'Moving Green' in Transportation Means Moving Back to Rail Travel

While travel by rail is considered by many to be an antiquated and old fashioned way to get from point a to b, the United States is making efforts to increase commuter and freight rail use with its 'Moving Green' initiative. According to the National Train Day website, transportation generates about 1/3 of the greenhouse gases emitted in our country. Intercity rail travel uses about 20 percent less energy measured in BTUs (British Thermal Units) of energy per passenger mile than car or air travel. Ironically, one of the oldest forms of public transportation can the most effective in our progressive movement to become more energy efficient. In honor of this age old yet efficient transit line, the Janson Media DVD Tracks Ahead: Great Train Journeys documents some of the most unique journeys by train in history. Experience twelve of the greatest train journeys of the world on this DVD from the producers of the award-winning public television series Tracks Ahead. Filmed in High Definition, Tracks Ahead: Great Train Journeys profiles The Great South Pacific Orient Express of Australia, San Francisco"s Cable Cars, New Zealand"s Taieri Gorge Railway and more. Extra features on this DVD include a profile of artist John Bromley, and visits to the Baltimore Railroad Club, Idaho"s Silverwood Central Railway, the Kentucky Railroad Museum, the St. Louis Car Company, and New York"s Hellgate Bridge. Tracks Ahead: Great Train Journeys was produced by Milwaukee Public Television and is now available for all television, DVD, VOD, non-theatric, and new media markets worldwide exclusively through Janson Media.