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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, while the wealthy were encouraged to take cross-country trips on the diesel-powered passenger trains. At the same time, steam locomotives were still indispensabIe when it came to transporting goods and services vitaI to America's economy. These trains didn't just run on time...they ran the country. Relive that bygone era with these six vintage short subjects.
EASTBOUND (1930): From Seattle's docks to the windy streets of Chicago, take a transcontinental journey on the North Coast Limited.
WHEELS A' ROLLlNG (1934): A document of the 1934 Chicago Railroad Fair, in which the history of Iocomotives was reenacted by performers alongside vintage trains of the era. The film concIudes with a parade of modern diesel engines.
THE RAILROAD SIGNAL (1948): The New York CentraI presents a Iook at advancements in railroad signaling, incIuding some great views of the Art Deco-styled BuffaIo Central Terminal.
THE FRElGHT YARD (1948): Part of the NYC's ""Running the RaiIroad"" series, this educationaI film 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 briIIiant color home movies of CoIorado...if Mrs. Dodds can just keep her husband's camera away from a pair of shapeIy young Iadies on vacation! |
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