GreatNortherner
09-03-2006, 10:49 AM
Colleagues,
Surfing on Google Video for a while I found three very interesting railroad documentaries:
The first is an old 1930s advertisment film made by General Electric, highlighting the crossing of the Cascades by the Great Northern Ry - and , of course, GE locomotives. (3 min)
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8494389245494803346&q=%22great+northern%22&hl=en
Then I found a lovely 1950s railroad documentary, or also PR film. It showcases all the good deeds the railroad does for America - and it was produced by the "Association of American Railroads". It is a film from the time when things were still going quite well for railroads, and it has lots of interesting historical scenes of many different rail lines. (19 min)
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=8454195675716861775&q=railroad&hl=en
Finally, I stumbeled upon a documentary of the construction of the Great Northern stone arch bridge in Minneapolis, which is also a nicely done and quite interesting piece of railroading history. (28 mins)
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=1348894483005315125&q=railroad&hl=en
If you also have historical RR videos, why not post them here as well?
Thanks and enjoy!
Michael
Surfing on Google Video for a while I found three very interesting railroad documentaries:
The first is an old 1930s advertisment film made by General Electric, highlighting the crossing of the Cascades by the Great Northern Ry - and , of course, GE locomotives. (3 min)
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8494389245494803346&q=%22great+northern%22&hl=en
Then I found a lovely 1950s railroad documentary, or also PR film. It showcases all the good deeds the railroad does for America - and it was produced by the "Association of American Railroads". It is a film from the time when things were still going quite well for railroads, and it has lots of interesting historical scenes of many different rail lines. (19 min)
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=8454195675716861775&q=railroad&hl=en
Finally, I stumbeled upon a documentary of the construction of the Great Northern stone arch bridge in Minneapolis, which is also a nicely done and quite interesting piece of railroading history. (28 mins)
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=1348894483005315125&q=railroad&hl=en
If you also have historical RR videos, why not post them here as well?
Thanks and enjoy!
Michael