Opening a New Frontier

Vlak č. 101

1947

A Great Railroad at Work

1942

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

Big Trains Rolling

1955

A production of the association of American Railroads outlining the wonders of America's rail system.

Mainline U.S.A.

1957

A documentary on the railroads of America produced by the Association of American Railroads

The Freight Train

1954

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

Rolling the Freight

1947

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

Stamp of Character

1995

Discover the "character" of one of Missouri's oldest tie and lumber operations through this archival black-and-white film that documents one of the last railroad tie drives on the Black River made by the T.J. Moss Tie Company of St. Louis in the 1920s. Thanks to release of the film by the Kerr-McGee Chemical Corporation, the rare footage in "Stamp of Character" takes us through the entire process of making railroad ties, at a time when forests covered almost two-thirds of the state. The original silent motion picture was shown in movie theaters as an advertisement by the T.J. Moss Tie Company. Using digitally edited narration and realistic sound effects, this video makes the past live again.

Last of the Giants

1959

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

Flight of the Century

1935

The story of the most famous train in the world

End of an Era

1962

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

Once upon a Line

1947

Model husbands prove that size isn't everything as they get steamed up over Lilliput locomotives.

The Boat Is Full

1981

During World War II, Switzerland severely limited refugees: "Our boat is full." A train from Germany halts briefly in an isolated corner of Switzerland. Six people jump off seeking asylum: four Jews, a French child, and a German soldier. They seek temporary refuge with a couple who run a village inn. They pose as a family: the deserter as husband, Judith as his wife, an old man from Vienna as her father, his granddaughter and the French lad, whom they beg to keep silent, as their children. Judith's teenage brother poses as a soldier. The fabrication unravels through chance and the local constable's exact investigation. Whom will the Swiss allow to stay? Who gets deported?

The Little Foxes

1941

In 1900, a clan attempts to strike a deal with a Chicago industrialist to get him to build cotton mills in their Deep South town.

Last Train Home

2009

A family embarks on an annual tormenting journey along with 130 million other peasant workers to reunite with their distant family, and to revive their love and dignity as China soars as the world's next super power.

Hitler's Steel Beast

2017

Trace the history of Hitler's armored private train, a 15-car mobile headquarters boasting state-of-the-art communications and anti-aircraft cannons.