Vintage 1950's to 1960's Railroad
Film Library DVD
This DVD contains a collection of
vintage railroad films from the 1950's and 1960's. It includes a safety film
that highlights the various accidents that happen to rail workers, a documentary
about the importance of railroads to America, how the Union Pacific Railroad
is a vital part of the U.S. beef industry and much more.
Here are all the films that make
up this historical collection:
The Passenger Train (Second Edition) (1955)
  
Follow the adventures of a young boy as he travel from Chiacgo to Lamy,
NM on a passenger train.
Producer: Encyclopaedia Britannica Films
Audio/Visual: Sound, Black & White
Run time: 10:09
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Days of Our Years (1955)
 
As passengers, we don't get often get a glimpse behind the curtain. This
is one of those times. This film explores a trilogy of accidents and their
effects on the rail workers and their families. It shows the costs that
are paid to keep the American rail system running smoothly.
Producer: Dudley Pictures Corporation
Audio/Visual: Sound, Color
Run time: 19:33
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At This Moment (1954)
  
This film explores the importance of the railroad as a cornerstone of
the 1950s American economy.
Producer: Jam Handy Organization
Audio/Visual: Sound, Color
Run time: 26:27
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Big Trains Rolling (1955)
  
Another film on the importance of railroads to the U.S. economy's constant
growth.
Producer: Dudley Pictures Corporation
Audio/Visual: Sound, Color
Run time: 23:54
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Mainline U.S.A. (1957)
  
This film shows the importance of trains to moving goods and passengers
across America. It includes great shots of a variety of trains including
PRR Balwin Sharknoses, the GM Aerotrain, B&O E units, a military train,
Grand Central Station, Penn Station and a variety of other freight and
passenger trains.
Producer: Dudley Pictures Corporation
Audio/Visual: Sound, Color
Run time: 18:38
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Beef Rings the Bell (1960)
 
This film explores the critixal role of the Union Pacific Railroad to
the beef industry - both for transporting cattle to the processing plants
and for transporting the final products to distribution centers across
the west.
Producer: Unknown
Audio/Visual: Sound, Color
Run time: 27:17
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