Passenger Train, The (Second Edition)

The Passenger Train (Second Edition) Encyclopaedia Britannica Films Young boy Bobby takes overnight sleeper train from Chicago to Lamy, New Mexico to see his Uncle. 15:42:12 Parents pack Bobby’s suitcases while he washes his face. Passenger train cars thru automatic washer. Diesel electric locomotives; linen & food loaded on train. 15:43:13 Bobby & father arrive at Chicago station by yellow cab. INT Arrivals & Departures board. Baggage counter. Bob buys magazine at newsstand. CU sign ‘Santa Fe Train No.9’. Passengers thru & gateman checks tickets. 15:44:24 Platform & passengers along passenger train ‘Chief’ w/ aluminium carriages & observation car. Engineer & helper climb aboard locomotive. Porter takes Bob’s baggage, father gives him ticket & waves. Train pulls out of station, Bob waves from window. POV train out. 15:45:36 INT Bob alone in small sleeper compartment, “roomette” - watches neighbor locate pull-down washbasin. POV from front of train; CU speed gauge. Train & Pullman Conductors arrive - “tickets please” - CU Bobby’s tickets. Bob explores train, passes thru “chair car” w/ Black conductor. Passengers in “dome car” w/ glass roof & MCU people. Bob in observation car at rear. 15:47:11 Cooks in train kitchen, CU meat in pan. POV from engine. Lunch chime; dining car w/ Black waiters serving White passengers looking out window. Bobby eats sandwich at lunch car counter. Train into small station - new crew takes over. DTrain pulls out. 15:48:28 INT engineer in cab. Bob watches scenery w/ new friend Clyde. Boys play checkers in observation car. POV. Woman puts toddler to bed: VO “this room is called...a bedroom”. 15:49:19 Evening meal served in dining car; Bobby shares table w/ adults. LS train in canyon at dusk. Black porter prepares beds. Train passes in night. CU gage. Passenger to bed in his “roomette”. 15:50:09 High shots train thru high desert mountain scenery in daytime, trains pass, train out of tunnel, over bridges, trestles. 15:50:45 Conductor, Bob packs; small station & train arrives Lamy, NM. Porter carries luggage as Bob gets off, greeted by “Uncle Ray” in dungarees & cowboy hat - drive off in jeep. Train heads off. The End. Travel; Tourism; Railroads; Race / Racism / Segregation; Class; Educational Films; Promotional Films; Family; Tourists; Wealth;