Les Jarret

Colorado is one of the most scenic states in the United State, and one of the best ways o enjoy the scenery is by train. Millions of people the world over have discovered this, and today you can ride a train or streetcar through just about any part of the state. Enjoy a video visit to 14 train rides, including some of the most outstanding in the entire world. Your whole family will enjoy this professionally produced video!

Les Jarret provides excellent narration to teaching the alphabet using words in and about trains. Each letter of the alphabet has several words associated with train functions that are narrated. Occasionally the narrator is assisted by a classroom of young children. An entertaining video for toddlers and young kids learning their alphabet.

Travel 2300 miles over the famous former Santa Fe Railroad from Chicago to Los Angeles on the Southwest Chief. This famous train works its way past Chicago's skyline, farm fields, the Great Plains, the southern Rocky Mountains, and through the great southwest. You'll experience breathtaking views from the sightseer lounge, enjoy dinner in the diner, and slumber in your cozy sleeping car. We bring you the best views including onboard the train, the train passing by, and inside the locomotive cab for some portions of the trip.

This video is quite unique since the journey was aboard Amtrak's Cardinal after a very heavy snowfall. The journey picks up at first light east of Maysville, Kentucky, and concludes with the stop in Clifton Forge, West Virginia, after traveling along the Ohio River, and later the famous New River Gorge. It's a rare treat to be onboard during the winter and on a crystal clear day. The music by Michael Lynch is exceptional for this video as well. Since it was winter we did not have the opportunity to do off train locations, but we have an added bonus of including some steam locomotive excursions that formerly traveled this same route east of Huntington and through the New River region.