Chuck Zehner (January 9, 1942 – December 2, 2000) was the producer and host of the PBS/Milwaukee Public Television series Tracks Ahead.
He died on December 2, 2000, of a heart attack in South Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
After his death, Spencer Christian took over and is the current host of Tracks Ahead.
At the dawn of cable television, Zehner, a Milwaukee train enthusiast, began producing and hosting the interview format show Just Trains on Milwaukee's local access channel on Viacom Cable.
For the second season it was renamed Tracks Ahead and expanded to the PBS network.