Post-WWII - 1948, USA: Transportation History And Economics Pt. 2 of 2
MS & LS Pennsylvania steam locomotives pulling freight around curve on incline. HA Freight train traffic, yards, tracks, signals, switching, manual & automatically. Dumping coal car or loading.
17:54:58 Maintenance crew to work on locomotive in roundhouse; stripped down - steel tires sweated off & replaced, speed & efficiency tests in static situation. Crew work on road beds & replace tracks.
17:56:42 LS waterfront mansion of tycoon Robert R Young, head of Chesapeake & Ohio RR. Young walking by sea & in meeting w/ plans & examining locomotive w/ advisors. Waves to passing coal freight train. Runby of passenger train; Young in luxurious carriage w/ other business men. View from rear of moving train.
17:57:50 Early railroad w/ passenger cars past. Man has coal dust wiped out of eye. Older cars still being used.
17:58:27 Passengers onto new cars of streamliner train on Detroit - Grand Rapids route - ‘Pere Marquette’ logo. Streamliner runby past camera; INT passenger buying ticket from conductor using credit card; well-dressed waitress serving in dining car. CU passenger receives his change - CU coins on tray w/ leaflet ‘Tipping Not Permitted - Here’s Why Pere Marquette Railway Invites Your Cooperation in Abolishing Tipping’. Carriage converted into cinema or movie theater on Washington - Cincinnati route. Testing of redesigned coaches; pivoting seats; model of new sleeping car design & staterooms shown.
18:00:22 CU document: The Pulverized Coal Gas Turbine Locomotive. EXT American Locomotive Company. INT development work on new locomotive. Production of diesel electric locomotive engines in large factory, man gesturing for crane lowering engine. Passenger train past in yard & thru mountains w/ passengers in scenic viewing car. POV from on top of moving passenger cars.
18;01:41 The End.
Technology; Industry; Travel; Post-WW2; Railroad Movie Theatre; 1940s
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Post-WWII - 1948, USA: Transportation History And Economics Pt. 2 of 2 MS & LS Pennsylvania steam locomotives pulling freight around curve on incline. HA Freight train traffic, yards, tracks, signals, switching, manual & automatically. Dumping coal car or loading. 17:54:58 Maintenance crew to work on locomotive in roundhouse; stripped down - steel tires sweated off & replaced, speed & efficiency tests in static situation. Crew work on road beds & replace tracks. 17:56:42 LS waterfront mansion of tycoon Robert R Young, head of Chesapeake & Ohio RR. Young walking by sea & in meeting w/ plans & examining locomotive w/ advisors. Waves to passing coal freight train. Runby of passenger train; Young in luxurious carriage w/ other business men. View from rear of moving train. 17:57:50 Early railroad w/ passenger cars past. Man has coal dust wiped out of eye. Older cars still being used. 17:58:27 Passengers onto new cars of streamliner train on Detroit - Grand Rapids route - ‘Pere Marquette’ logo. Streamliner runby past camera; INT passenger buying ticket from conductor using credit card; well-dressed waitress serving in dining car. CU passenger receives his change - CU coins on tray w/ leaflet ‘Tipping Not Permitted - Here’s Why Pere Marquette Railway Invites Your Cooperation in Abolishing Tipping’. Carriage converted into cinema or movie theater on Washington - Cincinnati route. Testing of redesigned coaches; pivoting seats; model of new sleeping car design & staterooms shown. 18:00:22 CU document: The Pulverized Coal Gas Turbine Locomotive. EXT American Locomotive Company. INT development work on new locomotive. Production of diesel electric locomotive engines in large factory, man gesturing for crane lowering engine. Passenger train past in yard & thru mountains w/ passengers in scenic viewing car. POV from on top of moving passenger cars. 18;01:41 The End. Technology; Industry; Travel; Post-WW2; Railroad Movie Theatre; 1940s