A film about means of transportation from ancient times to the modern in the United States. Four tracked electrified Hell Gate Bridge that connects northeastern region to south and west.
Exterior view of the original McKim, Mead & White-designed Pennsylvania Station in New York City. Cars and people outside the terminal. Electric waves being depicted by an animation of a strong man sending waves of electricity out from the fingers of his hands. A railroad train enters an electrified tunnel. Another train comes out of a tunnel of the electrified Hudson and East River tubes. A train pulls up at the Bryn Mawr station on the fully electrified Philadelphia-Paoli route.
A film about means of transportation from ancient times to the modern in the United States. An electric freight train moves along a track of the Norfolk and Western Railway. An electric engine pulls railroad cars loaded with industrial raw material.
A film about electric railroading in the United States. An all steel electric passenger train on a track of the Norfolk and Western Railway, moves along the track. A track inspector goes by on a 'speeder'.
A film about electrified railroads in the United States. Slate states: "The electric locomotives on downgrade generate power to help pull trains upgrade." An electrified locomotive is seen moving down a railway track pulling many open rail cars loaded with raw materials. Slate reads: "Another striking example of regeneration is found on the Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul Rocky Mountain electrification." An electric train is seen running through mountainous area. Slate reads: " This eletrification is operated entirely from water power." View from rear of an electric train as it runs alongside a river. View from locomotive cab and of engineer at the simple controls, as train transits a tunnel.
U.S. Navy Admiral Richard Evelyn Byrd talks about his Antarctic Expedition in United States. Admiral Richard Byrd stands aboard a ship. He holds the wheel of the ship. Admiral Richard Byrd thanks the United States civilians for their support and good wishes. He talks about his expedition experiences. He gives the credit of his success to his companions who accompanied him on the expedition. He talks about the men who lost their lives in the Polar regions.