1917, The Train from Hell is an historical documentary about a train accident during WW1.
Trace the history of Hitler's armored private train, a 15-car mobile headquarters boasting state-of-the-art communications and anti-aircraft cannons.
Built in 1923, the Flying Scotsman was the first steam locomotive to run at 100 miles an hour and to star in its own feature film. This is the untold story of the iconic Flying Scotsman-the very best in the engineering of its time.
Director Agnès Varda and photographer/muralist JR journey through rural France and form an unlikely friendship.
Short news featurette produced by Pathe-RKO after the Russians launched the first orbiting satellite, Sputnik. It is a patriotic 'call to arms' from the threat posed by this and the need for Americans to spend more on education in general and a college education in particular. A visit to the University of Buffalo highlights its science programs and the need for more graduates from all technical disciplines if America is to rise to the challenge. It bemoans the fact the PhDs earn less than a mechanic and the need to re-order priorities.
Take a breathtaking train a ride through Nothern Quebec and Labrador on Canada’s first First Nations-owned railway. Come for the celebration of the power of independence, the crucial importance of aboriginal owned businesses and stay for the beauty of the northern landscape.
For 2-4 year old children, the Tomika Prarail friendly hiragana first time drill. Learn hiragana characters with the aid of Tomika Prarail trains and cars.
Production for the Seaboard Railroad company outlining their railroad activities in the 1940s and heading into the 1950s
A production of the association of American Railroads outlining the wonders of America's rail system.
A documentary on the railroads of America produced by the Association of American Railroads
Documentary on the evolution and introduction of modern coal burning locomotives on the Norfolk and Western Railway line.
A documentary about the hard work of railwaymen transporting coke from Tarnowskie Góry to Szczecin Iron works. They’re doing their best to arrive on time.
On the Train captures from the birth to the last moment of the railway, 98.2 kilometers long and opened in 1992, crossing southern Taiwan.
A day in the city of Berlin, which experienced an industrial boom in the 1920s, and still provides an insight into the living and working conditions at that time. Germany had just recovered a little from the worst consequences of the First World War, the great economic crisis was still a few years away and Hitler was not yet an issue at the time.
A group of people are standing along the platform of a railway station in La Ciotat, waiting for a train. One is seen coming, at some distance, and eventually stops at the platform. Doors of the railway-cars open and attendants help passengers off and on. Popular legend has it that, when this film was shown, the first-night audience fled the café in terror, fearing being run over by the "approaching" train. This legend has since been identified as promotional embellishment, though there is evidence to suggest that people were astounded at the capabilities of the Lumières' cinématographe.
Between one carriage and another, passengers tell their stories over a train journey.
Final Line
Norfolk Southern, one of the nation’s major freight railroads, has been a long-time favorite among fans and those in the railroad industry. Join them for a look at Norfolk Southern today as they celebrate the 40th anniversary of this iconic railroad. This video includes exclusive interviews with top executives, behind-the-scenes access at the main shop in Altoona, Pa., a look at sacred places on the Norfolk Southern, and so much more!
Les gangsters de la finance
A short documentary about the construction of the parisian subway in the 50s.