Extreme Trains (2008)
- Genre: Documentary
- First Air Date: 2008-11-11
- Last Air Date: 2008-12-30
- Total Seasons: 1
- Total Episodes: 8
- Status: Ended
- Episode Runtime: 60 min.
- Network: History
Extreme Trains is a television program on The History Channel that describes the daily operations of the railroads in the United States of America, from coal trains to passenger trains and famous routes. It is hosted by Matt Bown, a train conductor for Pan Am Railways in Maine, whose interest is railways and the technology of them, in which Matt is living his lifelong dream.
The series was first aired in the United States on November 11, 2008 and ran until December 30, 2008. The show has since been shown in the United Kingdom in April 2009.
| Title | Air Date | Duration | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | Episode 1 | Coal Train | 2008-11-11 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 2 | Freight Train | 2008-11-18 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 3 | High Speed Train | 2008-11-25 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 4 | Ice Cold Express | 2008-12-02 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 5 | Steam Train | 2008-12-09 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 6 | Overnight Traveler | 2008-12-16 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 7 | Circus Train | 2008-12-23 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 8 | Transcontinental | 2008-12-30 | 60 min |
| Sound | David Wolfert | Main Title Theme Composer |
| Editing | Carissa DiFazio | Assistant Editor |
| Production | Aaron Butkus | Line Producer |
| Production | Adam Steinman | Executive Producer |
