Reading Rainbow · SEASON 9

Kate Shelley and the Midnight Express

Episode 9 · 1991-09-26

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Episode overview

LeVar takes a train ride from California to Washington state. Along the way, we learn about trains and how the transcontinental railroad came to be. Brian Dennehy narrates the true story of how a young teen named Kate Shelley risked her life to save the engineers of a train that crashed into a river when the bridge near her home collapsed, and how she had to get word to the nearest station to alert them to stop the express train.

30 minutes

Season 9 episodes

1. Alistair's Time Machine1991-09-16 2. The Adventures of Taxi Dog1991-09-17 3. The Legend of the Indian Paintbrush1991-09-18 4. Galimoto1991-09-19 5. Fox on the Job1991-09-20 6. Opt: An Illusionary Tale1991-09-23 7. Raccoons and Ripe Corn1991-09-24 8. The Lady with the Ship on her Head1991-09-25 9. Kate Shelley and the Midnight Express1991-09-26 10. Snowy Day: Stories and Poems1991-09-27