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Vintage Railroad
History Films Collection, 3 DVD Set! |
The history of rail
transport dates back nearly 500 years, and includes systems
with man or horse power and rails of wood or stone. Modern
rail transport systems first appeared in England in the
1820s. These systems, which made use of the steam
locomotive, were the first practical forms of mechanized
land transport, and they remained the primary form of
mechanized land transport for the next 100 years.
Fast forward to the early to mid 1900's,
and you have the railroad as an integral part of American
life. This collection of vintage railroad films,
contains rare hard to find footage of early New York
Railroads, the Northwest Pacific Railroad, New Haven,
Hartford, and much much more. Sure to please any
railroad aficionado.
This DVD collection contains over 5
hours of films on 3 DVD's!
Each DVD has a fully interactive menu. The list of
films on this historic collection is as follows: |
DVD
1 |
At This Moment (1954)
Importance of railroads to 1950s
America. Directed by Haford Kerbawy.
2 Parts, Sound, Color, 26:27 |
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Beef Rings the Bell (ca.
1960s) Beef's
importance to American society and economy, and the Union
Pacific Railroads's importance to the beef industry.
The film starts out with a dreadful animation of a cow
ringing a bell indicating dinner. (GET it? BEEF rings the
BELL?) After that comes a wonderful plateau of cows roaming
the open range, chewing grass, being herded, chewing grass,
being branded. "The cows, soon, go in one direction" the
narrator says, and yes that's right.. "To Market". Soon,
you're just dreading where this film is heading. The film
slowly builds on that and takes us through the cows being
loaded on (Union Pacific!) railcars, being auctioned off,
being kept in holding pens, and then.... We cut AFTER the
dirty part, the slab of beef is on a hook! Anyways, if
you're somewhat disappointed in the skipping of the most
obvious step, the actual cutting up of the carcass into
different selections of beef will certainly appease you, as
the butcher digs in with his knife, fat falling off the
carcass, and us losing our lunches. The narrator hilariously
says during all of this, 'the thought of this beef, with
dripping gravy on fluffy mashed potatoes!' The whole thing
ends off with not one but TWO barbecues, with big juicy
steaks and plump hamburgers!
2 Parts,
Sound, Color, 27:38 |
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The Big Train (ca. 1950s)
Operations of the New York
Central Railroad. Producer and director: Victor Solow.
Introduced by NYCRR president Alfred E. Perlman. Made
by the New York Central Railroad, this 50s film tells us how
railroads are modernizing in standard industrial film style.
It goes into a great deal of detail about this in a rather
dry fashion. Railroad buffs will probably find it
interesting. The last part of the film is a lecture by
Alfred Pearlman about how the government subsidizes other
forms of transportation, but lets the railroads shift for
themselves. This is a quite historically interesting record
of where the railroads were at in the 50s.
2 Parts, Sound, Color, 26:14 |
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Big Trains Rolling (1955)
Railroads and how they keep the
U.S. economy rolling.
Sound, Color, 23:54 |
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Completion of
Northwestern Pacific Rail Road (1914)
Golden Spike ceremonies and
celebration for the completion of the Northwestern Pacific
Rail Road, October 23-25, 1914. Filmed in Willits, Cain
Rock, Arcata and Eureka, California. Film begins a
short way north of its starting point in Willits (Northern
California) and continues over trestles and through tunnels
until it reaches the point of celebration at Cain Rock. (The
celebration with Mayor Rolph and the Eureka Mayor and other
officials. The next day festivities in Arcata, California
and Eureka, California are reported.
2 Parts, Silent, B&W, 29:59 |
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DVD 2 |
Desert Empire (ca. 1948)
Railroad tour through the state
of Utah, stopping off at many natural attractions and in
Salt Lake City. Shows Arches National Monument and the
mineral resources of Utah, including coal and copper.
Director: Carlton T. Sills.
3 Parts, Sound, B&W, 29:44 |
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A Great Railroad at Work
(1942) Everything there
is to know about the New York, New Haven and Hartford
Railroad. This presents a fine time capsule look at
railroads, and industry in general in the 1940s. It is
especially fascinating to see how trains cars are sorted and
switches set before the days of computers and automation.
3 Parts, Sound, B&W, 39:24 |
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Mainline U.S.A. (1957)
Importance of railroads in the
U.S. economy, with many great running views of freight and
passenger trains.
Sound, Color, 19:04 |
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Mount Tamalpais Gravity
Railroad (1917)
Railroad transporting tourists to top of Marin County's
highest peak.
Silent, B&W, 1:58 |
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New Horizons (1948)
The "story of a new South whose
roots are embedded deep in the honored tradition of the
old." Shows the economy of the Southeast, white and African
American workers, cities, and daily life, all in the context
of railroad business and operations. Producer and Director:
Carl Dudley. Script: Herman Boxer.
Sound, Color, 17:54 |
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DVD
3 |
Redwood Empire Special
and Lumber Mills (1914)
Condensed version of Golden
Spike Celebration on 10/23/14 for the completion of the
Northwestern Pacific Railroad, held at Cain Rock, Humboldt
County, California.
Silent, B&W, 15:32 |
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Safe Roads (1935)
Driving is compared with running
a railroad train. With excellent images of steam-era
passenger trains.
Sound, B&W, 7:39 |
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This Is My Railroad
(1940s) Operations of
the Southern Pacific Railroad,
with many images of the territory that it serves. With
excellent footage of snow management and removal operations
in the Sierra Nevada mountains.
Sound, Color, 28:57 |
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Wheels of Progress (1950)
Operations of the Rock Island
Lines. Includes shots of high-speed "Rocket" freight trains;
the operation of classification yards; and scenes of
agricultural and industrial areas served by the railroad.
Writer and Director: John A. McGee.
Sound, Color, 19:02 |
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DVD Menu Sampler:
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