00:01:01 1.6 |
PRE-TEEN STANDS ON PLATFORM SMILING AS STEAM
LOCOMOTIVE PASSES BY. CONDUCTOR SMILES AND WAVES, BOY WAVES BACK. |
00:02:25 85.6 |
TALKING HEAD EXPLAINS THE PURPOSE OF THE FILM
RAILROAD PROUD. NEW ENGLAND ACCENT |
00:02:49 109.6 |
RAILROAD EMPLOYEE MONTAGE PERFORMING TASKS,
FLIPPING LINE SWITCH, SURVEYOR, WALKING ON TOP OF TRAIN, BOOK KEEPER TALLYING FIGURES ON ADDING MACHINE, CIRCA 1940s. ENGINEER, CONDUCTOR. FLAG MAN. STEAM WASHING LOCOMOTIVE |
00:03:37 157.6 |
LOCOMOTIVE BACKING UP IN THE YARD TO CONNECT
WITH TRAIN CARS |
00:03:49 169.6 |
WORKERS WASHING TRAIN WINDOWS, READYING TRAIN FOR
TRIP. WORKERS CLEANING GARBAGE FROM TRAIN |
00:04:04 184.6 |
TRAIN CAR IN REPAIR SHOP
|
00:04:17 197.6 |
WORKERS CLEANING, WASHING TRAIN SEATS IN SHOP,
RUNNING SEATS THROUGH PRESSING MACHINE. |
00:05:01 241.6 |
WORKERS SEALING TRAIN CAR WINDOWS IN SHOP
STREAMLINE WINDOWS |
00:06:16 316.6 |
WORKERS SPRAY PAINTING RAILROAD TRAIN
|
00:06:29 329.6 |
LOCOMOTIVE BACKING UP IN YARD
|
00:06:42 342.6 |
WORKERS IN THE COMMISSARY PREPARING SUPPLIES FOR
THE TRAIN. WORKER GRABS BIG PIECES OF MEAT FROM REFRIGERATOR, LOADING FOOD INTO BINS AS SUPERVISOR CALLS OFF ITEMS. |
00:07:06 366.6 |
WORKERS LOADING ITEMS ONTO TRAIN DINING CAR.
WORKER HANDS BLACK CHEF CHICKENS, HE SAYS HE'S GOING TO MAKE CHICKEN FRICASEE TONIGHT. |
00:07:24 384.6 |
CHEFS IN TRAIN PANTRY STOWING GROCERIES
|
00:07:40 400.6 |
CU LOCOMOTIVE BACKING UP, COUPLED TO TRAIN CARS
|
00:07:50 410.6 |
PASSENGER TRAIN LEAVING YARD, BOSTON ?
|
00:08:26 446.6 |
ENGINEER POV MYRIAD OF TRACKS IN YARD
|
00:08:39 459.6 |
PASSENGER TRAIN ARRIVING AT STATION. CONDUCTOR
ROLLING UP TRAIN DESTINATION ROUTE FOR PASSENGERS TO SEE. NEW YORK SHORE LINE EXPRESS TRAIN. THE YANKEE CLIPPER. |
00:09:03 483.6 |
PASSENGERS BOARDING YANKEE CLIPPER TRAIN, 1940s
PARENTS ASK CONDUCTOR TO TAKE GOOD CARE OF THEIR LITTLE GIRL, TRAVELING ALONE ON THE TRAIN. WAVE GOODBYE TO DAUGHTER |
00:09:28 508.6 |
CONDUCTOR SHOUTS ALL ABOARD, STARTS TO CLOSE THE
GATES, LATE PASSENGER YELLS "HEY, WAIT A MINUTE", OPENS THE GATE TO LET LATE PASSENGER ON BOARD TRAIN, THEN CLOSES THE GATES |
00:09:39 519.6 |
ENGINEER PREPARES THE TRAIN. CONDUCTORS SIGNAL TO
ENGINEER TRAIN IS READY, BOARD TRAIN. |
00:09:56 536.6 |
PASSENGER TRAIN LEAVES STATION IN BOSTON. PASSING
BACK BAY STATION. |
00:10:51 591.6 |
WOMAN BUYING A BICYCLE, CIRCA 1940s. CU BILL OF
SALE |
00:11:08 608.6 |
TRUCK BACKING UP TO LOADING DOCK, FREIGHT TERMINAL
CU WEIGH BILL FOR BICYCLE GOING FROM BOSTON TO NEW YORK ON TRAIN. LOADING FREIGHT INTO FREIGHT CAR |
00:11:35 635.6 |
LOADING A TRACTOR TRAILER ONTO FLAT CAR. HITCHING
FLAT CAR & OTHER CARS ONTO TRAIN. |
00:13:28 748.6 |
SIGNAL TOWER OPERATOR WATCHES TRAINS PASS. SIGNAL
MAN FLASHES THE REPORT TO DIVISION HEADQUARTERS. COMMUNICATIONS. ELECTRIC SIGNALS GOING UP IN YARD. |
00:14:04 784.6 |
TRAIN PASSING THROUGH STATION
|
00:14:21 801.6 |
CREW CLEANING THE SIGNALS, MECHANIC WORKING ON
SIGNAL MECHANISM. TECHNICIANS OVERHAUL SIGNAL MECHANISMS AND GIVE THEM SAFETY INSPECTIONS. |
00:14:52 832.6 |
WORKERS STENCILING INFORMATION ONTO FREIGHT CRATE.
|
00:15:01 841.6 |
CREW SECURING MASSIVE CRATE TO RAILROAD FLAT CAR
RAILROAD FREIGHT CARS, COAL CAR, FLAT CARS PASS. |
00:15:25 865.6 |
FREIGHT CARS GOING THROUGH CLASSIFICATION YARD,
MOVE UP INCLINE, "THE HUMP", OILED WHILE ON THE MOVE. OILING WHEELS. |
00:16:14 914.6 |
YARD MASTER DIRECTS THE SWITCHING OF CARS. GIVING
VERBAL INSTRUCTIONS. COMMUNICATIONS. |
00:16:30 930.6 |
CARS UNCOUPLED ROLL ON THEIR OWN, RETARDER SLOWS
THEM DOWN. TRAIN TRACKS SQUEEZE TOGETHER SLOWING DOWN THE WHEELS |
00:16:48 948.6 |
YARD MASTER IN TOWER GIVING INSTRUCTIONS
|
00:16:51 951.6 |
IN THE RETARDING TOWER, WORKER CONTROLS THE SPEED
OF SINGLE CARS MOVING BY. SWITCHES CONTROL WHICH TRACK THE CARS GO DOWN |
00:17:27 987.6 |
INSIDE BUSY LCL TRANSFER WAREHOUSE, MANY WORKERS
ON ELECTRIC CARTS CARRYING CARGO |
00:17:57 1017.6 |
ENGINE HOUSE, LOCOMOTIVE ON TURNTABLE, TURNING
LOCOMOTIVE. |
00:18:10 1030.6 |
HEAVY REPAIRS BEING MADE IN THE LOCOMOTIVE SHOP.
REPAIRING TRAINS |
00:18:19 1039.6 |
OVERHAULING LOCOMOTIVES IN SHOP
|
00:18:57 1077.6 |
OVERHAULED LOCOMOTIVE TESTED ON THE SLIP TRACK,
OIL TRACK. |
00:19:33 1113.6 |
WORKER FILLING LOCOMOTIVE WITH SAND, COAL
|
00:19:47 1127.6 |
LS CRANE FILLING CARS WITH COAL. MOUNTAIN OF COAL
IN YARD. PAN YARD FILLED WITH COAL. MASSIVE QUANTITY OF COAL |
00:20:13 1153.6 |
INSIDE WAREHOUSE STOCKED WITH SUPPLIES, SHOVELS,
BROOMS, LOCOMOTIVE AND CAR REPLACEMENT PARTS, ETC.. |
00:20:28 1168.6 |
CRANE MOVES PILE OF RAILROAD TIES INTO TRAIN CAR
|
00:20:47 1187.6 |
HS PILES OF OIL BARRELS IN YARD
|
00:20:54 1194.6 |
SALVAGING TRAIN PARTS IN SALVAGE YARD
|
00:21:08 1208.6 |
RESEARCHER IN LABORATORY. TESTING STEEL. IN
CHEMICAL LAB APPLYING CHEMICAL SCIENCE TO RAILROADING |
00:21:38 1238.6 |
MAN USING MICRO-METALLOGRAPH CAMERA TO STUDY
METALS. |
00:21:48 1248.6 |
RAILROAD CREW LAYING TRACKS. MECHANIZED DEVICES
HELP TRACK LAYING, CIRCA 1940s INDUSTRIAL. MAINTENANCE |
00:22:43 1303.6 |
TRAIN ARRIVING IN NEW HAVEN. ELECTRIC TRAIN.
|
00:24:02 1382.6 |
INTERIOR RAILROAD POWERHOUSE, WORKERS CHECKING
BOILER HEAT METERS. BLOWING POWDERED COAL INTO THE FURNACE. CU TURBO GENERATORS. MAIN CONTROL ROOM. |
00:24:51 1431.6 |
POV ON CABOOSE MOVING DOWN TRACKS. ELECTRIC TRAIN
TRACKS. 1940s |
00:25:08 1448.6 |
ELECTRIC LOCOMOTIVES BEING OVERHAULED IN SHOP
|
00:25:44 1484.6 |
ELECTRIC TRAIN ROLLING DOWN TRACKS TOWARD VIEWER.
|
00:25:58 1498.6 |
UNDERGROUND SIGNAL TOWER, NEW YORK CITY, GRAND
CENTRAL TERMINAL. LARGE URBAN CONTROL CENTER |
00:26:50 1550.6 |
CU CONDUCTOR WRITES ON RAILROAD SCHEDULE BOARD.
|
00:26:58 1558.6 |
TRAIN ARRIVING IN GRAND CENTRAL STATION, NEW YORK
CITY. PASSENGERS DEBARK TRAIN, GETTING OFF TRAIN IN NEW YORK CITY, 1940s FASHIONS. GRAND CENTRAL TERMINAL. |
00:27:49 1609.6 |
PASSENGERS IN NEW HAVEN RAILROAD TRAVEL BUREAU
OFFICE. TRAVEL CONSULTANTS TALKING TO PASSENGERS. |
00:28:10 1630.6 |
PASSENGER WALKS UP TO TICKET AGENT, PROCESS OF
BUYING A TICKET. |
00:28:53 1673.6 |
PASSENGER ON BOARD TRAIN IN SLEEPER CAR GETS INTO
BED. SLEEPING ON TRAIN |
00:29:03 1683.6 |
CREW UNLOADING MASSIVE CRATE FROM RAILROAD FLAT
CAR ONTO TUGBOAT IN NEW LONDON, CONNECTICUT. TUGBOAT TAKES OFF FROM DOCK. |
00:30:23 1763.6 |
CREW UNLOADING CARGO FROM TRAIN FREIGHT CARS, ONTO
TRUCKS. |
00:30:48 1788.6 |
TRUCK LEAVES LOADING DOCK
|
00:30:55 1795.6 |
WATER GATEWAY FOR THE INTERCHANGE OF FREIGHT CARS
BETWEEN RAILROADS. EAST RIVER, NEW YORK. TRAIN CAR FERRY. DOCK APRON BEING LIFTED TO FIT CAR FLOAT. CAR FLOAT LOCKED TO THE DOCK APRON. FLOAT LEAVES THE DOCK |
00:33:08 1928.6 |
FREIGHT TRAIN ARRIVES AT NEW HAVEN RAIL GATEWAY,
CARS UN-COUPLED. RE-ICING REFRIGERATOR CARS REEFERS. BLOCK ICE. CRUSHED ICE. SALTING THE ICE |
00:34:47 2027.6 |
FREIGHT TRAIN ARRIVES AT STATION, CREW UNLOADS
PERISHABLES QUICKLY FROM REFRIGERATOR CARS. |
00:35:11 2051.6 |
HUSTLE AND BUSTLE OF PRODUCE TERMINAL, BUYERS
BARGAINING FOR PRODUCE. HAGGLING HEARD. |
00:36:01 2101.6 |
FREIGHT, REFRIGERATOR CARS PULLED INTO THE YARD
FOR INSPECTION. INSPECTOR TAGS CAR WITH BAD ORDER. CAR PULLED INTO REPAIR YARD. |
00:36:52 2152.6 |
SUPERVISOR GIVES WORKERS REPAIR INSTRUCTIONS, CREW
REPAIRS RAILROAD FREIGHT CAR. TEST THE CAR. REPAIR SHOP |
00:39:26 2306.6 |
WORKERS PERFORMING TASKS SEQUENCE. ROOM FULL OF
SECRETARIES TYPING. BOOK KEEPER TALLYING ON ADDING MACHINE. WORKERS SORTING THROUGH MAIL. |
00:39:41 2321.6 |
CU MAN TOUCHING UP LETTERS ON THE SIDE OF THE
TRAIN |
00:39:44 2324.6 |
MONTAGE RAILROAD EMPLOYEES CIRCA 1940s
PERFORMING VARIOUS TASKS |
00:40:00 2340.6 |
TRAIN LEAVES STATION, CONDUCTOR STANDS ON CABOOSE
WAVES AT VIEWER |
00:40:33 2374.01 |
TAPE ENDS
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Description: A BOY'S DREAM COME TRUE
Keywords: No keywords set
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