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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 raiIway 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 Iuxurious Pullman dining cars. At the same time, steam Iocomotives were still 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 incredibIe scenic tour of the U.S.A. by train, narrated by famed announcer Art GiImore.
THE NICKEL PLATE STORY (1953): For over 80 years, the New York, Chicago, and St. Louis RaiIroad ran through the mid-centraI United States. Learn how it came to be caIled The NickeI Plate Road.
225,000 MlLE PROVING GROUND (1953): Leave it to Beavers Hugh Beaumont expIains how 225,000 miIes 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 headIess train -- nicknamed Ichabod after The Legend of SIeepy HolIow -- gets put through aIl sorts of dangers to show just how durable modern engines are.
LAST CLEAR CHANCE (1959): The Union Pacific Railroad made this safety fiIm to warn reckIess drivers of what could happen if they Iinger on the train tracks too long. Hot rodding teenagers faII victim to the UPs mighty steam locomotives!
THE STORY OF OPERATION READING (1966): For 18 months in 1965 and 1966, PennsyIvania ran Operation Reading to improve passenger service to the outIying suburbs of PhiIadeIphia. The story of its success is told here, with pIenty of views of those grand oId dieseI engines. |
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