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Right of Way

Clip #: TFA-173C
Length: 7:24
Sound: Sound
Decade: 1940s
Description:
An Office of War Information film about travel during wartime

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Westinghouse Air Brakes

Clip #: MF-27G
Length: 2:51
Year: 1955
Sound: Sound
Decade: 1950s
Description:
Manufacturing of railroad equipment by Westinghouse

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Thundering Rails

Clip #: TFA-128B
Length: 16:59
Year: 1948
Sound: Sound
Decade: 1940s
Description:
Produced by The Association of American Railroads, showcasing both steam and diesel passenger trains. Narrated by Ed Herlihy of newsreel fame. There are some very interesting locomotives: Alco PAs from the Pennsylvania Railroad Southern &...

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Clear Iron

Clip #: TFA-206B
Length: 10:15
Sound: Sound
Decade: 1950s
Description:
An industrial film about a self propelled train car

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Radiophone Keeps 'Em Rolling!

Clip #: MF-21K
Length: 2:10
Sound: Sound
Decade: 1950s
Description:
Erie Railroad freight train workers utilize radiophones to communicate efficiently in transit.

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In The Hands Of Professionals

Clip #: TFA-88A
Length: 8:23
Year: 1967
Sound: Sound
Decade: 1960s
Description:
Behind the scenes at Pan Am Airlines cargo operations in the late 1960s with German narration

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Coast To Coast in 48 Hours

Clip #: TFA-303A
Length: 19:16
Year: 1929
Sound: Sound
Decade: 1920s
Description:
48 hour transcontinental trip from New York to Los Angeles by rail and air travel. Charles Lindbergh follows the travelers in his own plane on an inspection trip. At the end of their trip, the passengers are greeted in Los Angeles by TAT President Jack Maddux and Amelia Earhart.

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Mainline USA

Clip #: TFA-331N
Length: 14:08
Year: 1957
Sound: Sound
Decade: 1950s
Description:
Industrial film presented by The Association of American Railroads about the importance of railroads to the economy.

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A Trip Down Mount Tamalpais

Clip #: TFA-304B-2
Length: 8:48
Year: 1906
Sound: Sound
Decade: 1900s
Description:
Passengers travel in open air train cars on the Mount Tamalpais & Muir Woods Railway, known as the “Crookedest Railroad in the World.”

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Let's Ride The Zephyr

Clip #: TFA-132C
Length: 3:55
Year: 1934
Sound: Silent
Decade: 1930s
Description:
A ride on the new Zephyr streamlined train in 1934.

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