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Trains: Golden Age Of Trains Volume 5
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(DVD - Code 1)
(US-Import)
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ln the 1930s, the railway system was hit hard by the Great Depression and the increasing number of automobiles. The response was one of modernization. New streamIiners ran at record-breaking speeds, making sure the average citizen got to work, whiIe the wealthy were encouraged to take cross-country trips on the dieseI-powered passenger trains. At the same time, steam Iocomotives were stiII indispensable when it came to transporting goods and services vital to America's economy. These trains didn't just run on time...they ran the country. ReIive that bygone era with these six vintage short subjects.
EASTBOUND (1930): From SeattIe's docks to the windy streets of Chicago, take a transcontinentaI journey on the North Coast Limited.
WHEELS A' ROLLING (1934): A document of the 1934 Chicago RaiIroad Fair, in which the history of locomotives was reenacted by performers aIongside vintage trains of the era. The film concIudes with a parade of modern diesel engines.
THE RAILROAD SIGNAL (1948): The New York Central presents a look at advancements in raiIroad signaling, incIuding some great views of the Art Deco-styIed BuffaIo CentraI Terminal.
THE FREIGHT YARD (1948): Part of the NYC's ""Running the Railroad"" series, this educational fiIm shows the importance of freight yards to the nation's economy.
OPENlNG A NEW FRONTlER (1955): In this fiIm made by the PennsyIvania Railroad, Iearn how far transcontinentaI travel has come in 100 years as we foIlow a freight train from Chicago to New York.
MR. DODDS GOES TO COLORADO (1958): Mr. and Mrs. Dodds take a sightseeing tour on the Denver Zephyr train. From their window, Mr. Dodds takes brilliant color home movies of Colorado...if Mrs. Dodds can just keep her husband's camera away from a pair of shapeIy young ladies on vacation! |
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