1946 - Color, USA Railroad Documentary: Meeting The Challenge Pt. 2 of 2

Meeting The Challenge (1946) Pt. 2 of 2 Continued... Round-house, turning engines; steam & diesel locomotives; signal systems & lights; man switching at control panel. Runbys. 08:46:43 Track maintenance & cleaning trains, washing engines, repairs. Mount Clare RR shop & repairing in Baltimore. Locomotives out, railway workers. Employees. 08:48:37 Office building of RR in Baltimore. Int. office workers, teleprinters; punch card machines. Sentinel Service offices - businessmen with report, pages turned. Intercut freight being moved w/ offices showing progress of shipment. (GOOD montage). 08:50:18 Passenger train into station, passengers board - ticket offices. “The Royal Blue” train. Shot over Baltimore - Mount Royal Station to New York City, passengers off train for transport by ferry across Hudson. Various short shots New York hotels & streets. Liner in harbor. 08:51:52 Washington, DC Capitol from station. Four diesel engines, POV thru Potomac Valley, engineer. Cumberland - train tracks divide - Union Station, Cincinnati, Ohio; St Louis, Missouri. 08:52:40 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania shot over city of skyscrapers. Street scene Akron w/ trams. Chicago Grand Central Terminal. Various intercut shot different trains. Passengers boarding & disembarking from trains - interiors passenger cars - interior Royal Blue w/ stewardess making train radio telephone call - food - snack, buffet and dining cars. Food loaded, prepared & served. Runby. 08:55:35 Various shots from observation car. POV. Writing letters. Hostess w/ woman & baby; makes announcement re points of interest - Harpers Ferry. More interiors of train, men look at wristwatch - arrival boards at station all saying “ On Time “. Short shots various trains. The End. Transportation Development; 1940s; B&O Passenger Trains; Freight Trains; Runbys; Promotional Films; Documentary; NOTE: Any continuous one minute sold at per reel rate.