Original DVD Compilation

 

               

 

Railroad industry produced films from the mid-twentieth century describing

operations and the benefits of railroads to the American way of life.

Department of Defense and Civil Service films covering America's atomic weapons testing.

Color and B/W. Running time 88 minutes.

 

  • The Big Train  The story of the New York Central and it's progress. Company president Alfred Perlman then gives a lecture where he whines about competition from the trucking and airline industries.
  • Safe Roads  A Chevrolet film comparing automobile driving and driving a train. Corny story line and acting, but lots of good vintage shots of steam trains.
  • Coral Gables  Bonus Chevy commercial that has nice scenery and a toy train ride at the beach.
  • How to Survive an Atomic Attack  Civil Defense film showing how to get nuked properly.
  • The House in the Middle  Clean your yard and paint your house to make it safe from nuclear attack. Some veiled racism in this one.
  • Detroit News  A news reel showing lots of atom bomb tests and nuclear research.
  • Atom Bomb  Another news reel with som real good bomb blast footage.

 All these movies are public domain.

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