The Future Works

Meet the crew of the Union Pacific Challenger No. 3985, the largest and most powerful steam engine in the world. This colorful documentary is a behind-the-scenes look at the conductors, engineers and mechanics who keep this fickle train running, an engaging history of steam power, and a scenic tour the Great Plains -- from Cheyenne, Wyo., through Denver and across Nebraska to the Omaha headquarters of the Union Pacific.

A close-up of a snow-bound city, and the men, money and machinery it takes to dig it out.

A documentary outlining railroad work and the effects on the lives impacted by the iron horse

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

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

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

A BFA Educational media production on western expansion via railroads and the role they played in the foundation of the Americas

EB Films presents a documentary on the life of the freight train in America.

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

A documentary outlining the railroad's roll in expanding the nation.

A production from the Pennsylvania Railroad outlining the advancement of the country on the back of the locomotive.

A Union Pacific production outlining the Big Boy locomotive and the history of the last great steam engine to rule the rails

A documentary on railroads doing their daily tasks created by trhe The Milwaukee Railroad

A story of progress in railroad transportation

The story of the independent railroad and its survival against the giants.

A Documentary on the railways and their role in supporting the United States

A documentary on the passing of the steam locomotive as the primary means of transportation in the United States

Canadian Pacific I is made up of a series of slowly dissolved shots done from the same framing over several months. The camera frames a window with a railway yard in the foreground, a bay in the space behind it, and misty mountains in the extreme distance. Trains occasionally pass by in the foreground. Huge ships move across the bay. Blue mists hover over the mountain heads.