Jabberwocky - Trains #J118

DateApril 21 1973

AbstractJabberwocky; Trains; Tucker and Dirty Frank practice the opening for Trains; theme song and visuals; Frank, JoBeth, Tucker and Mr. B talk about the value and history of trains and railroads; video of Tucker with two administrators at the Allston Freight Yard who describe what is required to maintain engines, or locomotives, and special train cars; they also talk about piggyback service that trains provide for trucks to be carried long distances; Tucker learns how to be an engineer; views of the engine controls; black screen breaks; the kids listen to Tucker and JoBeth sing train songs; Mr. B opens the surprise box to find a model-train builder who describes how to do it, and the various scales used for the models;