Great American & European Railroads

This film set highlights the power, grace and importance of America’s railroads during the “Golden Age of Steam.” These steel giants helped transform America as they hauled freight, coal and passengers across the great land. See the steam engines and the men who made it all happen in this over 6 hour hours of railroad history. In addition, the video exhibits European Railroads during this time, including footage of fascinating powerful smoking monsters as they carry freight and people across the vast landscape. Meet the men and the famous trains in this historical trip.

Disc 1: The Great American Railroads

A Great Railroad at Work
At This Moment
Berkshires and Hudson's Of The Boston & Albany
The Big Train
Boston and Maine
It's Fitchburg Division And Hoosac Tunnel In Steam Days
Railroading In The Northeast

Disc 2: The Great American Railroads

Safe Roads
State Fair Crash
The American Railroad: From The 1920s to the 1940s
The American Railroad: The 1950s
The End of an Era
Steam in the 1960s and 1970s
This Is My Railroad
Wheels of Progress

Disc 3: The Great European Railroads

A Glimpse at the Golden Arrow
The Railwaymen
Portrait of an Engineer
Wash and Brush Up
Nightmail
British Locomotives
Giants of Steam
Historical View of the British Steam
Locomotives of Europe
Railway Heritage
Steamer's Paradise
The Coronation Scot

Upplagd i sortimentet: 28 December, 2011