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Re: (erielack) cool 50's RR film incl E-L



- --- David M Goessling <dgoessling_@_lucent.com> wrote:

> Whilst searching for some tech footage, I ran across this site with many
> public domain films, including this 20 minute AAR "propaganda film" from
> the 50s.

http://www.archive.org/movies/details-db.php?collection=prelinger&collectionid=36539
> 
> It has lots of vignettes including:
> passenger travel with diner shots
> scary pre-OSHA manufacturing stuff
> hump and CTC operations (where?)
> icing ops
> Burlington, IC and Rock Islan piggy back loading
> 
> Mostly Western (S.P., Santa Fe...) and Midwest roads but:
> 
> one quick shot of the Lake Cities(?)
> a Lackawanna freight
> towards the very end, Erie FAs comin' right at you!
> 
> some NYC lightning stripes and Reading (?) RDCs in there too...
> 
> a real time capsule!

I believe I saw this in seventh grade in 1959 or 1960!

=====
Gary R. Kazin
DL&W Milepost R35.7
Rockaway, New Jersey

http://www.geocities.com/gkazin/index.html


		
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