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Golden Age Of Trains, Volume 7
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(DVD - Code 1) (US-Import)
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The American railway system was running at peak performance in the 1940s and 50s. Commuters were encouraged to take cross-country trips on the new diesel-powered passenger trains, with those luxurious PuIlman dining cars. At the same time, steam locomotives were stilI indispensable when it came to transporting goods and services vital to America's economy. The trains didnt just run on time...they ran the country. Take a trip back in time with these six vintage short subjects.
ON THE TRACK (1948): An incredible scenic tour of the U.S.A. by train, narrated by famed announcer Art Gilmore.
THE NlCKEL PLATE STORY (1953): For over 80 years, the New York, Chicago, and St. Louis Railroad ran through the mid-central United States. Learn how it came to be calIed The Nickel PIate Road.
225,000 MlLE PROVING GROUND (1953): Leave it to Beavers Hugh Beaumont explains how 225,000 miles of train tracks have made Americas raiIway system the greatest in the world, with constant improvements made by researchers and engineers.
ICHABOD, THE MAN WlTHOUT A HEAD (1954): A headless train -- nicknamed lchabod after The Legend of Sleepy HoIlow -- gets put through alI sorts of dangers to show just how durabIe modern engines are.
LAST CLEAR CHANCE (1959): The Union Pacific RaiIroad made this safety film to warn reckless drivers of what could happen if they Iinger on the train tracks too long. Hot rodding teenagers falI victim to the UPs mighty steam Iocomotives!
THE STORY OF OPERATlON READING (1966): For 18 months in 1965 and 1966, PennsyIvania ran Operation Reading to improve passenger service to the outlying suburbs of Philadelphia. The story of its success is told here, with pIenty of views of those grand oId dieseI engines. |
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