. YOU ALSO
GET THE
MUSEUM PASSES,
WHICH WE'RE GOING
TO TALK
TO BOTH REPRESENTATIVES
IN A MINUTE. >> THIS
IS A GREAT
VALUE, ALL
OF THESE
GREAT THANK YOU
GIFTS. YOU HAVE
MUSEUMS. YOU CAN
GO OUT
ON A DATE
WITH SOMEBODY THAT YOU CARE ABOUT.
IT'S A GREAT VALUE AND
YOU ARE
SUPPORTING THE STATION THAT YOU
LOVE. MORE
IMPORTANTLY, WHEN YOU
MAKE THAT DONATION
AT 1-800-236-3636
. >>
BUT MORE
IMPORTANTLY YOU'RE
AN INVESTOR.
YOU'RE INVESTING IN
SOMETHING IMPORTANT.
WE'RE JUST LIKE
ANY OTHER
NONPROFIT IN YOUR COMMUNITY
THAT PROVIDES
SERVICES THAT YOU
RELY ON, YOU KNOW,
LIKE THE
YMCA, BOYS & GIRLS CLUB, UNITED
WAY, PBS WISCONSIN. LOOK AT
THE VALUE
OF WHAT
WE PROVIDE IN
OUR EDUCATIONAL
PROGRAMMING. I
LEARN SOMETHING
NEW EVERY
DAY WHEN
I TURN ON PUBLIC
TELEVISION. I HOPE YOU
DO AS WELL
AND I
HOPE YOU FEEL
THE IMPORTANCE OF
THIS GREAT NETWORK.
I WOULD NOT BE
STANDING HERE
30 YEARS LATER
IF IT
WASN'T FOR
MEMBERS WHO CONTINUED TO
PLEDGE SAYING
WE'RE ENJOYING "GREAT SCENIC RAILW
AY JOURNEYS," WE
ENJOY THE GID
! GUIDEBOOK.
THAT'S WHAT
YOU'RE INVESTING
IN NOW.
200 YEARS OF
THE AMERICAN
RAILROAD, A SHOW WE'RE
STARTING NEXT YEAR.
WE COULDN'T DO
IT WITHOUT
YOUR PLEDGES OF SUPPORT.
YOU'RE LETTING THE
PROGRAMMERS KNOW YOU WANT TO
SEE MORE
PROGRAMMING LIKE THIS.
CONSIDER ONE OF THOSE
GREAT PACKAGES. >>
YOU MAKE
THIS PROGRAM AND
ALL THE
PROGRAMS ON
PBS POSSIBLE
WHEN YOU MAKE
YOUR PLEDGE
AT 1-800-236-3636.
AND YOU
KNOW THERE ARE A
COUPLE OF
WAYS YOU
CAN ACTUALLY
MAKE A DONATION. YOU
CAN DO
ONE DOLLAR
AMOUNT, LIKE
THAT $420
FOR THE
PRESIDENTIAL LEVEL,
OR YOU
CAN BREAK
IT UP
$35 A MONTH
AS A SUSTAINER.
NOW, WHAT IS A SUSTAINER?
WELL, IT MEANS
THAT YOU
MAKE ONGOING MONTHLY GIFTS FROM
YOUR CREDIT CARD
OR YOUR
CHECKING ACCOUNT.
IT RENEWS
AUTOMATICALLY. STILL MEANS THAT
YOU CAN
GET A THANK YOU GIFT IF YOU WANT.
YOU JUST HAVE
TO CALL
IN. IT'S QUICK.
IT'S EASY FOR YOU.
YOU CAN
STOP IT,
START IT,
ADD TO
IT, SUBTRACT
FROM IT
WHENEVER YOU
WANT. BUT THE
ONE THING
IT DOES
IS IT
PROVIDES US WITH A STABLE
SENSE OF SUPPORT.
WE KNOW WHERE
THE MONEY IS
COMING FROM. WE KNOW
HOW TO
PLAN. MAKE
YOUR DONATION
AND CONSIDER
MAKING A SUSTAINER
AT 1-800-236-3636
. >> WE
ARE SO
EXCITED THAT
WE'VE HAD NICK
HERE WITH US.
WE'VE HAD
JUSTICE WITH
US TALKING ABOUT THE
TWO MUSEUMS.
BUT WE'RE
ABOUT TO SEE
YOUR SEGMENT
AGAIN, AND
I'LL TELL
YOU, WHAT
REALLY GRABBED
ME WAS THE
PASSION BEHIND THE
VOLUNTEERS. BECAUSE YOU'RE
AN ALL-VOLUNTEER
ORGANIZATION. >> WE ARE. WE
ARE. >> SO WE'RE
GOING TO SHOW
YOU A LITTLE
FOOTAGE OF THE IRM,
ILLINOIS RAILWAY MUSEUM. THAT
IS A PIECE
OF WORK.
NEBRASKA ZEPHYR
WAS IT?
>> 1936. >>
AND THEY CAN
RIDE IN THAT.
IT'S LIKE A
TIME CAPSULE.
YOU GOT STEAM
ENGINES, TROLLEYS. >>
STEAM ENGINE
WAS BUILT
FOR THE SOVIET
UNION IN
1918. THE
RUSSIAN REVOLUTION CAUSED
IT TO STAY
IN THE
STATES. THE ORANGE CAR
WAS THE
FIRST ONE
IN THE COLLECTION.
WE HAVE QUITE A
COLLECTION OF ELECTRIC-POWERED
VEHICLES, OVER
150. WE HAVE THE
COLLECTION OF THE WISCONSIN
ELECTRIC RAILWAY AND
THAT, THE
TRE R & L,
WHICH RADIATED OUT OF
MILWAUKEE. WE
HAVE MILWAUKEE STREET
CARS AS WELL AS CHICAGO
STREET CARS,
TOO. THEY'RE
100 YEARS
OLD AND
PEOPLE CAN RIDE
IN THEM. >>
THAT'S ONE THING
I LOVE
ABOUT IT, IS
YOU GET
TO RIDE
IN IT.
ALSO IS THE
PASSION BEHIND THE PEOPLE THAT ARE
PRESERVING IT.
THEY'RE VERY PASSIONATE
ABOUT WHAT THEY DO.
WE'RE VERY PASSIONATE
ABOUT PROVIDING YOU
GREAT PROGRAMMING.
PLEASE CONSIDER ONE OF
THESE PACKAGES.
WHAT A GREAT WAY
TO SPEND A
DAY AT
THE IRM
OR GO
OVER TO
THE NATIONAL RAILWAY
MUSEUM AND
TAKE THOSE TRIPS UP
IN WISCONSIN
WITH THE DINNER
AND PIZZA TRAIN.
SO WE'RE
GOING TO
HEAR A LITTLE
BIT MORE ABOUT
THE NATIONAL
RAILWAY MUSEUM WITH MICHELE. >>
JUSTICE, TELL
ME A LITTLE.
YOU'VE GOT A LOT
OF HISTORY
AT YOUR MUSEUM.
TELL ME ABOUT
THE MORE
HISTORICAL LOW
! LOCOMOTIVES YOU
HAVE. >> DWIGHT
EISENHOWER, OUR BIG
BOY, 1.1
MILLION-POUND STEAM
LOCOMOTIVE AND OUR
ARROW TRAIN.
I HAVE
MET GUESTS
FROM AUSTRALIA,
EUROPE WHO
ARE COMING
TO SEE THESE
LOCOMOTIVES AND
IT'S REALLY AWESOME. >>
AND IT'S
RIGHT IN
OUR BACKYARD.
SO WE CAN GO
ANYTIME WE
WANT WITH THOSE FREE
PASSES YOU
GET AS A THANK YOU
GIFT. <!8192> TELL
! !
SO TELL
US ABOUT
THE PULLMAN
TRAINS. >> WE HAVE
OUR PULLMAN LAKE
MICHIGAN TRAIN
WHICH PORTERS
RODE ON. AMAZING
HISTORY. IT'S SOMETIMES NOT
HISTORY WE
MIGHT NOT WANT TO
LEARN ABOUT,
BUT IT'S
EXTREMELY IMPORTANT FOR US TO
UNDERSTAND HOW
BLACK PEOPLE WERE
TREATED IN
OUR COUNTRY.
THIS LAKE
MITCHELL SPEAKS
SPECIFICALLY ABOUT
BLACK PORTERS'
EXPERIENCES ON
THE RAILROADS. >>
THAT'S REALLY
COOL. HOW DO
YOU GO
ABOUT FINDING
ALL OF THESE
TRAINS, DO YOU KNOW?
>> SOME OF THEM
ARE DONATIONS.
SOME OF THEM
ARE PURCHASED.
BUT BEING
THE NATIONAL RAILROAD
MUSEUM, WE'RE A
GREAT LANDING
SPOT FOR A LOT
OF THAT ROLLING
STOCK. WE'RE ALWAYS
DOING REST
! RESTORATIONS,SO
YOU KNOW
THESE PASSENGER
CARS, THESE DINING
CARS, THEY WILL BE
WELL-TAKEN CARE OF AND
WE'RE LOOKING AFTER
THEM. >> WELL,
YOU CAN
SEE ALL
OF THAT
WHEN YOU MAKE A
DONATION AND
GET YOUR FREE
PASSES TO
THE RAILWAY
MUSEUM. 1-800-236-3636
. >>
ONE THING I
LOVE ABOUT BOTH
OF THOSE
LOCATIONS IS IT
IS TRULY AN
EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE, A
TACTILE EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE
WHERE YOU GET
TO RIDE
THE TRAINS, YOU
GET INTERPRETIVE
DISPLAYS, SO MUCH
IMAGERY AND
ROLLING STOCK. WE
HOPE YOU'LL
COME ON BOARD
AND MAKE THAT
INVESTMENT TODAY.
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT
THE MUSEUMS,
BUT WE'RE
ALSO TALKING
ABOUT A GREAT WAY TO
HAVE A DINNER
OR MAYBE
DO A PIZZA
TRAIN WITH
THE KIDS.
ONE OF OUR
PACKAGE LEVELS
WITH THE
WISCONSIN GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY WE HAVE THAT
FOR YOU
WHERE YOU CAN
GO UP,
AND THIS IS UP IN
THE NORTHWEST
PART OF THE
STATE, UP
NEAR TREGO AND
SPOONER, AND IT IS
UNBELIEVABLE. YOU
GET PRIVATE
DINING ROOMS.
GREG AND MARDELL
AND THEIR
SON ALEXANDER, THIS IS A
FAMILY-RUN BUSINESS, OVER
25 YEARS.
THEY'VE CREATED SOME OF
THE MOST
UNIQUE VENUES.
I DO NOT KNOW
OF ANOTHER
TRAIN WHERE YOU HAVE
YOUR OWN
PRIVATE DINING ROOM.
TREMENDOUS EXPERIENCE FOR YOU TO
GO UP THERE,
GREAT FOOD,
GREAT EVERYTHING. IF Y
OU CONSIDER THE
$30 INVESTMENT, YOU'LL GET
YOUR CHOICE OF
THAT DINNER TRAIN
IF YOU WANT OR
YOU CAN
ASK FOR
THE FAMILY PIZZA TRAIN
FOR FIVE.
I CAN'T TELL
YOU HOW MUCH
FUN THIS WAS,
THE PARENTS
HAVING GREAT
TIME, COMMUNICATING,
TALKING WITH THEIR KIDS.
PIZZA AND TRAINS
JUST SEEM TO
GO TOGETHER QUITE WELL.
AS YOU
CAN TELL,
WISCONSIN IS
KNOWN FOR ITS
CHEESE. BELIEVE
ME, THERE'S A
LOT OF
THESE ON
THOSE PIZZAS.
YOU GOT YOUR
CHOICE AT THAT
$30 LEVEL OR
ONE-TIME GIFT
OF $360.
TWO FOR THE
DINNER TRAIN
OR FIVE
FOR THE
PIZZA TRAIN.
YOU STILL
GET THE
SHOW DVD,
BLU RAY
AND THE
GUIDEBOOK AND
COMPUTER DIRECTORY. BUT IF
YOU CAN'T
MAKE UP
YOUR MIND AND
YOU WANT
BOTH, THIS IS A
GREAT GIFT
IDEA, TOO.
WE'RE GOING TO GIVE
YOU EVERYTHING WE'VE
TALKED ABOUT,
THE MUSEUM PASSES FOR
YOUR FAMILY FOR
BOTH MUSEUMS,
THE TWO
DINNER TRAIN TICKETS
AND FIVE
PIZZA TRAIN TICKETS
ALONG WITH
THE THANK YOU GIFTS
AND WE'RE
GOING TO THROW
IN OUR
ANNIVERSARY DRINK TUMBLER AS
WELL. ALL OF
THESE THANK YOU
GIFTS ARE
EXCLUSIVE TO YOU ONLY. WE DO NOT
SHARE THESE
WITH ANYBODY.
WE DON'T SELL THEM
ANYWHERE ELSE.
IT'S BECAUSE OUR
MEMBERS MAKE
THIS PROGRAMMING POSSIBLE
AND SOME
PEOPLE HAVE BEEN
ASKING ABOUT THE
BOOK. SO I
JUST WANTED
TO SHOW
YOU THIS BOOK. IT
IS A BOOK
WE TOOK
ABOUT THREE
YEARS TO PUT
TOGETHER, TO
COMPILE ALL THIS
INFORMATION OF
EVERY SINGLE TOURIST
RAILWAY, RAILWAY
MUSEUM, RAILROAD-RELATED
ATTRACTION. THIS IS A
GREAT DIRECTORY
FOR YOU.
A LOT OF PEOPLE
LIKE TO
RENEW THEIR MEMBERSHIP ON
THIS. WE DO
HAVE A LOT
OF DID YOU
KNOW FACTS
IN HERE
THANKS TO
THE HISTORIC SITE THAT
PROVIDED US
INFORMATION ABOUT HISTORY OF
OUR RAILROADS.
SO CONSIDER MAKING
THAT INVESTMENT.
AGAIN, WE'VE
GOT SO MANY
GREAT WAYS FOR
YOU TO
SPOA YOUR
SHOW YOUR SUPPORT.
PICK UP THE PHONE,
TALK TO ONE
OF OUR GREAT
VOLUNTEERS. IT'S A GREAT
GROUP EFFORT
THAT MAKES ALL THIS
POSSIBLE. BUT YOU
ARE THE
FOUNDATION THAT STARTS
IT ALL
AND THAT'S
WHEN YOU PICK UP
THAT PHONE
OR GO
ONLINE AND PLEDGE. THIS
IS OUR PUBLIC
TELEVISION. WE OWN IT.
WE MAKE IT
WHAT IT IS. SO
PLEASE CONSIDER
INVESTING IN
IT TODAY.
♪♪
>> VOLUNTEERS
HAVE ALWAYS
BEEN THE BACKBONE
OF OUR
TOURIST RAILWAYS
AND RAILWAY
MUSEUMS. OUR
NEXT LOCATION
HAS OVER
200 THAT HELP
RESTORE AND
OPERATE THE
LARGEST COLLECTION OF
RAIL EQUIPMENT IN NORTH AMERICA.
THE ILLINOIS RAILWAY
MUSEUM. THE MUSEUM IS
LOCATED ABOUT AN
HOUR NORTHWEST OF
CHICAGO OUTSIDE
THE TINY
FARMING COMMUNITY
OF UNION.
>>
IN AN
OLD CORNFIELD FIVE
MINUTES EAST OF TOWN
SITS A MUSEUM THAT
HOLDS OVER
460 PIECES OF
WREA !!!!!
RETAIL HISTORY.
IT HAS
TEN HUGE
STORAGE BARNES AND
FIVE MILES
OF WORKING
TRACK. IT'S
ONE BIG
TRAIN SET,
THE BACK
DROP TO EIGHT
HOLLYWOOD MOVIES,
ATTRACTING VISITORS FROM
ALL AROUND THE GLOBE
ALONG WITH
MANY VOLUNTEERS LIKE JEFF
TO HELP. >>
YOU HAVE A
2:55 ZEE
! DEPARTURE
EASTBOUND. >> HIS DUTIES
TODAY? DISPATCHER, ONE OF THE
MOST IMPORTANT JOBS
HERE. PERCHED 30
FEET UP,
HE MANAGES
EVERY RAIL MOVEMENT
AND THAT COULD BE
AS MANY
AS FOUR
TRAINS AND A
TROLLEY CAR
ALL MOVING
AROUND THE COMPLEX AT THE SAME
TIME. >> THIS IS
FOR REAL.
THIS IS REAL
EQUIPMENT. THIS
IS RAILROADING. >>
YES, IT IS.
BUT TO SHOWCASE IT
ALL, THAT WAS
NO COINCIDENCE. >>
TO BRING
ALIVE AMERICAN
RAILROAD HISTORY,
THERE'S REALLY
NO BETTER PLACE TO
DO THAT
THAN CHICAGO BECAUSE
CHICAGO'S BEEN
THE HUB
OF RAILROADING
FOR SO MANY
YEARS. >> WATCH
YOUR STEP. >>
FRANK KNOWS.
HE GREW UP
IN NORTH CHICAGO
AND RODE STREET CARS
ALL THE
TIME. SO WHEN HE
READ IN
THE NEWSPAPER
THAT THE
ILLINOIS RAILWAY
MUSEUM NEEDED
VOLUNTEERS, HE JUMPED
AT THE
CHANCE. >> WHEN
I SAW
OUR CHICAGO
STREETCAR 144, I
SAID, OH,
MY GOD, SOMEBODY SAVE
THE CHICAGO
STREETCAR. AND I
SAID, WHERE
DO I
SIGN?
>> AND
F RANK'S
BEEN HERE
VOLUNTEERING EVER SINCE. HE'S FAR
FROM ALONE.
A FLEET OF YOUNG
AND OLD
VOLUNTEERS, GENERATIONS
MAY SEPARATE
THEM, LIFE
EXPERIENCES, TOO, BUT
THEY ALL
HAVE ONE
THING IN
COMMON: A PASSION
FOR TRAINS
!!!!! TRAINS.
VOLUNTEERS LIKE FRANK
MAY HAVE
BEEN HERE, BUT A
NEW GENERATION
IS PAYING
IT FORWARD. >>
WE GET
TO PLAY
AROUND ON
THESE BIG
OLD MACHINES
WHICH IS
PROBABLY A GOOD PART OF
IT. WE
JOKE LIKE
THROUGHOUT THE REST OF THE
MUSEUM, HERE IN THE
STEAM ROOM,
WE'RE THE BOYS
WITH THE
BIG TOYS. >>
YELL AT
YEN !!!!
THEM IF
YOU SEE
ANY PART
FOULING. >> HE
KNOWS THE
IMPORTANCE OF
REHABILITATING THE IRON
AND STEEL OF AMERICA.
HE LOVES
WORKING SIDE BY SIDE
WITH YOUNG PEOPLE
WHO WANT
TO KEEP
OUR RAILROAD
HISTORY ALIVE
AND ROLLING DOWN THE
TRACKS. >> IT'S
REALLY GREAT
WHEN YOU
SEE THE YOUNG
ONES FASCINATED
BY THESE
THINGS AND
ONE OF THE
NICE THINGS IS
WE'RE INVOLVING
YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE
SHOP WHERE
THEY'RE LEARNING THE
TECHNIQUES AND HOPEFULLY WILL KEEP
IT GOING.
>> WELL, THAT
WAS MORE THAN
I EXPECTED TO GET
DONE TODAY.
WELL DONE,
GUYS.
>> THE
ILLINOIS RAILWAY
MUSEUM STARTED IN
1953 AS A
DREAM OF
TEN MEN,
AND TODAY
THE DREAM
HAS BLOSSOMED
INTO A MUSEUM DIFFERENT FROM ANY
YOU'LL EXPERIENCE.
>>
THE LARGEST
PIECE IN THE
COLLECTION? A
STAINLESS STEEL
MASTERPIECE OF
RAILROADING HISTORY, ONE
THAT THE PUBLIC CAN
TAKE A JOURNEY ON. >> IT'S
THE OBSERVATION
CAR UP TO YOUR LEFT,
PLEASE.
>> THIS IS THE
TRAIN OF THE
GODDESSES, THE
NEBRASKA ZEF
! ZEPHYR.
IT ONCE RAN
BETWEEN CHICAGO
AND OMAHA BETWEEN
1947 TO
1971. ITS TOP
SPEED? 110
MILES AN HOUR.
TODAY'S PASSENGERS GO
MUCH SLOWER, BUT STILL GET
THE FEEL
OF WHAT THIS
TRAIN OFFERED
DURING ITS GLORY
DAYS. >> I
SWEAR WHEN
I FIRST
SAW THE
TRAIN ON THE
OUT SIDE, I
WANT TO
HAND POLISH
THE WHOLE
THING, HEAD TO TOE.
IT'S A BEAUTIFUL
TRAIN. IT'S ALMOST
LIKE IT WAS
DESIGNED BEFORE ITS
TIME.
>> NO
MATTER IF
YOU'RE A VISITOR
OR A VOLUNTEER,
ENTHUSE ISM
IS CONTAGIOUS.
HE TAKES
PRIDE IN
WHAT THEY'VE
ACCOMPLISHED. >> WITHOUT ALL OF
US DOING
ALL OF WHAT WE
DO, THE
MUSEUM WOULD
NOT FUNCTION. THIS
EQUIPMENT WOULDN'T
RUN. EVERYTHING WOULD BE
STATIONARY. JUST GO
AND LOOK AT
IT AND
GO HOME.
IT'S A LOT MORE
FUN TO GET ON
THE EQUIPMENT,
RUN THEM,
AND THE
PUBLIC ENJOYS
RIDING THESE
OLD TRAINS
BECAUSE THERE'S
NO PLACE
ELSE YOU CAN DO
IT. >> SOME
PEOPLE SAY
IF YOU
JUST HAVE
PLAIN, DUMB
LUCK EVENTUALLY
YOU'LL SUCCEED. BUT
I THINK
IT'S REALLY A LOT
OF PEOPLE THAT
WANT TO SEE
SOMETHING SAVED
AND PER PERSEVERANCE
OF STICKING IT
OUT. THE KEY
TO OUR
SUCCESS IS
OUR PEOPLE. >> I THA
NK THEM.
THIS IS AN
INVALUABLE ASSET
TO THE STATE
OF ILLINOIS
AND THIS
AREA. I'M
GRATEFUL I
CAN COME HERE
AND SEE THIS
WITH MY
SON.
>> IT
TAKES YEARS OF
DEDICATION, FROM A FLEET
OF VOLUNTEERS,
TO MAKE EVERYTHING
WORK HERE.
BUT WHAT CLEARLY
DRIVES THEM
ALL, YOUNG AND OLD,
IS THIS
PASSION FOR WHAT
CAN MOVE
ON TWO
STEEL RAILS. THE
VOLUNTEERS HAVE
CREATED A MUSEUM THAT IS
AS BEAUTIFUL
AS A PAINTING:
STARK, STRONG
AND COLORFUL.
IT'S A TESTAMENT TO OUR
COUNTRY'S INTELLECTUAL
HORSEPOWER AND THE PASSION
OF A FEW TO
PRESERVE AND
PRESENT A LITTLE SLICE OF
THIS NATION'S
RAILROAD HISTORY,
ONE THAT CAN
BE ENJOYED
BY ALL
THAT VISIT
THE ILLINOIS RAILWAY
MUSEUM.
>> IF GREAT SCENIC R
AILWAY JOURNEYS HAS INSPIRED YOU TO GETOUT AND RIDE THE R
AILS, MAKE A GIFT AT OUR ENGINEER''S
LEVEL OF $240, OR AN ONGOING $20
CONTRIBUTION, AND WE WILL PROVIDE YOU WITH FAMILY PASS
ES TO VISIT THE NATIONAL RAILRO
AD MUSEUM AND THE ILLINOIS RAIL
WAY MUSEUM.
THE NATIONAL RAILROAD MUSEUM IN
GREEN BAY IS ONE OF THE LARGEST
RAIL MUSEUMS IN THE UNITED STATES, WITH OVER 70 PIECES
OF ROLLING STOCK, SEASONAL TRAI
N RIDES AND INDOOR AND OUTDOOR
EXHIBITS. THE ILLINOIS RAILWAY MUSEUM,
LOCATED IN NORTHERN ILLINOIS,
TRANSPORTS YOU TO THE GLORY AGE
OF RAIL TRAVEL ABOARD ROLLING
TIME MACHINES. VISITORS OF ALL AGES ENJOY
EXPLORING ITS HISTORIC COLLECTION AND CAN EXPERIENC
E A RIDE ON A LOVINGLY RESTORED
TRAIN. YOUR ENGINEER''S LEVEL GI
FT INCLUDES FAMILY PASSES FOR B
OTH MUSEUMS.
AND, INCLUDED WITH YOUR MUSEUM
PASSES, YOU WILL RECEIVE THE ANNIVERSARY SHOW 3-DISC SET,
THE NEW 8TH EDITION GUIDEBOOK, A
ND THE DOWNLOADABLE COMPUTER
DIRECTORY. INTERESTED IN DINING ON THE
RAILS WITH THE WISCONSIN GREAT
NORTHERN RAILROAD? MAKE A GIFT OF $360 OR AN
ONGOING $30 MONTHLY CONTRIBUTION
AT OUR CONDUCTOR''S LEVEL, AND
YOU''LL HAVE THE CHOICE OF AN
ELEGANT DINNER FOR TWO OR A FUN
MEAL FOR FIVE ON THE PIZZA TRAIN.
THE WISCONSIN GREAT NORTHERN RAILROAD OFFERS THE COUNTRY'
'S FIRST PRIVATE DINING SERVICE
, WHERE YOU CAN ENJOY YOUR OWN
ROOM AS YOU''RE SERVED AN APPETIZER PLATE, A CUP OF SO
UP AND THEN YOUR CHOICE OF ONE
OF THREE PRESELECTED ENTREES.
A LITTLE LATER YOU WILL DELIGHT
IN A GENEROUS SLICE OF A GOURMET
DESSERT. ALONG THE WAY YOU WILL ENJOY
THE BEAUTY OF THE AREA AS YOU PA
SS BY FARM FIELDS, DEEP WOODS,
AND THE SCENIC NAMEKAGON RIVER.
IF YOU WANT TO BRING THE KIDS,
THEN SELECT THE PIZZA TRAIN PACKAGE.
IT''S ONE OF THE RAILROAD''S MOST
POPULAR, FAMILY-ORIENTED TRAIN
RIDES EACH SEASON. YOU CAN BRING UP TO FIVE GUE
STS AND CHOOSE FROM PEPPERONI,
SAUSAGE OR CHEESE PIZZA BAKED
FRESH IN THE DINING CAR ON THE
TRAIN. INCLUDED WITH YOUR TICKETS Y
OU WILL ALSO RECEIVE THE
ANNIVERSARY SHOW 3-DISC SET, THE
NEW 8TH EDITION GUIDEBOOK, AND
THE DOWNLOADABLE COMPUTER DIRECTORY.
CAN''T MAKE UP YOUR MIND ON WHICH
PACKAGE TO CHOOSE? THEN GET THEM ALL AT OUR
PRESIDENTIAL LEVEL WITH A GIFT
OF $420, OR AN ONGOING CONTRIBUTION OF $35 PER MONT
H. YOU WILL RECEIVE THE FAMILY
PASSES TO THE NATIONAL RAILROAD
MUSEUM AND ILLINOIS RAILWAY MUSEUM AND A CERTIFICATE FOR
THE WISCONSIN GREAT NORTHERN
RAILROAD''S DINNER OR PIZZA
TRAIN. INCLUDED WITH YOUR TICKETS I
S THE ANNIVERSARY SHOW 3-DISC
SET, THE NEW 8TH EDITION GUIDEBOO
K AND THE DOWNLOADABLE COMPUTE
R DIRECTORY.
AND, AS AN EXTRA THANK-YOU GIFT,
WE''LL INCLUDE THE GREAT SCENIC
RAILWAY JOURNEYS DRINK TUMBLER.
IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN RECEIVING JUST ONE OF THE
EXCLUSIVE GREAT SCENIC RAILWAY
THANK-YOU GIFTS, CONTRIBUTE AT
OUR PASSENGER LEVEL AND YOU CAN
CHOOSE FROM THE ANNIVERSARY SHOW
3-DISC SET, THE NEW 8TH EDITION
GUIDEBOOK, OR THE DOWNLOADABLE
COMPUTER DIRECTORY WITH A ONE-TIME CONTRIBUTION OF $12
0, OR AN ONGOING GIFT OF JUST $
10 PER MONTH.
THE ANNIVERSARY 3-DISC DVD SET
INCLUDES THE SHOW YOU''RE WATCHING NOW, ALONG WITH AN
ADDITIONAL 40 RAILWAY ADVENTURES
PLUS BONUS FOOTAGE NOT SEEN IN
THE BROADCAST, INCLUDING A SIT-DOWN INTERVIEW WITH THE
CREATOR AND PRODUCER, ROBERT VAN
CAMP, AND PAST SHOW HOST, DAVID
HOLT, AS THEY PROVIDE INTERESTING FACTS ON THE HIS
TORY OF THE SERIES.
IF YOU WANT TO DISCOVER, RESEARCH AND READ ABOUT THE
MANY SCENIC RAIL JOURNEYS IN NORT
H AMERICA, PLEASE ASK FOR THE
NEW 8TH EDITION GUIDEBOOK.
IT''S A COMPLETE AND UPDATED
DIRECTORY TO OVER 500 TOURIST
RAILROADS, RAILWAY MUSEUMS, AND
RAILROAD-RELATED ATTRACTIONS.
THIS BOOK INCLUDES DETAILED WRITE-UPS, PICTURES, ROUTE M
APS AND ROLLING STOCK, ALONG WIT
H FULL CONTACT DETAILS ON EACH
LOCATION. INTERESTED IN VISITING ALL T
HE LOCATIONS IN THE BOOK ON YOU
R PC, MAC OR TABLET?
ASK FOR THE NEW DOWNLOADABLE COMPUTER DIRECTORY.
IT FEATURES THE SAME LOCATIONS
AS THE BOOK, BUT OFFERS EVEN MORE DETAILED INFORMATION,
VIDEOS, PICTURES, AND INTERACTIVE MAPS, PLUS DIREC
T WEB LINKS TO OVER 500 LOCATI
ONS, INCLUDING DAY OUT WITH THOMA
S AND POLAR EXPRESS EVENTS
NATIONWIDE. THANK YOU
FOR YOUR
CONTRIBUTION AND YOUR
SUPPORT OF PBS
WISCONSIN WHEN YOU
MAKE ONE OF
THESE DONATIONS
AND RECEIVE A
GIFT PACKAGE.
>> WELL, WE
HOPE THAT
YOU ENJOYED THAT
ENCORE EXPERIENCE WITH
THE ILLINOIS
RAILWAY MUSEUM
AND THE WISCONSIN GREAT NORTHERN.
WHAT A GREAT WAY
TO GO
OUT THERE
AND SEE THE
BEAUTY OF
THIS REGION OF THE COUNTRY.
WE HOPE YOU'LL
GIVE US A
CALL. THIS IS OUR
LAST BREAK,
LAST OPPORTUNITY.
WE'RE HERE IN THE
STUDIOS OF PBS
WISCONSIN AND WE ARE
CELEBRATING OUR
RAILROAD HERITAGE
AND THIS
GREAT NETWORK THAT
YOU HAVE
MADE POSSIBLE FOR SO MANY
YEARS. WE
HOPE YOU'LL
BECOME A MEMBER,
RENEW THAT MEMBERSHIP.
THERE ARE MANY WAYS
TO CONTRIBUTE. >> T
HERE ARE. WHEN YOU BECOME A
MEMBER OF
THIS STATION,
YOU'RE NOT
JUST SUPPORTING THIS
PROGRAM, BUT
YOU'RE ALSO SUPPORTING
ALL THE
GREAT PROGRAMMING, THE
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS,
THE HOW-TO
PROGRAMS LIKE
COOKING AND
TRAVEL AND
PAINTING. YOU MAKE
THAT POSSIBLE
WITH YOUR
DONATION. DO IT
RIGHT NOW,
1-800-236-3636 .
>> AND IF
YOU REMEMBER, THERE
ARE MANY WAYS
WITH THE
TRAIN PACKAGES.
YOU KNOW,
OUR TOP
PACKAGE YOU'RE
GOING TO GET
FAMILY PASSES
TO BOTH
THE ILLINOIS
RAILWAY MUSEUM
AND THE
ILLINOIS RAILROAD MUSEUM
AND THE
PIZZA TRAIN
AND DINNER TRAIN TICKETS.
YOU CAN BREAK
THESE UP,
SHARE THEM WITH
FRIENDS OR
FAMILY, BUT THIS IS
OUR LAST
BREAK, LAST OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU TO
DO THIS.
WE DON'T SELL
THESE GIFTS IN
THE STORE. YOU WON'T
FIND THEM AN
AMAZON. YOU'LL
ONLY GET
THOSE HERE.
WE CREATED
THESE PRODUCTS FOR
YOU, OUR
MEMBERS. IT'S OUR
WAY TO
SAY THANK YOU.
THAT'S REALLY WHAT THEY
ARE. THEY ARE THANK
YOU GIFTS
FOR YOUR SUPPORT.
CONSIDER MAKING
THAT INVESTMENT.
YOU CAN GO
ONLINE AT ANY TIME
OR CALL US
AT 1-800-236-3636.
WE GOT A
LOT OF
VOLUNTEERS TO TAKE YOUR CALL
RIGHT NOW.
>> THEY'RE WAITING
FOR YOUR
CALL, SO PLEASE
MAKE YOUR
DONATION, pbswisconsin.org OR
1-800-236-3636. YOU
KNOW, FOR
30 YEARS
ROB HAS
TAKEN US
ON THESE
SCENIC AND
HISTORIC TOURS ALL OVER
THE COUNTRY, AND YOU'VE BEEN
ABLE TO
RIDE ALONG
WITH PBS WISCONSIN.
NOW IT'S TIME
FOR YOU
TO SHOW
YOUR SUPPORT BY
MAKING A DONATION AT
1-800-236-3636 .
THE BEST WAY
YOU CAN
DO THAT
IS BY
BECOMING A SUSTAINER.
IT'S FAST.
IT'S EASY. IT'S
ONGOING MONTHLY
SUPPORT FROM YOUR
CHECKING ACCOUNT
OR CREDIT CARD.
YOU CAN STOP
IT. YOU CAN
START IT
WHENEVER YOU
WANT, ADD TO IT,
SUBTRACT. YOU
STILL GET A THANK
YOU GIFT.
IT'S FAST,
IT'S EASY.
IT WILL
ONLY TAKE A FEW
SECONDS. ASK FOR
YOURS WHEN
YOU TALK
TO ONE OF
OUR VOLUNTEERS.
1-800-236-3636. >> AND I'M
BACK AGAIN
WITH JUSTICE AND WE ARE
TALKING ABOUT
THE NATIONAL
RAILWAY MUSEUM, AN
UNBELIEVABLE LOCATION, AND YOU
HAVE SO MUCH HISTORY
AND INTERPRETATION
FOR FOLKS.
I'M JUST AMAZED
OF YOUR
COLLECTION AS WELL. AND THAT'S
WHAT EXCITES
ME ABOUT
THESE PACKAGES
THAT WE'RE
GIVING TO OUR
MEMBERS. IS THAT WITH YOU
AND ILLINOIS
RAILWAY MUSEUM COMBINED
TOGETHER, THESE
TWO LOCATIONS
ARE THE
BEST IN
THIS PART OF
THE COUNTRY FOR SURE.
YOU GET TO TAKE A
TRAIN RIDE,
TOO. >> WE HAVE SEASONAL TRAIN
RIDES AT
THE NATIONAL
RAILROAD MUSEUM.
YOU HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY
TO EXPLORE OUR GROUNDS.
WE HAVE
OVER 70
PIECES OF
ROLLING STOCK
INSIDE AND
OUTSIDE. WE HAVE
SOME AMAZING
LOCOMOTIVES. WE HAVE
THE DWIGHT
D. EISENHOWER. WE H
AVE THE BIG
BOY RIGHT
OVER THERE, WHICH
IS OVER
50 YARDS
LONG. IT IS A
HUGE STEAM
LOCOMOTIVE. WE
ALSO HAVE
ARROW TRAIN
NO. 2
AS WELL AS TWO
PASSENGER CARS WITH
THAT LOCOMOTIVE. >> YEAH.
IT'S REALLY
LIKE STEPPING
BACK IN TIME.
THAT'S ONE THING I LOVE
ABOUT THESE
MUSEUMS. THEY'RE NOT
JUST INTERPRETATIVE.
THERE'S SO MUCH TO DO
THERE. IT' A
TACTILE EXPERIENCE WHERE YOU
REALLY LEARN
ABOUT HOUR
RAILROAD HERITAGE. TO SEE
THE KIDS'
FACES LOOKING
UP AT THAT
MAMMOTH STEAM
ENGINE AND BEING
ABLE TO TOUR
THEM AND
THINGS LIKE THAT. SO PLEASE
CONSIDER MAKING
THAT INVESTMENT.
WE'LL GET YOU PASSES TO
THE ILLINOIS
RAILWAY MUSEUM AND
THE NATIONAL RAILROAD MUSEUM.
AGAIN, THESE ARE
FAMILY PASSES,
FOLKS, AND WE'LL
GIVE YOU
ALL THOSE GREAT THANK
YOU GIFTS AS
WELL. TALK A
LITTLE MORE ABOUT
THE ILLINOIS
RAILROAD MUSEUM.
WE HAVE NICK
KALLAS WITH
MICHELE. >> TELL ME
ABOUT WHAT
NEW PROJECTS YOU
ARE WORKING
ON? >>
WE'RE WORKING ON
THE ELECTRIC
LIGHTER, A FAMOUS
TRAIN. THERE WAS A
BIG COMPETITION
WITH THE
RAILROADS BETWEEN
CHICAGO AND MILWAUKEE.
SO YOU HAD THE
MILWAUKEE ROAD,
WHOSE HAT I HAVE
ON HERE.
YOU HAD
THE CHICAGO NORTHWESTERN
AND THE NORTH
SHORELINE, AN ELECTRIC COMPANY.
IN 1941
THEY DEVELOPED A
HIGH-SPEED TRAIN, TWO
OF THEM.
THEY RAN
BETWEEN CHICAGO
AND MILWAUKEE.
THEY'D START OUT IN MILWAUKEE
AND CHICAGO
AT THE SAME TIME AND
IN AN
HOUR AND
45 MINUTES
YOU'D BE
IN DOWNTOWN
MILWAUKEE AT
6TH AND MICHIGAN.
IT'S AN INTERESTING TRAIN. IT'S
WELL-KNOWN BY A
LOT OF
PEOPLE. THAT COMPANY
QUIT IN
1963. SO
THE REAL
HISTORY IS
AT THE
ILLINOIS RAILWAY MUSEUM. >>
THE ONLY
PLACE YOU'RE
GOING TO BE ABLE TO
SEE THAT
TRAIN. >> A REAL
ELECTRIC LINER THAT
HAD ELECTRIC BURNERS. >>
WHEN WILL IT
BE READY TO
SEE? >>
WE'RE TRYING TO
HAVE IT
OUT FOR
THE BI-CENTENNIAL.
IT HAS BEEN PAINTED BACK
TO ITS
ORIGINAL COLORS AND WE PUT
IT OUT
ON DISPLAY ONCE
IN A WHILE
FOR SPECIAL
OCCASIONS. BUT THE
VOLUNTEERS ARE
WORKING ON THE
INTERIOR OF
IT. IT
HAD A TAVERN
LOUNGE CAR. IF YOU
CAN IMAGINE
IF YOU'RE
IN CHICAGO AT
THE L
STATION AND
THIS THING PULLS UP
AND YOU
SEE SOMEBODY
EATING A HAMBURGER,
EATING A BEER,
WHY CAN'T I
BE ON
THAT TRAIN?
>> YOU WANT TO BE ON
THAT TRAIN.
WELL, YOU CAN
SEE THIS
TRAIN SHORTLY WHEN YOU
MAKE A DONATION
FOR $240.
YOU WILL GET
PASSES TO
THE ILLINOIS RAILWAY MUSEUM.
BUT YOU'VE GOT TO
MAKE A DONATION AT
1-800-236-3636. >> I TELL
YOU, WHAT A
GREAT WAY,
$20 SUSTAINING
MEMBERSHIP TO GET BOTH
OF THESE
GREAT HISTORIC
OCCASIONS WITH
THE LARGEST
COLLECTION. COMBINE THEM TOGETHER.
YOU COULD SPEND
WEEKS IN
THERE AND
STILL NOT
GET TO SEE ALL OF
THE COLLECTIONS THEY HAVE
AND ALL
THE DOCUMENTATION.
CONSIDER MAKING THAT
INVESTMENT. TAKE SOME
PRIDE IN
YOUR TWO
LOCAL RAILWAY MUSEUMS HERE
WHEN YOU MAKE
THAT CONTRIBUTION.
NOW, IF YOU WANT TO
STEP IT
UP A LITTLE BIT
AND STILL
GET THE
MUSEUM PASSES,
BOTH OF
THEM, AND GET YOUR
CHOICE TO
RIDE ON A
DINNER TRAIN
OR A FAMILY
PIZZA TRAIN ON
THE WISCONSIN GREAT
NORTHERN, BUMP IT UP
TO $30
SUSTAINING MEMBERSHIP AND
WE'LL GIVE YOU
YOUR CHOICE TO HAVE A
NICE CHILDREN FOR
TWO. YOU
GOT AN ANNIVERSARY
COMING UP, A BIRTHDAY.
WHAT I LOVE
ABOUT IT,
THESE ARE
THE ONLY ONES IN
THE COUNTRY.
GREG AND MARDELL
AND THEIR
TEAM HAVE
PUT TOGETHER
PRIVATE DINING
ROOMS. THESE ARE
FRAMED IN SO
THERE'S NO ONE ON EITHER
SIDE OF YOU.
YOU GET YOUR
OWN PRIVATE ROOM
AND THEY ALSO
HAVE IF YOU
WANT TO BE IN
THE OPEN
ROOMS LIKE IT
WAS TRADITIONALLY BACK
IN THE
DAY. THAT'S ONE THING I
LOVE ABOUT THE PRESENTATIONS
THEY DO HERE.
YOU WILL
REALLY ENJOY
THAT DINNER TRAIN.
THE SCENERY
IS JUST
GORGEOUS UP THERE. YOU GOT
THE WOODS,
THE FOREST,
THE FARMLAND,
THE RIVER.
ALL THAT'S
COMPACT IN
THESE ROUND TRIPS.
SO IF
THAT ONE
WORKS FOR YOU.
OR IF YOU WANT THE
FAMILY PIZZA
TRAIN, THINK ABOUT THAT.
TAKE THE KIDS AND
THE GRANDKIDS
AND GO UP THERE
AND ENJOY
THIS TEN-MILE
ROUND TRIP
THROUGH THE
SAME BEAUTIFUL
SCENERY AS
THE DINNER TRAIN,
BUT YOU
GET SOME
WISCONSIN CHEESE WITH YOUR
PIZZA. THE KIDS
LOVE IT.
IT'S FUN. FAMILY
ORIENTED. THE ONLY
TIME I
SAW PEOPLE'S
PHONES OUT IS
WHEN THEY WERE
TAKING PICTURES. IT'S A
BEAUTIFUL EXPERIENCE
UP THERE.
IF YOU CAN'T MAKE
UP YOUR
MIND WHICH ONE YOU
WANT, COME
ON BOARD
AT A LITTLE BIT
MORE, $35
SUSTAINING MEMBERSHIP,
YOU GET
THE MUSEUM PASSES AND
BOTH THE
DINNER TRAIN AND
THE FAMILY
PIZZA TRAIN. SO YOU
CAN MAYBE
SHARE THESE
AS GIFTS WITH FRIENDS
OR FAMILY.
OF COURSE YOU'RE
GOING TO GET
THE DVD SET,
THE GUIDEBOOK
AND THE DRINK
TUMBLER. SO THINK
ABOUT THAT
INVESTMENT AND WE'LL GO AHEAD
AND GET
THAT SO
WE'LL TOSS IT BACK TO
MICHELE. >> I WOULD
RECOMMEND THE
PIZZA TRAIN BECAUSE
NOTHING GOES
BETTER TOGETHER
THAN PIZZA
AND TRAINS, ESPECIALLY
IF YOU'RE A
KID OR A
FAMILY. BUT NO
MATTER WHAT
MEMBERSHIP LEVEL
YOU DONATE
AT, ALL
OF THESE SUGGESTED LEVELS
YOU GET
TWO OTHER
BENEFITS. ONE OF
THEM IS
"AIRWAVES," OUR
PROGRAM GUIDE. THE
OTHER IS
PBS PASSPORT,
WHICH IS
AN EXTENSIVE
ONLINE LIBRARY OF
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