The Years of Steam explores the rise and fall of America's  steam trains from the glory days of the 1920s through their final twilight  in the 1970s.The Golden AgeIn this chapter, we look at classic American steam trains from the 1920s  through the 1940s. Journey on such historic railroads as the Central  Railroad, the Reading Railroad, the Delaware and Hudson, and the Ontario  and Western, exploring the legacy of the golden age of steam.The Years of Transition, Part 1We look at steam in the transitional years of the 1950s as we journey on  some fourteen different railroads throughout North America, including the  Canadian Pacific, Pennsylvania Railroad, the Baltimore and Ohio, and the  New York Central.The Years of Transition, Part 2This section further examines the great steam trains of America during  their years of transition in the 1950s. Included are some of the historic  lumber trains of the far west, the iron ore trains of the Messabi Range in  Minnesota, Canadian steam in western Canada, and many others.Twilight of SteamDuring the 1960s, steam trains began to disappear from the American  landscape, and by the early 1970s they were virtually extinct. In this  chapter, we look at the twilight of steam as the history of American steam  trains comes to a close.Color/B&W.; Approx run time: 4 hours 5 minutes.