Railroad Movies

Production for the Seaboard Railroad company outlining their railroad activities in the 1940s and heading into the 1950s

Billy Garfield is a bright, young railroad engineer. He runs passenger train No. 6, and next to his locomotive, he loves Marie Shaw. They are engaged...

The sory of the railroad's roll in getting beef to your local market

Impressionistic picture of the Third Avenue Elevated Railway in Manhattan, New York City, before it was demolished. Preserved by the Academy Film Arc...

First part of a two-part documentary about the now largely defunct network of local railways in the areas around Erlangen and Forchheim, Germany.

A short documentary about the transportation of goods and livestock by train around the UK.

This rich, historical documentary captures the story of the high-speed, electric transit system that sparked the growth and development of Puget Sound...

Film on the movement of material from the Chicago and Northwestern System.

This short documentary offers a step-by-step account of a fast freight train on a run from Toronto to Halifax, with glimpses of the vast amount of org...

Documentary on the evolution and introduction of modern coal burning locomotives on the Norfolk and Western Railway line.

A documentary on the railroads of America produced by the Association of American Railroads

A production of the association of American Railroads outlining the wonders of America's rail system.

Discover the "character" of one of Missouri's oldest tie and lumber operations through this archival black-and-white film that documents one of the la...

The film explores how the three British colonies of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island became provinces of Canada and charts the subs...

Arfon spent a week on the Great Central Railway finding out everything a trainee footplate member needs to know. Starting at the bottom, just as a rea...

Documentary filmmakers offer a fascinating look at one of the most spectacular engineering feats of the 19th Century as the story of the Transcontinen...

A film about winter railroading in the Canadian Rockies and the men who keep the lines clear. The stretch between Revelstoke and Field, British Columb...

Ruth Burroughs the daughter of a beleaguered rancher whose valuable property is threatened by a greedy railroad company

May 27th, 1971 was a rainy day. In the small town Radevormwald, the world seems to be still in order. But on this day, 46 people die in a train crash...