| RAILS OVER THE ANDES Ecuador forges final rail link between its capital Quito and the Pacific. | ||
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| Tape Master: | 5778 | |
| Catalog #: | 300701 | |
| Clip Number: | 300701-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 55/88 | |
| Timecode: | 01:30:41 - 01:31:31 | |
| Location: | Ecuador | |
| Year Shot: | 1955 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | CONSTRUCTION: Railroad LOCATIONS/SOUTH AMERICA: Ecuador LOCATIONS/SOUTH AMERICA: Mountains, Andes TRANSPORTATION/RAIL: Mountain | |
| Description: | See also catalog # 526919 RAILWAY OVER ANDES COMPLETED. Ecuador, South America. Shot from train driver's cabin, going through tunnel. From driver's cabin, passing workmen. SCU. Surveyors looking through level. SCU. Workmen working on timber bridge - pan down to rocks. Side view of workmen working on temporary bridge. CU. Drill boring into rock. GV. Blasting. GV. Pile being hammered into ground. SLV. Man standing on girders being pulled across on cable and suddenly he slips and nearly loses his balance. SCU. Workmen laying rails. CU. Workman hammering and bolting limes to timber. SLV. Train by camera. View from driver cabin - two cows running away from train. Shot from guards' van of train coming towards camera. | |


