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| GENERAL | Made in 1927, this comedy classic revolves around the famous Civil War locomotive. Buster Keaton appears as Johnny Gray, a locomotive engineer who wishes to enter the Confederate Army, but is denied as he is more important to the South as an engineer than as a soldier. Black and white, silent. Donated by POTOMAC CHAPTER, NRHS. | | Length (HH:MM): | 1:20 | | Available on Video? |
| | Rental Fee (U.S. Dollars): | 19.00 | | Film Number: | 82 | | Number of Copies: | 1 |
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| GETTING ABOUT | Detroit Street Railway produced this film in 1934 showing how DSR served all of the Motor City. All segments are covered, including trolley and bus service, power generation, track and overhead maintenance. Included is a historic flashback with original equipment. Black and white, sound. | | Length (HH:MM): | 0:13 | | Available on Video? |
| | Rental Fee (U.S. Dollars): | 12.00 | | Film Number: | 60 | | Number of Copies: | 1 |
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| GG1: AN AMERICAN CLASSIC | This 1984 Avanti Productions film documents the long history of the Pennsylvania Railroad’s famed GG1 electric locomotive. You’ll ride from South Amboy, NJ to New York’s Penn Station, with primary focus on NJ Transit’s GG1 No. 4877, repainted to the tuscan red five-strip PRR scheme. The film is narrated by Philadelphia Chapter member and well-known Philadelphia radio personality Tom Moran. Color, sound. | | Length (HH:MM): | 0:30 | | Available on Video? | yes | | Rental Fee (U.S. Dollars): | 16.00 | | Film Number: | 58 | | Number of Copies: | 1 |
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| GOING HOME | Produced by Norfolk Southern Corporation in 1982, this film is the story of the N&W’s famed J-class steam locomotive. After some vintage 1940s and 1950s footage, we see the restoration of No. 611 to its present operating condition. This film demonstrates how a railroad’s steam program can be a very effect public relations tool. (This film is included in Videotape No. T-500 “Three in Steam”.) Color, sound. | | Length (HH:MM): | 0:20 | | Available on Video? |
| | Rental Fee (U.S. Dollars): | 12.00 | | Film Number: | 53 | | Number of Copies: | 1 |
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| GREAT RAILWAY JOURNEYS OF THE WORLD — THE LONG STRAIGHT (AUSTRALIA) | Michael Frayn’s journey includes rides on the legendary Ghan into Alice Springs and a 300-mile trip across Nullarbor Plain on the longest straight railway line in the world. Color, sound. | | Length (HH:MM): | 0:58 | | Available on Video? | yes | | Rental Fee (U.S. Dollars): | 19.00 | | Film Number: | 46 | | Number of Copies: | 1 |
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| GREAT RAILWAY JOURNEYS OF THE WORLD — ZAMBEZI EXPRESS (SOUTH AFRICA) | Michael Wood goes north from Cape Town on the Blue Train, the “most luxurious in the world”, to Victoria Falls. Color, sound. | | Length (HH:MM): | 0:58 | | Available on Video? | yes | | Rental Fee (U.S. Dollars): | 19.00 | | Film Number: | 45 | | Number of Copies: | 1 |
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| GREAT RAILWAY JOURNEYS OF THE WORLD - CHANGING TRAINS (EUROPE) | Eric Robson meanders through Europe, rides up and down the mountain railways of Switzerland, continues to Vienna and ends up in Budapest. Color, sound. | | Length (HH:MM): | 0:58 | | Available on Video? |
| | Rental Fee (U.S. Dollars): | 19.00 | | Film Number: | 50 | | Number of Copies: | 1 |
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| GREAT RAILWAY JOURNEYS OF THE WORLD - COAST TO COAST (AMERICA) | Ludovic Kennedy crosses the U.S. by the historic overland route from New York to Chicago on the Broadway Limited, then on to Denver aboard the San Francisco Zephyr, ending his journey in Los Angeles. An early Amtrak trip. Color, sound. | | Length (HH:MM): | 0:58 | | Available on Video? |
| | Rental Fee (U.S. Dollars): | 19.00 | | Film Number: | 47 | | Number of Copies: | 1 |
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| GREAT RAILWAY JOURNEYS OF THE WORLD - CONFESSIONS OF A TRAIN SPOTTER (GREAT BRITAIN) | Michael Palin (of “Monty Python” fame) fulfills a dream of traveling from London to the Kyle of Lochalsh on the west coast of Scotland, a route steeped in railway history. Color, sound. | | Length (HH:MM): | 0:58 | | Available on Video? |
| | Rental Fee (U.S. Dollars): | 19.00 | | Film Number: | 49 | | Number of Copies: | 1 |
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| GREAT RAILWAY JOURNEYS OF THE WORLD - DACCAN (INDIA) | Brian Thompson travels leisurely through southern India, from the noise and heat of Bombay to the calm of Ootacamund. Color, sound. | | Length (HH:MM): | 0:58 | | Available on Video? |
| | Rental Fee (U.S. Dollars): | 19.00 | | Film Number: | 44 | | Number of Copies: | 1 |
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| GREAT RAILWAY JOURNEYS OF THE WORLD - THREE MILES HIGH (SOUTH AMERICA) | Miles Kingston travels from Lima to LaPaz, crossing the highest railroad in the world, zigzagging all the way up to 15,000 feet in the Peruvian Andes. Color, sound. | | Length (HH:MM): | 0:58 | | Available on Video? |
| | Rental Fee (U.S. Dollars): | 19.00 | | Film Number: | 48 | | Number of Copies: | 1 |
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| GREAT STEAM MACHINE | This film covers the High Iron Company trips of the early 1970s, featuring Nickel Plate Berkshire No. 759. Filmed by Michael Autorino of Avanti Productions, trips made by 759 on WM, CNJ and PC are featured. Color, sound. | | Length (HH:MM): | 0:22 | | Available on Video? | yes | | Rental Fee (U.S. Dollars): | 14.00 | | Film Number: | 37 | | Number of Copies: | 1 |
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| GREAT TRAIN ROBBERY | The Grand-dad of all railroad films — this well-known classic was produced by Edwin S. Porter for Thomas Edison. Filmed on the Lackawanna Railroad near Paterson, NJ, in 1903, this short was the first film to employ storytelling by editing. Our print has hand-painted scenes, with a musical soundtrack. Black and white with color scenes, sound. | | Length (HH:MM): | 0:13 | | Available on Video? | yes | | Rental Fee (U.S. Dollars): | 12.00 | | Film Number: | 91 | | Number of Copies: | 1 |
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| A HUNDRED YEARS UNDERGROUND | This British documentary looks at London’s extensive “tube” or subway system—its construction and operation. This film contains fascinating newsreel footage. Black and white, sound. | | Length (HH:MM): | 0:44 | | Available on Video? | yes | | Rental Fee (U.S. Dollars): | 12.00 | | Film Number: | 76 | | Number of Copies: | 1 |
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| IT’S A BIG JOB | In 1947, Los Angeles Transit Lines produced this film to impress on its operators the importance of the company’s slogan, “Safety – Courtesy – Service”. You join a new motorman as he is trained to operate an older streetcar, a PCC car and finally a trolley coach. Color, sound. | | Length (HH:MM): | 0:22 | | Available on Video? | yes | | Rental Fee (U.S. Dollars): | 13.00 | | Film Number: | 66 | | Number of Copies: | 1 |
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| LAST OF THE GIANTS | This Union Pacific documentary outlines the famed “Big Boy” steam locomotives, the largest ever run on American rails. Not a single diesel is to be seen in this film, one of the best of all times. Color, sound. | | Length (HH:MM): | 0:23 | | Available on Video? | yes | | Rental Fee (U.S. Dollars): | 14.00 | | Film Number: | 35 | | Number of Copies: | 1 |
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| LAST RUN OF THE SHAY | This 1964-vintage film is about the final runs of St. Regis Paper Company No. 7 in Klickitat, WA. Color, sound. | | Length (HH:MM): | 0:17 | | Available on Video? | yes | | Rental Fee (U.S. Dollars): | 13.00 | | Film Number: | 40 | | Number of Copies: | 1 |
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| LOGGING RAILROADS IN THE WEST | A beautifully photographed film providing extensive coverage on three important Western logging railroads: Southwest Lumber at Flagstaff, AZ, Rayonier operations in Washington state, and West Side Lumber in California. A variety of logging locomotives are featured. Black and white, silent. | | Length (HH:MM): | 0:18 | | Available on Video? | yes | | Rental Fee (U.S. Dollars): | 14.00 | | Film Number: | 84 | | Number of Copies: | 1 |
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| LOVE THOSE TRAINS | The National Geographic Society special, produced in 1984, covering the love of the rails. Included are glimpses of the Norfolk Southern steam operations, a cross-country Southern Pacific-Conrail produce train, and the Orient Express in Europe. Color, sound. | | Length (HH:MM): | 1:00 | | Available on Video? | yes | | Rental Fee (U.S. Dollars): | 15.00 | | Film Number: | 54 | | Number of Copies: | 1 |
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| MAINLINE, USA | This 1946 Association of American Railroads documentary covers the history and importance of American railroads, with spectacular steam, diesel and electric runbys in a 1940s newsreel-type script with narrator. Color, sound. | | Length (HH:MM): | 0:15 | | Available on Video? | yes | | Rental Fee (U.S. Dollars): | 12.00 | | Film Number: | 23 | | Number of Copies: | 1 |
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| MARCH OF PROGRESS | The famous Key System produced this film shortly after World War II (1946) to show its past, present and prospective future. The history of the system up to the building of the Bay Bridge is included. Black and white, sound. | | Length (HH:MM): | 0:16 | | Available on Video? | yes | | Rental Fee (U.S. Dollars): | 13.00 | | Film Number: | 59 | | Number of Copies: | 1 |
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| MEETING THE CHALLENGE | A 1946 film produced by the Baltimore & Ohio. The film gives a brief history of the railroad and then provides the audience with an overview of then-current operations both freight and passenger, including steam and diesel power. Color, sound. | | Length (HH:MM): | 0:30 | | Available on Video? | yes | | Rental Fee (U.S. Dollars): |
| | Film Number: | 117 | | Number of Copies: | 1 |
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| MEMORIES OF STEAM ON WESTERN RAILROADS | Filmed when steam locomotives were still widely used on major assignments. Documents the last of steam on six western railroads, including 19 locomotive types and various named trains. Filmed in the 1940s for Blackhawk Films. Black and white, silent. | | Length (HH:MM): | 0:22 | | Available on Video? | yes | | Rental Fee (U.S. Dollars): | 14.00 | | Film Number: | 86 | | Number of Copies: | 1 |
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| MILES OF SMILES, YEARS OF STRUGGLE | This 1982 film is a sometimes funny, often moving account of the Pullman porter’s remarkable and often-untold story. For a century following the Civil War, porters provided ever-smiling, elegant personal services to overnight passengers. In the black community, they were both envied for their positions and condemned for seemingly being “Uncle Toms”. Interviews are included. Color/black and white, sound. | | Length (HH:MM): | 1:00 | | Available on Video? | yes | | Rental Fee (U.S. Dollars): | 15.00 | | Film Number: | 56 | | Number of Copies: | 1 |
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| MODEL RAILROADING UNLIMITED | In this imaginative film produced for Kalmbach Publishing, we are given a description of model railroading and the many sizes these toy trains come in. Hosted by Walt Disney animator and train collector Ward Kimball, we are given a very humorous view of the hobby. Excellent for toy train shows. Color, sound. | | Length (HH:MM): | 0:20 | | Available on Video? | yes | | Rental Fee (U.S. Dollars): | 13.00 | | Film Number: | 51 | | Number of Copies: | 1 |
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| MODERN COAL BURNING LOCOMOTIVE | Follows the building of Norfolk & Western Railway’s “J” No. 602 and its first revenue runs. Then the railroad documents their development of their steam power and shows the steam maintenance facilities, especially in Roanoke. Produced in 1945 by Norfolk & Western Railway. Color, sound. | | Length (HH:MM): | 0:25 | | Available on Video? |
| | Rental Fee (U.S. Dollars): | 15.00 | | Film Number: | 97 | | Number of Copies: | 1 |
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| MOVIN’ ON | This documentary, sponsored by the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen, is the story of American railroads from the Civil War through the Depression, and chronicles the development of railroad employee unions. Made in 1962. Black and white/color, sound. | | Length (HH:MM): | 0:55 | | Available on Video? | yes | | Rental Fee (U.S. Dollars): | 15.00 | | Film Number: | 64 | | Number of Copies: | 1 |
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| NEW YORK CALLING | A rare New York Central color film produced in the late 1940s showing the major highlights one might have seen on a visit to New York City. Of course, arrival and departure from the Big Apple was by steam and electric trains, several of which are seen in this interesting film. Color, sound. | | Length (HH:MM): | 0:20 | | Available on Video? | yes | | Rental Fee (U.S. Dollars): | 12.00 | | Film Number: | 29 | | Number of Copies: | 1 |
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| NIGHT MAIL | This account of the overnight journey of the Postal Special from London, England to Glasgow, Scotland is one of the most renowned of all documentaries. Features on-location filming and sound effects, narration, and a musical score by Benjamin Britten. Produced in 1936. Black and white, sound. | | Length (HH:MM): | 0:24 | | Available on Video? |
| | Rental Fee (U.S. Dollars): | 14.00 | | Film Number: | 92 | | Number of Copies: | 1 |
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| ON THE TRACK | Our dependence on the American railroads is highlighted in this vivid Association of American Railroads documentary from 1952. While emphasis is focused on first generation diesel action, there are some choice steam sequences. This is basically a revision of the 1946 film MAINLINE, USA, and the film has been obtained through the courtesy of the Amherst Railway Historical Society of Warren, MA. Color, sound. | | Length (HH:MM): | 0:18 | | Available on Video? | yes | | Rental Fee (U.S. Dollars): | 13.00 | | Film Number: | 73 | | Number of Copies: | 1 |
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| ONCE UPON THE WABASH | A 1953 film produced by the Wabash Railroad. This classic and very entertaining film features “The Bluebird” with its impressive consist. Both freight and passenger operations are featured, plus the shops and freight yard at Decatur, Illinois, and a film tour of the entire railroad. Color, sound. | | Length (HH:MM): | 0:26 | | Available on Video? | yes | | Rental Fee (U.S. Dollars): |
| | Film Number: | 118 | | Number of Copies: | 1 |
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| OPERATION READING | This film was produced by the Reading Railroad in the mid-1960s to show the economic difficulties encountered in the operation of costly commuter service. Shown are many Reading employees operating both passenger and freight service. Indeed, an interesting film showing the Reading’s operations. Black and white, sound. | | Length (HH:MM): | 0:20 | | Available on Video? | yes | | Rental Fee (U.S. Dollars): | 12.00 | | Film Number: | 25 | | Number of Copies: | 1 |
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| PATRICK ET SOPHIE | Produced in 1980 by the French National Railway, Patrick and Sophie were the names given to the prototype TGV train sets, the fastest train in the world. The film deals with the early construction and operation of the the train. Donated by FRENCH NATIONAL RAILWAY. Color, sound. | | Length (HH:MM): | 0:13 | | Available on Video? | yes | | Rental Fee (U.S. Dollars): | 12.00 | | Film Number: | 105 | | Number of Copies: | 1 |
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| PORTRAIT OF A RAILROAD | This film, produced by Burlington Northern Railroad in 1973, presents moving images of trains mostly filmed on the SP&S line in Washington state, and gives a human side of railroading stressing the importance of man and women who work for the railroad. Color, sound. Donated by BURLINGTON NORTHERN. | | Length (HH:MM): | 0:20 | | Available on Video? |
| | Rental Fee (U.S. Dollars): | 12.00 | | Film Number: | 101 | | Number of Copies: | 1 |
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| Q TRIPS WITH 5632 & 4960 | Filmed in 1960 using a 16mm sound camera, this film contains runbys of a trip operated form Chicago to Galesburg, Illinois on December 8 with CB&Q 5632 and a July 31 trips from Chicago to Ottawa, Illinois with CB&Q 4960. Color, sound. | | Length (HH:MM): | 0:10 | | Available on Video? |
| | Rental Fee (U.S. Dollars): | 8.00 | | Film Number: | 89 | | Number of Copies: | 1 |
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