| Rail Transportation Dawn Of A New Era | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 1761 |
| Catalog #: | 425917 | |
| Clip Number: | 425917-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 040-043-03 | |
| Timecode: | ||
| Location: | New Jersey | |
| Year Shot: | 1967 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | CROWDS: Commuters ENGINEERING: Railroad INVENTIONS: Mechanical INVENTIONS: Testing INVENTIONS: Transportation LOCATIONS/NORTH AMERICA: USA, New Jersey TRANSPORTATION/RAIL: Railways - Foreign | |
| Description: | The U.S. Government makes a test run of its new electrical train on solid, welded tracks. It hits 156 mph and is just as silent as it is swift. In the fall, it'll out a half-hour from the Boston-New York-Washington run. Establishing shot - Brand new passenger train, one man sitting in the Engineer's booth and the other standing below the window. They shake hands. CU - Department Of Transportation * United States Of America. logo on side of train. Low Angle shot - Engineer smoking a cigar waves and the train takes off. CU - Track and the lower part of the train car that has no wheels. CU - Train Engineer at the controls of the train, he pulls on the lever to blow the train whistle. CU - Engineer's hand and controls in the main engine of the train. POV - Telephone poles go by quickly as the train eats up the railroad tracks. CU - Inside the control center to the test train, two visual monitors and other measuring devices being checked out the a railroad technician. High Angle shot - The passenger guest and News Media, sitting, standing and enjoying the ride. | |
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