Illinois Terminal Interurbans
Title: “The scenes in this film were photographed in the winter of 1951-1952 on what was known as the “Bloomington Line” of the Illinois Terminal. This segment of the system was abandoned February 23, 1953 - the first major portion of the line to be given up when the interurban network began to ? in the 1950s...”
VS freight and passenger carriages on rural journeys, PoV shots of tracks and countryside from side and front of moving train. Frequent explanatory intertitles, mostly re: location.
08:26:35: Train enters Bloomington, tram tracks in street. VS following carriage around Bloomington, little traffic on roads. MS train arrives at small station and departs.
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Illinois Terminal Interurbans Title: “The scenes in this film were photographed in the winter of 1951-1952 on what was known as the “Bloomington Line” of the Illinois Terminal. This segment of the system was abandoned February 23, 1953 - the first major portion of the line to be given up when the interurban network began to ? in the 1950s...” VS freight and passenger carriages on rural journeys, PoV shots of tracks and countryside from side and front of moving train. Frequent explanatory intertitles, mostly re: location. 08:26:35: Train enters Bloomington, tram tracks in street. VS following carriage around Bloomington, little traffic on roads. MS train arrives at small station and departs.