Tracks Through Time

Tracks Through Time

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Tracks Through Time episodes

  • The Suez Canal Crisis Of 1956: A Pivotal Moment In Shipping History

    A crisis over the Suez Canal put Egypt at odds against France, Britain and Israel. The story has surprising twists and unexpected secret motives. Find out how this shaped the future of shipping routes and globalization.

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    27 min
  • Mysterious ship appears in middle of the ocean without crew

    The Mary Celeste was a ghost ship found adrift in the Atlantic Ocean in 1872. Since then there has been speculation around the mystery. Author Valerie Martin joins us to discuss her book on the subject and give some insight to the creepy event.

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    27 min
  • The tragic crash of a US Navy airship

    In 1933, a total of 75 US Navy members lost their lives when airship USS Akron crashed and sank into the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of New Jersey. Brielle Jaekel is joined by Naval History and Heritage Command’s Dr. Caroline Johnson who tells us the story of the fateful incident.

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    33 min
  • Battalion 6 Triple 8 - An untold story from WWII

    Black women in the U.S. Army during WWII made up the 6888 battalion, whose sole job was to handle the mail for American soldiers. Their story has been largely ignored for decades – until now. Hear their story and learn about their impossible feats from a historian close to the project.

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    43 min
  • Deadliest bridge US collapse has mysterious folklore

    The Silver Bridge collapse is popular in relation to a unique folklore but it also completely changed how we look at safety regulations for bridges. Hear the story of the collapse and the folklore surrounding it. Then get an inside look at the story with West Virginia DOT’s Tracy W. Brown, a state bridge engineer.

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    32 min
  • 20-year mystery on the sea

    The U.K.’s largest sunken merchant ship met a dramatic end. But no one knew what actually happened until 20 years after the disaster, thanks to the families of the crew who fought hard for answers.

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    19 min
  • The real story behind Goodfellas

    The Lufthansa Heist was indeed the biggest heist in history at the time, but Goodfellas didn’t tell the whole story… if you can believe that. In 1990, Martin Scorsce directed acclaimed gangster flick Goodfellas, captivating audiences with the mobster story of a famous heist. The movie was loosely based on the 1978 heist of a Lufthansa airplane’s cargo and the true story is even more unbelievable than the script. 

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    27 min

About Tracks Through Time

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Focusing on telling engaging stories throughout the history of freight and transportation that shaped the industry we know today