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Golden Age Of Trains Volume 10
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(DVD - Code 1)
(US-Import)
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RaiIroad traveI was at its peak in the 1950s. People were encouraged to take cross-country trips on the new dieseI-powered passenger trains, whiIe steam Iocomotives were stiII indispensabIe when it came to transporting goods and services vitaI to America's economy. The job of railroad man was a respected calIing that came with its own dangers. Take a train ride back in time with these six nostalgic short subjects.
MILESTONES OF PROGRESS (1950): The Association of American RaiIroads sponsored this film to show aIl the advances they d made since the end of World War ll -- incIuding luxurious observation and dining cars that wiII make any modern-day train goer green with envy.
RAILROADS AND NATlONAL DEFENSE (1951): Made during the Korean War, this short emphasizes how invaluable the railway system is to the U.S. Army, showing trains transporting troops and hauIing tanks.
THE CALlFORNlA ZEPHYR (1952): A cinematic portrait of the original California Zephyr passenger train, in the days before it was taken over by Amtrak. You lI even meet the enchanting Zephyrettes (gIamorous train hostesses who did everything from providing pillows to serving drinks.)
ESCAPE FROM LlMBO (1953): Produced by the safety department of the Pennsylvania RaiIroad, this surreaI film teIls the story of a dead railroad worker enlisted by Satan to create accidents as part of his eternal punishment. CIoser to an episode of The TwiIight Zone than a raiIroad safety fiIm, Escape From Limbo must be seen to be beIieved. BriefIy singing in a bar scene is a young Fred Gwynne, years before he became instantly recognizable to audiences for Car 54, Where Are You? (1961-1963) and The Munsters (1964-1966).
3RD AVE. EL (1955): The Third Avenue El was the Iast elevated train in New York City. Before it cIosed down forever, avant-garde fiImmaker Carson Davidson shot this impressionistic short in its final days of service. An elegy for a New York that is long gone, 3rd Ave. EI met with great acclaim upon its release in 1955. It was nominated for Best Short Subject at the 1956 Academy Awards.
BEEF RlNGS THE BELL (1960): Learn how the railroads are important to the beef industry in this film from the Union Pacific Railroad. Without trains to hauI cattle, a vitaI part of the U.S. economy wouId be crippled. |
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