Great Railroad At Work, A
Genre | Railroading |
Duration | 47 minutes |
Year | 1942 |
Actors | Lowell-Thomas |
Description | 2920. A GREAT RAILROAD AT WORK (1942-USA). Narrated by LOWELL THOMAS. The great railroad is The New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad, once the best way for passengers and […] |
Streamlining And Safety
Genre | Railroading |
Duration | 51 minutes |
Year | 1945 |
Actors | Andre-Baruch |
Producers | Santa-Fe-Railroad; Southern-Pacific-Railroad |
Description | 2922. STREAMLINING and SAFETY (1945-1947) Partial Color. Four films or the Santa Fe and Southern Pacific railroads. 1. STREAMLINED (1947). Narrated by ANDRE BARUCH. This is “a new era in […] |
Modern Railroading Of The 1960’s
Genre | Railroading |
Duration | 52 minutes |
Year | 1960 |
Actors | Chet-Huntley |
Producers | Association-Of-American-Railroads |
Description | 2923. MODERN RAILROADING OF THE 1960s (1960s-USA) COLOR. TWO films produced for the AssociaLion Of American Railroads and narrated by famed newscaster CHET HUNTLEY. 1. NEW DIRECTIONS IN MODERN RAILROADING. […] |
Meeting The Challenge
Genre | Railroading |
Duration | 28 minutes |
Year | 1946 |
Producers | The-Baltimore-And-Ohio-Railroad |
Description | 2889. MEETING THE CHALLENGE (1946-USA) COLOR. A film produced by The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad boasting of “deluxe equipment, courteous service, good food and on-time dependability.” The B&O hauled coal, […] |
Romance Of The Railroads, The
Genre | Railroading |
Duration | 53 minutes |
Year | 1955 |
Producers | The-Seaboard-Railroad; The-American-Association-Of-Railroads; The-Pennsylvania-Railroad |
Description | 2890. THE ROMANCE OF THE RAILROADS (1945-1955-USA) PARTIAL COLOR. Three of the best railroading films ever made. They capture the spirit, the drive and the excitement of what it was […] |
This Is My Railroad
Genre | Railroading |
Duration | 59 minutes |
Year | 1947 |
Producers | Southern-Pacific |
Description | 2900. THIS IS MY RAILROAD (1947-USA) COLOR. This is a snapshot of the Southern Pacific Railroad during its glory days, before the airplane lured away most of its passengers, before […] |
All Aboard The Pennsylvania Railroad
Genre | Railroading |
Duration | 69 minutes |
Year | 1955 |
Producers | The-Pennsylvania-Railroad |
Description | 2798. ALL ABOARD…THE PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD (1955-1956 USA). A delightful collection of four films produced by the “Pennsy” in the 1950s. This was what “riding the rails” was really like! 1. […] |
Railroad Story, The
Genre | Railroading |
Duration | 24 minutes |
Year | 1960 |
Producers | Illinois-Association-Of-Railroads |
Description | 2616. THE RAILROAD STORY (C.1960-USA). COLOR. A short film produced by the Illinois Association of Railroads to show how important railroads are in almost every aspect of everyday life. We […] |
All Aboard the New York Central Collection
Genre | Railroading |
Duration | 56 minutes |
Year | 1948 |
Producers | New-York-Central |
Description | 2581. ALL ABOARD! THE NEW YORK CENTRAL COLLECTION. Three short films produced by the New York Central in the late 1940s. 1. THE STEAM LOCOMOTIVE. “The Iron Horse.” What American […] |
Big Trains Rolling
Genre | Railroading |
Duration | 25 minutes |
Year | 1955 |
Actors | Art-Gilmore |
Producers | Association-Of-American-Railroads |
Description | 2586. BIG TRAINS ROLLING (1955-USA) COLOR. How important are railroads in American life? Very important, according to this film produced by the Association Of American Railroads. ART GILMORE narrates this […] |