New Face for Casey, A - A Railroad Trip From Past To Present Pt. 2 of 2

A New Face for Casey - A Railroad Trip From Past To Present Pt. 2 of 2 Continued... Overhead of passenger train thru cut. Van Voorhis to camera re other ways the RR has helped communities. Communications: telegraph key replaced by yard manager using radio transmitter. Engineer on radio telephone, train runby. Van Voorhis re new CTC, Centralised Traffic Control. Control room & dispatcher explains workings of CTC - using radio telephone & board w/ lights for location of trains. 15:44:53 Freight trains passing; passenger train into station. Freight yard, freight runbys at road crossing. 15:46:00 Exterior Association of American Railroads research center in Chicago. Reporter interviews man re research & efficiency. Other things the railroad does - working to produce hogs w/ less fat - pigs weighed & in pens. Loading into train. “What’s good for the farmer is good for the railroads”. 15:47:48 Coal transport docks, loading coal onto ships by dumping RR cars. Iron ore from ships into railroad cars w/ giant shovels. Passenger train runby. 15:48:50 Van Voorhis interview man re threat of specialized transportation such as proposed 103 mile long conveyor belt to transport coal and ore by eminent domain claim to land. RR Man says if conveyor belt came into operation & the RR lost this business who would transport the other freight - shots boxes, livestock & Pennsylvania train No. 7 which every Sunday stops for one passenger - the Minister. 15:51:05 Railroad chalk board of arrivals & departures. Intercut w/ passenger train stopping, leaving. Legislators leave Ohio State House. Tracks intersecting; main street of small town; city skyline; train runby. Van Voorhis sign off. Passenger train behind end credits. Americana; Industrial Film; Promotional Film; 1950s Americana; Lobbying; NOTE: Very good Colour.