1947RAILROADS & TRAINS
HISTORY OF RAILROADS PRODUCED BY ATCHINSON, TOPEKA & SANTA FE RAILROAD COMPANY
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ANIMATED MAP WITH IMAGES SUPERIMPOSED OVER HISTORICAL REENACTMENTS OF BUILDING OF AMERIC. CATTLE DRIVES
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MOUNTAIN WITH TOWERING WATERFALL
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DESERT
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AMERICAN INDIANS DANCING, PAINTED & WEARING FEATHERED HEADDRESSES
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LONE COWBOY RACING HIS HORSE THROUGH GRASSY PLAINS
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COVERED WAGON GOING ACROSS PLAINS
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RAILROAD STEAM TRAIN MAKING IT'S WAY THROUGH WILDERNESS
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TRIO OF STEAM TRAINS COMING TOWARD VIEWER
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FOUR "MODERN" TRAINS COMING TOWARD VIEWER
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CU MAN PUTTING BOOK "WINNING THE WEST" BACK ON BOOK SHELF
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TRAIN RIDING OVER VIEWER
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SCIENTIST MIXING CHEMICALS, LOOKING INTO MICROSCOPE
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ENGINEERS DRAFTSMEN WORKING ON PLANE
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CU LAND SURVEYOR LOOKING THROUGH EQUIPMENT
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STEAM FREIGHT TRAIN PASSING
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FAST SPEED "MODERN" TRAIN FLIES PAST
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SANTA FE REFRIGERATOR TRAIN PASSING
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CU DOOR SIGN "SANTA FE REFRIGERATOR DEPARTMENT"
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INTERIOR SANTA FE REFRIGERATOR DEPARTMENT: OFFICE TYPISTS, OFFICE WORKERS, BUSINESSMEN LOOKING AT BLUEPRINTS
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MONTAGE SANTA FE FARM WORKERS PICKING CROPS, PRODUCE.
WAREHOUSE FILLED WITH CARTONS OF FRESH PRODUCE |
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TESTING DEPARTMENT: TESTING GROWING & HANDLING CONDITIONS. CU GRINDING CHOPPING CARROTS
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WORKERS SORTING POTATOES ON CONVEYOR BELT
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WORKERS SORTING ORANGES ON CONVEYOR BELT. ORANGES BOXED IN CRATES TO BE SENT
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FREIGHT TRAINS MOVING PRODUCE TO MARKETS
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WORKERS STRIPPING OLD REFRIGERATOR CAR. KNOCKING IT DOWN & BUILDING NEW CAR OVER UNDERFRAME. HOISTING NEW FRAME UP
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WORKERS CONSTRUCTING & TESTING NEW RAILROAD CARS
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CU PAN NEW STEEL-SHEATHED REFRIGERATOR CARS, SANTA FE RAILROAD CARS. WORKER OPENS LATCH ON CAR. INSPECTORS GOING IN CAR. COLLAPSIBLE BULKHEADS, CIRCULATING FANS.
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ANIMATED ILLUSTRATION OVER FANS SHOW HOW THEY WORK
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WORKERS LOADING MASSIVE BLOCKS OF ICE ONTO CARS
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WORKER ADJUSTING KNOBS ON COMPRESSOR
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WORKER FILLING ICE IN REFRIGERATOR CARS
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TRAIN COMING INTO SAN BERNADINO PRE-COOLING PLANT.
WORKERS BLOWING COLD AIR INTO CARS |
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POV ON TRAIN PASSING THROUGH SNOW-COVERED MOUNTAINS
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REFRIGERATION WORKERS REFILLING ICE ON TRAINS, INSPECTING CARS
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MONTAGE 1940s BUSINESSMAN ON TELEPHONE. MAN DIALING TELEPHONE WITH PEN.
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BUSINESSMAN HANGS UP TELEPHONE. GOES TO MAP OF US, MAPS RAILROAD CARS POSITIONS
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INDUSTRIAL BUILDING PARKING LOT FILLED WITH 1940s CARS & TRUCKS
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REFRIGERATOR DEPARTMENT WORKERS MOVING CRATES FROM LOADING DOCK
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CU PRODUCE PUSH CARTS, OUTDOOR VEGETABLE STANDS.
STREET VENDORS |
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SANTA FE REFRIGERATOR RAILROAD TRAIN MOVING THROUGH MOUNTAINS
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COWBOYS WITH CATTLE LIVESTOCK AT WATERING HOLE
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LIVESTOCK BEING CORRALLED INTO LIVESTOCK RAILROAD CARS
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AT LIVESTOCK REST STOP ON ROUTE, LIVESTOCK ARE FED, RESTED, EXERCISED. CATTLE DRINKING FROM TROUGH
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SHEEP AT LIVESTOCK REST STOP. SHEEP COMING OFF DOUBLE DECKER CARS. CU HORDES OF SHEEP
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FARMERS USING THRESHING MACHINE TO CUT DOWN GRAIN.
HARVESTING GRAIN |
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SPECIAL ALL-WEATHER PROTECTED BOXCARS MOVING GRAIN
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GRAIN STORAGE FACILITY. SILO GRAIN STORAGE ELEVATOR
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INTERIOR GRAIN STORAGE BUILDING. MIGHTY CAR TIPPERS UNLOADING GRAIN
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EXTERIOR MONTAGE STORAGE ELEVATORS
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CENTRALIZED TRAFFIC CONTROL: WORKER SHIFTING SWITCHES BY HAND, THEN GIVES HAND SIGNAL.
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MAN CARRYING ORDER ON WIRE LONG ENOUGH FOR CONDUCTOR TO REACH FROM TRAIN. TAKES NOTE, GIVES WIRE BACK TO WORKER
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POV LOOKING OVER SWITCHBOARD OPERATOR AT CENTRALIZED TRAFFIC CONTROL PANEL: SWITCHING KNOBS, LIGHTS, LEVERS
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LOW ANGLE RAILROAD CROSSING LIGHTS
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CU TRAIN TRACK SWITCHES ON RAILS
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HS RAILROAD TRAIN SNAKING ACROSS LANDSCAPE
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CU CENTRALIZED CONTROL PANEL COLORED LIGHTS
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CU OPERATOR'S HAND FLIPPING SWITCHES
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RAILROAD TRAIN SWITCHING TRACKS, PASSING ANOTHER TRAIN
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RAILROAD TRAFFIC CONTROL OPERATOR SURROUNDE BY WALL OF PANELS, CONTROLS
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CU TRAIN ENGINEER PULLS BRAKE LEVER
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RAILROAD WORKERS ON TRACKS. FRGD WORKER ON PORTABLE TELEPHONE. RADIO COMMUNICATIONS
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CU CENTRALIZED TRAFFIC CONTROL OPERATOR ON TELEPHONE.
SWITCHES RAILS, TRACKS. ISSUING TRAIN ORDERS |
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CU RAILROAD TRACKS MOVING, BEING SWITCHED
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POV FROM FRONT OF TRAIN RIDING DOWN TRAIN TRACKS
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FREIGHT TRAIN SNAKEING DOWN RAILROAD TRACKS
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POV RIDING ON TRAIN ALONG THE COAST. COASTAL VIEWS
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CU MAN USING MORSE CODE MACHINE, TELEGRAPH. FINGER PUSHING LEVER UP & DOWN.
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CU MAN TYPING WITH TYPEWRITER, HITS RETURN BAR
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ROOM FULL OF WOMEN USING TELETYPE MACHINES. CU PEOPLE TYPING. CU MACHINES
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CU TELETYPE SWITCHBOARD OPERATOR TYPING. PLUGS INTO LINE ON SWITCHBOARD
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ANIMATED MAP SHOWING ROUTES OF WIRE SERVICE
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WORKER RECORDING CAR MOVEMENTS WHILE ON TRAIN
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WORKER DOING SAME IN TERMINAL. HANDS TO TELETYPIST.
CU WORDS BEING FORMED ON PAPER |
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DESTINATION YARDMASTER CONFERRING WITH CO-WORKERS.
LOOKING OVER PAPERWORK |
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WORKER GETS ON FRONT OF TRAIN & HELPS STEER INTO YARD
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CENTRALIZED BUREAU. OFFICIAL READING WHEEL REPORTS
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BUSINESSMAN AT DESK. SECRETARY BRINGS HIM NOTE, OPENS & READS. BUSINESSMAN READING NOTE.
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GETS UP & PLACES THUMB TACK IN LOCATION ON MAP OF AMERICA ON WALL
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WORKER TESTING VARIOUS PHASES OF RAILROAD SAFETY:
CU GAUGE WITH ARM MOVING. CU MACHINE MAKING LINES ON PAPER, CU MILES PER HOUR GAUGE WITH ARM AT 58 MPH |
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LOW ANGLE TRAIN ENGINEER TALKING INTO RADIO
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CU GAUGE MACHINE DRAWING LINES OUT ON PAPER
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RAIL DETECTOR CAR RIDING ON RAILS
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TESTER OPERATING ELECTRONICALLY-CONTROLLED MECHANISMS. CU MACHINE DRAWING LINES ON PAPER
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CU RAILROAD WHEELS RIDING ON TRACKS
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CREW OF EXPERTS CHECKING RAILROAD TRACK FLAWS BY USING HAND-HELD DEVICE. MARKING FAULTY RAIL WITH CHALK
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MASSIVE BALLAST CLEANING MACHINE. FILLING IN RAILROAD BED WITH CLEANED BALLAST: GRAVEL, BROKEN STONE
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WORKERS STABILIZING ROAD BEDS ALONG RAILROAD TRACKS.
HOLLOW GROUTING ROD DRIVEN INTO PLACE WITH HOSE CONNECTED. FORCING GROUT INTO GROUND, FORCING SEEPAGE OUT |
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WORKER LEANING ON RAILROAD TRACKS CHECKIN ROAD BED LEVEL
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YARD MASTER ON RADIO. TELEPHONE COMMUNICATING.
CHANGES TO SWITCHING CREW. INTERCUTS BETWEEN THE TWO ON TELEPHONES. MAN ON TRAIN HANGING UP TELEPHONE. MAN HANGING OUT OF TRAIN ON TELEPHONE |
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POV ENGINEER IN FRONT OF TRAIN GOING DOWN TRACKS
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CU ENGINEER ON TELEPHONE
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POV ON TOP OF TRAIN ROUNDING BEND WITH BIG MOUNTAIN IN BKGD
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CU TONGS PICKING UP HOT BLOCKS WITH NUMBERS WRITTEN ON THEM
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MONTAGE SCIENTISTS, METALURGISTS CONDUCTIN STUDIES IN TOPEKA. TESTING MATERIALS USED IN RAILROADS
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MONTAGE TESTS BEING CONDUCTED ON RESISTANCE OF MATERIALS. CU METAL RODS, METAL SNAPPING
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HS FREIGHT TRAINS COMING INTO MASSIVE YARD
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SCENES OF OLD BRIDGE & NEW BRIDGE. TOPOK BRIDGE SPANNING ACROSS COLORADO RIVER. CONSTRUCTION OF BRIDGE FOR RAILROAD TRAINS. MEN WORKING OVER WATER
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RAILROAD TRAIN COMING OVER BRIDGE ACROSS COLORADO RIVER
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FOUR "MODERN" TRAINS LEAVING STATION AT SAME TIME.
DIESEL-POWERED TRAINS |
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YARD CREW CLEANING STEAM LOCOMOTIVE TRAIN CARS
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STEAM TRAIN SLOWING TO A STOP IN YARD
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TRAIN CARRYING LONG CYLINDRICAL OBJECT ON FLAT BED TRAIN CAR
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CREW UNLOADING AUTOMOBILES FROM TRAIN
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REFRIGERATOR CAR FILLED WITH SIDES OF BEEF. MEAT BEING TRANSPORTED BY TRAIN. MAN WITH SIDE OF BEEF OVER HIS SHOULDER
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CU INSTRUCTION PAMPHLETS FOR RAILROAD EMPLOYEES
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TRUCKS BACKING UP TO LOADING DOCKS
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BUS LEAVING TERMINAL. PASSENGERS ON BUS
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SANTA FE SKYWAY FLEET AIRPLANE STARTING. PILOT SALUTING FROM COCKPIT. PLANE TAXIING & TAKING OFF
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CONSTRUCTION SITE: CREW BUILDING TRAIN PLATFORMS &
RAILROAD TRACKS |
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CAR DRIVING INTO SANTA FE AUTO DOCK
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RAILROAD CREWS IMPROVING ROAD BEDS ON SANTA FE LINE
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POV ENGINEERS SEAT OF ANOTHER TRAIN APPROACHING
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SANTA FE STEAM TRAIN GOING THROUGH MOUNTAINS
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MONTAGE SANTA FE TRAINS OVER THE YEARS
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ANIMATED MAP WITH SANTA FE TRAIN ROUTE
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CATTLE RANCHER ON HORSE WATCHING OVER CATTLE
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COWBOYS RIDING TOWARD VIEWER
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MONTAGE WORK CREWS LOADING & TRANSPORTING INDUSTRIAL & AGRICULTURAL RAW MATERIALS. FREIGHT TRAINS TRANSPORTING RAW MATERIALS ACROSS AMERICA
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FOUR TRAINS MOVING DOWN TRAIN TRACKS TOWARD VIEWER
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FOUR TRAINS COMING RIGHT TOWARD & OVER VIEWER
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TRIO OF STEAM TRAINS MOVING TOGETHER DOWN TRACKS
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