Life-line of A nation

Life-Line Of The Nation ( Lifeline ) Scenics steam train through snow covered pass - different steam train - Steam train over bridge - Freight cars through snow Freight train with military equipment. Various shots different locomotives etc narration re importance of RR to nation at war. Lovely shot steam train against winter sky. 10:02.14 Capitol building - Military meeting with RR managers planning the use of trains in war, 10:02:46 Radio mast NBC radio announcer broadcasting re attack on Pearl Harbor and people listening to the radio. 10:03:28 Various shots locomotives - steam and diesel. Loading military trucks, tanks, soldiers, troops marching, navy. CU steam engine - tanks and military equipment on freight cars, played out of station by military band. Freight cars carrying military equipment arrive embarkation areas - troops and equipment loaded on transport ships. 10:06:00 Various shots different trains and freight. Industry--mining - lumber - livestock - food, iron ore mine, etc. Ore loaded onto trains and transported to docks where it is dumped into lake carriers . Cargo ship and tugs . 10:08:14 Coal transported by rail. Steel mill. Transporting Eastern Oil by rail for Petroleum. Shipyards, shipyard worker talking to camera re building ships and the importance of RR transportation. Launch of naval ship 10:10:42 Interior office, typing pool, pins on map re freight car movements women at teletype machine 9/2/44. Warehouse owner being told by RR official that cars must be unloaded and released. Train switching. Montage of names on freight cars. all using same lines for war effort. Ship which ferries fully laden ship across frozen lake. Railroad linking Canada, US & Mexico. 10:13:50 Overhead crane in factory - train wheels - RR employees using heavy machinery . Track inspection and maintenance. Postal service - mailbags - Railway Express truck. Maintaining and cleaning engines. Train guard. Interior signal box - train terminal. Shots old steam trains. Railway workers clocking on and off. Paperboy, man home to wife & daughter reads newspaper re war. Headlines Allies advance on All Fronts. Man goes to bed , on bedside cabinet photographs of two sons in forces. 10:16:50 Newspaper presses - Headlines Germany Quits Different paper headlines Tokyo Topples . Various shots different trains. interior dining and sleeping cars on passenger train. Various shots day and night trains . Pledge from The American Railroads.