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RAILROAD PASSENGERS IN TURN OF THE CENTURY PERIOD COSTUME BOARD TRAIN. CU BELL. CU FLAGMAN WAVES ON CONDUCTOR. STEAM TRAIN. STOKER FEEDING COAL.
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| 02:00:35 58 |
PAN RAIL YARD FILLED WITH "IRON HORSES", OLD STEAM TRAINS
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| 02:01:01 84 |
PAXTON-MITCHELL COMPANY MANUFACTURING "MODERN"
TRAIN PARTS. TESTING PARTS. |
| 02:01:39 122 |
AMERICAN CAR & FOUNDRY PLANT, HUNTINGTON, WEST VIRGINIA. PRODUCTION OF SPRINGS & BEARINGS. WELDING RAILROAD CARS.
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| 02:02:10 153 |
PULLMAN STANDARD CAR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, TESTING RAILROAD CARS ABILITY TO WITHSTAND SHOCK WORKER ATTACHES CABLES TO THE TRACKS & THE CARS.
FEEDING INFORMATION INTO ANALOG COMPUTER. |
| 02:02:53 196 |
RESEARCHERS WORKING ON THE "PIGGY BACK" CONCEPT WHERE FLATCARS CARRY TRUCK TRAILERS OVER LONG HAULS.
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| 02:03:06 209 |
WELDING LONG LENGTHS OF RAIL IN ONE CONTINUOUS RAIL TO ELIMINATE CLICKETY-CLACK OF THE WHEELS
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| 02:03:34 237 |
WORKERS LAYING LONG RAILS ON TRACKS. ONE END IS ANCHORED, CARS MOVED OUT FROM UNDER. RAIL GUIDED. LAYING GANG AT WORK. TAKING OUT OLD RAILS & LAYING NEW RAILS. CU TIE PLATED LINED UP. SPEED SWING SETS THE RAIL IN PLACE. CHECKING DISTANCE BETWEEN RAILS, POWER HAMMER DRIVES SPIKES INTO PLACE.
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| 02:05:20 343 |
INTERIOR RAILROAD FREIGHT CAR, WORKERS LOADING FREIGHT CAR. CAR DIVIDED INTO SECTIONS TO REDUCE DAMAGE IN TRANSIT.
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| 02:05:53 376 |
DELUTH, MINNESOTA. GREAT NORTHERN RAILROAD FREIGHT TRAINS. BULK CARGO HANDLING, IRON ORE FROM MESABI RANGE TO WAITING FREIGHT TRAINS. CU COAL POURING DOWN CHUTE INTO HOLES.
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| 02:06:42 425 |
MAIL TRAIN, WORKER EMPTIES MAIL FROM SACK, SORTING MAIL
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| 02:06:51 434 |
WESTINGHOUSE BRAKE COMPANY PLANT. LINE UP OF RAILROAD TRAIN BRAKES USED ON A 150 CAR TRAIN WORKER OPERATING RADIO DEVICE WHICH BRINGS VISIBLE SIGNALS INTO LOCOMOTIVE CAB. ENGINEER ACKNOWLEDGES THEM AS RECEIVED.
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| 02:07:23 466 |
CU HAND LIFTING ACKNOWLEDGMENT SWITCH.
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| 02:07:25 468 |
RAILROAD CLASSIFICATION YARD, CONTROL TOWER.
CONTROLLER. CU RETARDERS LIFTING UP, GRIPPING THE WHEELS, SLOWING IT DOWN. |
| 02:07:52 495 |
WORKER WALKS DOWN RAILS, OPERATES "HOT BOX DETECTIVE". PYROMETER OR HEAT RECORDING INSTRUMENT. OPERATOR IN CONTROL TOWER KEEPS TRACK. CU GRAPH MEASURING RELATIVE HEAT. CU TRAIN PASSING HEAT BOX.
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| 02:08:27 530 |
CONTROL TOWER STOPS A TRAIN BY RADIO TELEPHONE COMMUNICATIONS WITH THE ENGINEER
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| 02:08:49 552 |
NEW YORK, PENNSYLVANIA STATION. PENN STATION.
RESERVATIONS MADE BY TELEVISION MONITOR. TELEVISION CAMERAS MONITOR SEAT AVAILABILITY ON EACH TRAIN. CLERK RELAYS INFORMATION TO TICKET DISTRIBUTOR. WITHDRAWING TICKETS. SETS IN DEVICE THAT TRANSMITS A COPY TO THE CLERK. CU FAXSIMILE OF TICKET. CU WALL OF METAL MATRIXES, PULLS OUT METAL MATRIX USED TO PRINT FARE COUPON, PRINTS TICKET. CLERK SELLS TICKET TO CUSTOMER. |
| 02:10:21 644 |
FUTURISTIC TRAIN, SUSPENDED OFF GROUND, ATTACHED TO OVERHEAD RAIL. PASSENGERS ON FUTURISTIC TRAIN GENTLEMAN GIVES UP HIS SEAT TO MOTHER WITH YOUNG BABY.
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| 02:11:15 698 |
TAPE ENDS
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