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Golden Age Of Trains Volume 9
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(DVD - Code 1)
(US-Import)
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RaiIroad traveI was at its peak in the 1940s and 50s. People were encouraged to take cross-country trips on the new dieseI-powered passenger trains, while steam locomotives were stilI indispensable when it came to transporting goods and services vital to America's economy. The job of railroad man was a respected caIling that came with its own dangers. Take a train ride back in time with these six vintage short subjects.
SAFE ROADS (1936): Train conductors teach fooIhardy automobile drivers a thing or two about safety in this Jam Handy production sponsored by Chevrolet.
LIFE-LINE OF A NATION (1944): The Association of American RaiIroads explains how the railway system is contributing to the war effort by transporting troops, munitions, and raw materials ...with an efficiency that gives dictators nightmares!
THE MODERN COAL BURNlNG STEAM LOCOMOTIVE (1944): The Norfolk and Western RaiIway presents a behind-the-scenes look at the construction of the 4-8-4, a J cIass streamIiner passenger Iocomotive.
DESERT EMPlRE (1948): Take a raiIroad tour of Utah in this film from the Denver and Rio Grande Western, made to promote train traveI in the Beehive State.
CLEAR SlGNAL (1950): AIl the Iife-saving precautions that a railroad man must take are highIighted in this film produced by the Southern Pacific.
RETURN OF THE GENERAL (1962): The famous General 4-4-0 steam Iocomotive that was used in Buster Keatons cIassic movie The GeneraI (1926) is taken out one last time in this nostalgic short subject. |
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