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Great Railroad At Work, A Pt. 2 of 2 (aka The Boy’s Dream Comes True)

Reel Number: 221577-02

Color: Black and White

Sound: SD

Year / Date: 1942

Country: USA

Location: Boston,Massachusetts,New York City,NYC

TC Begins: 01:26:31

TC Ends: 01:38:48

Duration: 00:12:17

A Great Railroad At Work Pt. 2 of 2 (aka The Boy’s Dream Comes True) Continued... New Haven Railroad Travel Bureau in Grand Central Station, travel agents & various people buying tickets. Ticket windows; operators at switchboard making reservations. Woman in sleeper berth. 01:27:41 Container loaded onto barge & moved to ship; view from onboard deck of barge & railroad tugboat. 01:29:00 Crates moved; bicycle in crate onto truck for delivery. Truck out from loading dock. New York East River - freight terminal, railroad car ferry moved to dock, cars moved off onto rails. Others onto ferry for New Jersey shore. 01:29:59 Trains from west for New England. Cars unhooked; ice moved into reefer refrigerator cars. Crushed ice loaded. Salt added to ice & hatches closed. 01:33:14 Freight cars w/ food, fruit & vegetables. Unloaded into produce market - traders shopping. SOF wholesaler bargaining. Loading trucks. Cars inspected & bad orders marked, to repair yard. 01:35:12 Repair shops w/ boss; wheel carriage moved under car. Welding & grinding in shop. Hoisting wheels for heavy repairs. 01:37:42 Large typing pool - girl uses calculator. Men in printing shop; Other men working at various jobs. Conductor on back of car as train leaves away from camera into night. The End. A Jam Handy Film. WWII Transportation; WW2; Trains; Railroads; Promotional Films; Advertising; Industry; NOTE: Any continuous one minute sold at per reel rate.

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