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The Nine Lives of No. 9: The True Story of the Ramsdell Train

The Nine Lives of No. 9

Special | 56m 46sVideo has Closed Captions

Learn what brought a locomotive to CT and explore the threats that almost destroyed it.

The Nine Lives of No. 9 examines the events that brought a locomotive to Connecticut, the mystery of the project’s collapse, the locomotive’s decades “hidden” at the Ramsdell farm in Thompson, Connecticut, and the threats that almost destroyed it: a wartime scrap-drive, historic flood, the loss of the farm, and a widow’s lawsuit.

11/07/2021 | Expired 10/01/2022 | Rating NR

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The Nine Lives of No. 9: The True Story of the Ramsdell Train is a local public television program presented by CPTV

The Nine Lives of No. 9: The True Story of the Ramsdell Train

The Nine Lives of No. 9

Special | 56m 46sVideo has Closed Captions

The Nine Lives of No. 9 examines the events that brought a locomotive to Connecticut, the mystery of the project’s collapse, the locomotive’s decades “hidden” at the Ramsdell farm in Thompson, Connecticut, and the threats that almost destroyed it: a wartime scrap-drive, historic flood, the loss of the farm, and a widow’s lawsuit.

11/07/2021 | Expired 10/01/2022 | Rating NR

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