Railroad Movies

The British Railways modernisation programme of the 1960s radically changed the rail network, and the British Transport Films unit and the TV news...

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

To increase profits for his shipping company, Lynch has goaded the Indians to attack both the telegraph line and the new railroad. When Lynch sells...

A travelogue, this film provides a guided tour of pre-World War II Utah and of course does not pretend to cinematic greatness. Recommended viewing...

1907, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

The story of the railroad man in his role in keeping the trains moving on the rails.

Black sleeping-car porters who worked on Canada's railways from the early 1900s through the 1960s were proud men and well-respected by their...

Vignettes of the New England Steam features the films of noted rail photographers Albert Michaud and William P. Price, as they document the handsome...

The History of American Railroads: The Era of Diesel examines the golden age of America’s passenger railroads, traveling across the United...

1907, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

The Unreserved is an inquiry into the lives of passengers who use the Unreserved Compartment, the cheapest way to travel across India on the Indian...

Documentary about the German railroad system and it's trains

A short documentary about the work of railwaymen and life on the railway.

Trying to win the Three C's railroad line for his home town of Topaz, Colorado, Nicholas "Nick" Tarvin journeys to India to secure the famed jewel...

1906, produced by Charles Urban, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

The History of American Railroads: The Years of Steam traces the rise and decline of American steam railroading, following classic steam trains from...

In this production, we take a ride on the Strasburg Railroad and check out the White Mountain Central Railroad's Railfan Days. We start off at...

At the Armour & Co. Chicago yard. Two railroad tracks dominate the center and right half of the frame as we look down about 40 meters where an...

Milan leaves his home and joins the "youth brigade", a group of young people who worked on a railway track. Tragedy strikes when Milan is injured...