A film about means of transportation from ancient times to the modern in the United States. An electric train moves down a railroad track on the New Haven and Hartford railroad route. An electric freight train moves along a track. An engine backs up on a track. A freight railroad train moves along a track.
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.
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'.
The film 'The Story of Coal' shows the process of mining of coal in the United States. Workers use a diamond drill to determine the depth of coal seams and their thickness. Workers move the drilling mechanism backward and hoist rods from a hole. Two workers hold a rod in hand. A tractor parked in the background. A collection of ten feet long cores.
The mining process of coal in the United States. Miners take out coal from the earth. A group of miners stands in a line next to a shaft. The miners enter the shaft 600 feet down by riding a caged lift or elevator. Point of view shot from the elevator lift as it descends, showing the walls of the lift shaft and then arrival underground beside a rail system tunnel. Point of view shot from camera at front of coal locomotive train as it moves along tracks underground in the coal mine. At one point the car pauses when a switch man waving a a handheld light comes out to stop the train and allow miners to pass by over the tracks on foot, and to allow another train from an adjacent tunnel to pass in front at the switch. Motor Pit and Machine Shop areas are seen, underground, where engineers are at work repairing and maintaining locomotives and equipment. Train with camera on board comes to a stop in the machine shop area.
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