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'The Brave Locomotive' is a musical throwback to a bygone era featuring all the hallmarks of mid-century animation.

"The greatest locomotive around! Linus, our hero!" This wonderful animated short film is now available to view online after a successful film festival run earlier this year. Give it a watch! The Brave Locomotive is a delightful 7-minute animated short created by the animation filmmaker Andrew Chesworth, who has worked on Disney & Netflix movies.

The Oscar-nominated filmmaker is back in the running with his latest short, a "love letter to the Andrews Sisters and 1940s animation."

>> dick teresi defined the ever-changing description of death in his controversial argument that the business of organ harvesting is blurring that line. also this weekend on book tv, former pennsylvania senator arlen specter on the split between old guard members of his former party and those supported by the tea party. sunday at 8 p.m. booktv, every weekend on c-span2. >> military historian barrett tillman presents a history of the american aircraft carrier, the uss enterprise, the mo...