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Back to the future on the History Channel

rrmanrrmanOGR Forum Member

In case you missed this.

This Sunday Nov 11, the wife and I watched the History Channel multipart series of the three titians who built America: JP Morgan-finance, Rockefeller-oil, Carnegie steel.

 

One scene has JP Morgan entering Thomas Edison's lab late 1800s, saying he will back Edison's plan to electrify/light Manhattan.  Morgan then bends over, turns a knob that starts a 1940/50 era steam engine sans tender circling an O gauge track around Edison's first light bulb prototype!  Morgan asks if if train is electric motor, and to send it next day for his daughter plaything.

 

Talk about not doing your homework.  Wow, made me wonder what else in the series they took great liberties with??

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C CEVOGR Forum Member

They talked a lot about Vanderbilt and the NYC in the early episodes.  Although they didn't show much of trains, there were a few too many shots of some pretty black engines that look very British.   With the British Rail logo on the tender.  I'm not an expert but that's how it appeared to me.  

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H9Gq-eKO6SQ

 

Check at 1:47 and 2:24.  I kind of hope I'm mistaken here

 

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DK Dick KuehnemundOGR Forum Member
   I went to the web site for the History Channel, looking for a "Contact us" link. I, too, was baffled why the people who produced the series "The Men who Built America" hadn't done their homework (or asked someone!!??), as to why most train clips used in the series were of trains from the UK. Very strange, considering the number of videos of good old AMERICAN trains that are readily available - assuming the video companies would allow the use of their product in a cable TV series.
 
 
 
Originally Posted by rrman:

Thanks Alex.  As I stated in another thread I have been out of touch fro past three weeks taking care of wife who was in a car accident.  Haven't had time to scroll through all the threads like I would have if not pressed for time.  :-)

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