| 01:50:02 17 |
MAP OF EAST COAST AMERICA, 1846
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| 01:50:09 24 |
TEAM OF HORSES, HORSE DRAWN COACH PASSES A CONESTOGA
WAGON ON A DIRT ROAD. COVERED WAGON. |
| 01:50:27 42 |
FAMILY IN CONESTOGA WAGON, FATHER ADMIRES PASSING
TEAM OF HORSES & COACH "NOTHIN' BETTER THAN A TEAM OF HORSES" EARLY TRANSPORTATION ENVY |
| 01:50:36 51 |
CONESTOGA WAGON CROSSING FARM LAND, STOPS. BOY STANDS
UP, POINTS AT RAILROAD TRAIN. FATHER HOLDS REINS, HORSES PANIC STEAM TRAIN CIRCA 1846 PASSES. PASSENGERS HANG OUT WINDOWS WAVING. BOY DREAMS OF RIDING ON THE RAILROAD |
| 01:51:17 92 |
1800s STEAM TRAIN
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| 01:51:24 99 |
HISTORICAL RECREATION. 1846. PASSENGERS WAIT ON
PLATFORM FOR TRAIN. MEN READ RAILROAD POSTER & DISCUSS THE HISTORY OF THE RAILROAD. SKEPTIC SAYS "NOTHING WILL TAKE THE PLACE OF THE HORSE" OTHER MEN LAUGH |
| 01:52:02 137 |
CU EARLY RAILROAD 1870s
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| 01:52:08 143 |
MAP SHOWING RAILROAD EXPANSION GOING WEST FROM EAST
COAST TO WEST COAST CONNECTING RAILROAD LINKS |
| 01:52:23 158 |
HISTORY OF RAILROAD OPERATION METHODS IMPROVEMENTS,
THE OLD RAILROAD HIGHBALL SIGNAL REPLACED WITH THE SEMAPHORE REPLACED WITH THE AUTOMATIC POSITION LIGHT SIGNALS |
| 01:52:34 169 |
CU ROADWAY SIGNALS REPRODUCED IN THE ENGINEER'S CAB.
ENGINEER OPERATING THE TRAIN |
| 01:52:43 178 |
ENGINEER POV IN MOVING TRAIN, RAILROAD SIGNALS
OVERHEAD. |
| 01:52:47 182 |
OLD IRON RAIL REPLACED WITH MODERN STEEL RAIL, EVEN
PAVED ROADBED. RAIL IMPROVEMENTS |
| 01:52:55 190 |
INTERIOR OLD WOODEN TRAIN CAR, PASSENGERS IN 1800s
DRESS. INTERIOR STEEL CAR, CONDUCTOR |
| 01:52:58 193 |
CRUDELY OPERATED BRAKES REPLACED WITH A NEW SAFETY
INVENTION. MAN SITS IN LITTLE BOX ON TOP OF THE TRAIN. CU OLD BRAKES, CU NEW BRAKES. TRAIN SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS |
| 01:53:07 202 |
MONTAGE TRAINS GOING & COMING FREIGHT TRAINS
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| 01:53:14 209 |
CU MONTAGE RAILROAD LINES LOGOS. SANTA FE, MISSOURI
PACIFIC, NORFOLK & WESTERN, SOUTHERN PACIFIC, CANADA PACIFIC, FRUIT GROWERS EXPRESS, UNION PACIFIC... |
| 01:53:36 231 |
MONTAGE TRAINS COMING & GOING, TOWARD & AWAY FROM
CAMERA |
| 01:53:47 242 |
CU MONTAGE RAILROAD PERSONNEL, ENGINEER, CONDUCTOR,
FIREMAN, MEN & WOMEN WHO WORK FOR THE RAILROAD |
| 01:53:58 253 |
OLD LOCOMOTIVE COMING OUT OF THE ROUND HOUSE
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| 01:54:07 262 |
CROWDED NEW YORK CITY TRAIN STATION PENN STATION?
PASSENGER PURCHASES A TICKET AT TICKET COUNTER. EARLY 1950s? CROWDS ON STATION PLATFORM, LATE 1940s? |
| 01:54:13 268 |
EARLY 1950s PASSENGERS BOARD TRAIN
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| 01:54:16 271 |
ENGINEER LEANS OUT TRAIN WINDOW
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| 01:54:17 272 |
TRAIN CREW HELPS PASSENGERS ON BOARD, CONDUCTOR LOOKS
AT POCKET WATCH. LOOKS BOTH WAYS DOWN PLATFORM, SAYS "ALL ABOARD", GETS ON TRAIN |
| 01:54:25 280 |
CONDUCTOR PULLS AN OVERHEAD CORD, ENGINEER PREPARES
TO LEAVE STATION |
| 01:54:35 290 |
TRAIN LEAVES UNDERGROUND STATION
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| 01:54:37 292 |
PASSENGER TRAIN PASSES CAMERA RIGHT TO LEFT
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| 01:54:44 299 |
INTERIOR TRAIN DINING CAR, PORTER SERVES PASSENGERS,
CONDUCTOR TAKES TICKETS |
| 01:54:48 303 |
LATE 1940s? PASSENGERS RIDE TRAIN, WOMAN READS
NEWSPAPER, OTHERS RELAX. KIDS LOOK OUT TRAIN WINDOW |
| 01:54:56 311 |
BLACK PORTER MAKES UP A BED ON TRAIN SLEEPER CAR.
TURNS ON LIGHT OVER BED |
| 01:54:59 314 |
WOMEN SIT AT TABLE LOOKING OUT TRAIN WINDOW, ENJOYING
THE VIEW |
| 01:55:03 318 |
TRAIN PASSES OVER CONCRETE BRIDGE, TRAVELS ACROSS
COUNTRYSIDE |
| 01:55:21 336 |
RAILROAD CREW WORKING ON ROADBED & TRACKS,
MAINTENANCE MEN |
| 01:55:27 342 |
ENGINEER OPERATING THE TRAIN
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| 01:55:30 345 |
POV ON TRAIN PASSING UNDER ELECTRIC SIGNALS
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| 01:55:35 350 |
ROOM FULL OF TELETYPERS SENDING & RECEIVING MESSAGES
COMMUNICATIONS |
| 01:55:40 355 |
SWITCHBOARD OPERATORS CONNECTING CALLS, RAILROAD
EXCHANGES |
| 01:55:47 362 |
ENGINEER PICKS UP TRAIN TELEPHONE, RAILROAD
COMMUNICATIONS |
| 01:55:57 372 |
HS TRAINS, LINES DRAWN TO ILLUSTRATE RAILROAD TWO-WAY
COMMUNICATION USING TRAINS & WIRES. |
| 01:56:18 393 |
INTERIOR RAILROAD LABORATORY, SEARCHING FOR NEW
THINGS & BETTER METHODS, CONDUCTING TESTS ON SPRINGS FOR A BETTER TRAIN RIDE. TESTING RAILS. TESTING AXELS. TESTING A NEW LOCOMOTIVE. |
| 01:56:45 420 |
TRAIN IN RAIL YARD BEING CHECKED OVER.
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| 01:56:54 429 |
ELECTRIC LOCOMOTIVES POWERED BY 11,000 VOLTS OF
ELECTRICITY |
| 01:57:03 438 |
NEW MODERN TRAIN WITH A DIESEL ENGINE CIRCA EARLY
1950s? |
| 01:57:08 443 |
STEAM TURBAN LOCOMOTIVE ON TURNTABLE
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| 01:57:33 468 |
TEAM OF HORSES PULLING A WAGON PASSES FAMILY IN A
CONESTOGA WAGON. HISTORIC RECREATION |
| 01:57:37 472 |
EARLY TRAIN, 1800s
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| 01:57:42 477 |
NEW MODERN TRAIN CIRCA LATE 1940s, EARLY 1950s ?
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| 01:57:47 482 |
MAP SHOWING RAILROAD SYSTEM
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| 01:57:50 485 |
MONTAGE SMALL TOWN, BIG CITY (NEW YORK)
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| 01:57:53 488 |
CATTLE ON FARM
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| 01:57:54 489 |
WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON, DC SUPERIMPOSED OVER MAP OF
AMERICA, TRAINS ALSO OVER MAP |
| 01:58:01 496 |
MAP OF AMERICA SHOWING RAILROAD CONNECTING TRAIN
LINES |
| 01:58:59 554 |
NEW MODERN 1940s TRAIN
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| 01:59:01 556 |
ENGINEER POV TRAIN TRACKS
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| 01:59:03 558 |
NEW YORK CITY RAILROAD STATION PENN STATION ? MASS
TRANSPORTATION. PEOPLE PURCHASE TICKETS AT COUNTER & BOARDING TRAIN |
| 01:59:11 566 |
TRAINS LINED UP IN YARD LOTS OF STEAM
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| 01:59:17 572 |
INTERIOR TRAIN, MONTAGE TRAIN PASSENGERS
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| 01:59:22 577 |
TRAIN APPROACHES CAMERA RIGHT TO LIFT
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| 01:59:37 592 |
FILM ENDS
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Year: 1946
Color: Black & White
Genre: RAILROADS & TRAINS
Description: HISTORY OF THE RAILROAD, PROGRESS IN RAILROAD TRANSPORTATION. HISTORICAL RE-ENACTMENTS, RECREATIONS
