Reading Rainbow Kate Shelley and the Midnight Express (Season 9, Episode 9)
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TV Episode | 27 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama

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Reading Rainbow

Kate Shelley and the Midnight Express (Season 9, Episode 9)

TV-Y

TV Episode | 27 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama

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 ...See moreLeVar 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. See less

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7 cast members

Name	Known for
LeVar Burton Self - Host Self - Host See fewer	Star Trek: Generations (1994)
Shaddi Albawab Self Self See fewer	Get Set Go: What I Love About You (2007)
Brian Dennehy Self (voice) Self (voice) See fewer	First Blood (1982)
Diane Hagan Self - Book Reviewer Self - Book Reviewer See fewer	Reading Rainbow (1983)
Patricia Hylton Self - Book Reviewer Self - Book Reviewer See fewer	Reading Rainbow (1983)
Mike Kinney Self Self See fewer	WWE Raw (1993)
Michael Magers Self - Book Reviewer Self - Book Reviewer See fewer	Reading Rainbow (1983)