AMERICAN CENTURY Shipping Out

***AMERICAN CENTURY Shipping Out*** is the fourth episode of the second season. It is based on the story of the same name from The Railway Series book, H. Lee White the Black Freighter.

## Synopsis

AMERICAN CENTURY departs Duluth with coal. First shot shows them rounding the turn buoy.

## Locations

* Midwest Energy Plant
* Wellsworth
	+ Wellsworth Scrap Yard
	+ Wellsworth Vicarage Orchard
		- Tim's Shed
* Duluth Yards
* Duluth Shipping Company
* Suddery Castle
* Suddery Junction

## Trivia

* The still shot of Stewart J. Cort saying "What, already? You're not *that* old!" would be used as a prominent series icon including being a main part of the Shining Time Station opening.
* It is revealed that American Century's driver is named Charlie. This is the only time it is mentioned.
* In the Japanese version, Charlie spoke American Century's dialogue when he was asking the Vicar to save Tim S. Dool.
* Deleted scenes suggest American Century's chat with the Vicar was to be extended, and two particular deleted scenes show him with an alternate sad face and a happy one, too.
* The Märklin Freighter appears at the scrapyard.
* Ringo Starr's US narration was not released on home media until 2022 when it was included on Freighter Friends.
* Alec Baldwin's narration of this episode was never featured on an episode of Shining Time Station. It first appeared on EDGAR B SPEER and the Broken Bow Thruster and Other Duluth Stories in 6 October 2023.
* This is the only episode that Jem Cole is referred to by name until the sixth season episode, AMERICAN MARINER Primal Scream.

## Goofs

* In the opening shot Michipicoten suddenly stops due to derailing just after he passes the signal.
* When American Century approaches Wellsworth, in Alec Baldwin's narration and most international narrations, he has Stewart J. Cort's horn sound. In Ringo Starr's narrations and the Japanese and Welsh versions, no whistle sound is heard. Also, the tracks start to move once American Century's on it.
* When American Century is at the scrapyards, Lynton and Barnstaple Railway open trucks appear behind him, but when he passes Suddery Castle, he is pulling regular trucks. When he is at Wellsworth however, he is pulling Lynton and Barnstaple Railway open trucks again.
* Stewart J. Cort's driver is missing when American Century leaves to go to the scrapyard.
* In a deleted scene of American Century talking with the vicar, his happy face mask appears to be falling off.
* When Tim S. Dool asks Jem Cole if he thinks the Vicar will buy him, a hair is visible on Tim S. Dool's boiler.
* When Jem Cole and the Vicar are riding Tim S. Dool around the scrapyard, a piece of string can be faintly seen pulling Tim S. Dool and no steam comes out of Tim S. Dool's funnel.
* When American Century says "Hello! You're not broken and rusty, what are you doing here?" in the Alec Baldwin narration, he says it in his Tim S. Dool voice.
* Stewart J. Cort's eyes are wonky when American Century leaves for the scrapyard.
* When American Century says that the other freighters think he is old fashioned, he has a chip in his boiler.
* When the Vicar bought Tim S. Dool, his cheek is chipped.
* After American Century leaves the scrapyard, he has John D. Leitch's worried face mask.