Movies: Train

A British Transport Film, in German!...

Steamin' on Jack Parker's HO Layout, Wire Your Layout for DCC, The Legends of Steamtown National History Site, and more....

A modern Irish comedy western set in sleepy rural Sligo....

This short documentary shows the reactions of European immigrants as they land in Halifax at the beginning of the 1960s. From the port, we follow them on a snowy journey by train to Montreal....

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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....

A tour of north Wales taken by Mr Evan Morgan – amateur film-maker and member of Cardiff Cine Society – and his wife, calling at e.g. Barmouth, Penmaenpool, Amlwch (old copper mines), Cricieth and Beddgelert. They picnic by the roadside, the cooked c...

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The tale of The California Zephyr, part of the Blackhawk Railroad Series...

Rock Island Railroad documentary on the role the railroad plays in making everyday life possible...

The story of the most famous train in the world...

A Santa Fe Railroad educational film on the steam locomotive in their role in industry and passenger travel....

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

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

Documentary on the railroads that drive the nation written and produced by Jackson Pokress....

One of six films which examine in depth the work involved in this great engineering project. As they are of a technical nature, they were only available for showing to suitable audiences. In preparation for the construction of the new Victoria / Walt...

A journey from London King's Cross to Peterborough on the fastest Inter-City Special - at a speed of well over 1250 mph! A sped-up four-minute High Speed Train journey promoting the use of the trains throughout the old Eastern Region, set to very ear...

Peleshian transforms footage from a train ride into a metaphor for the shape of a life. Early images of faces on the train give way to landscape, a journey through a black tunnel, and a final emergence into pure white light....

London to Brighton in Four Minutes is a short film produced by the BBC Film Unit. The camera was manually undercranked to produce a 'fast-motion' film-- the journey lasted only four minutes instead of the actual time the trip took, around an hour....