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Training and working of 725th Railroad Battalion personnel at Camp Claiborne in Louisiana, United States.

A film titled 'Army railroad' about the training of 725th Railroad Operating Battalion personnel at Camp Claiborne in Louisiana. Soldiers march past a sign that reads '725th Rail Road Operating Battalion' RR battalion personnel work on locomotives. Personnel build a rail road train. A man puts a railroad wheel on fire. Activities of the 725th RR Battalion in Africa during World War II as men work on locomotives and rolling stock. A personnel writes on a board. Personnel board the train and it gets underway. 725th RR Operating Battalion personnel being imparted training in various skills including telegraph. Personnel being imparted practical training near a rail road engine. Orders to prepare a train being given and dispatched. Yard master delivers the order to a Yard Foreman. Caboose being picked up to prepare a trail. Yard engine being detached and train rolls out. Engine being attached to the train. Conductor checks his watch with the master clock and signs the outgoing train register. Engineer receives the order. A rear lamp being hanged aboard the train. Men get aboard the railroad train and it leaves.

Date: 1943
Duration: 6 min 4 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675077869
725th Railroad Battalion personnel repair a train after an air attack at Camp Claiborne in Louisiana, United States.

A film about training of 725th Railroad Operating Battalion personnel at Camp Claiborne in Louisiana. A train on the roll. Officers at a desk as they plan for a mock attack on a railroad train to impart practical training to 725th Railroad Operating Battalion personnel. Security guards aboard the train as they fire at attacking airplanes. Air attack causes damage to railroad track. Personnel inspect the damaged track. Caboose being informed about the damage. Security guards move to vantage points to provide a protection cover during repairing work. A signal man goes up a pole to make connection to an open telephone line. He makes a call to a dispatcher and the First Sergeant. The First Sergeant blows a whistle and repair parties load onto trucks. Others load onto railroad motor cars. A sign reads '725th Ry. Opn. Bn.'. The repair parties in trucks arrive at the site of the attack and equipment being unloaded. Broken tyres being removed. Another repair crew arrives. Rails being put in place and angle bar being used to tighten the bolts. A train rolls on the tracks. Guards on duty aboard the train. (World War II period).

Date: 1943
Duration: 5 min 28 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675077870
Pierino Ronald "Perry" Como and orchestra rehearsing song "Now" at New York, United States.

Singer Pierino Ronald "Perry" Como and orchestra at CBS studio, New York, United States. Perry Como rehearsing a song named 'Now'. Band leader Mr Adams with the orchestra playing in the background.

Date: 1943, November
Duration: 1 min 20 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: English
Clip: 65675022247
Singer Pierino Ronald "Perry" Como rehearsing song "Now" at New York, United States.

Singer Pierino Ronald "Perry" Como at CBS studio, New York, United States. Perry Como rehearsing a song named 'Now'.

Date: 1943
Duration: 1 min 18 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: English
Clip: 65675022248
Singer Perry Como and orchestra broadcast song "Now" at New York, United States.

Singer Pierino Ronald "Perry" Como and orchestra at CBS studio, New York, United States. Perry Como and orchestra on stage, broadcast song named 'Now'. Band leader Mr Adams with clarinet, upright bass, guitar, and trumpet players in the background.

Date: 1943, November
Duration: 2 min 7 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: English
Clip: 65675022249
Perry Como and orchestra broadcasting song "Now."

Singer Pierino Ronald Como and orchestra at CBS studio, New York, United States. Perry Como and orchestra broadcast a song named 'Now'. Band leader Mr Adams with Clarinet, Bass,Guitar and Trumpet players in the background. Close view of Perry Como as he sings.

Date: 1943
Duration: 3 min 44 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: English
Clip: 65675022250