American Railroad Collection Volumes 1 & 2 Combo DVD
By Pentrex

Featuring Eight Rare Promotional, Training, and Safety Films Produced in the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s

Here, combined on one DVD, are the first two volumes in an exciting Pentrex film collection featuring your favorite railroads of the 1950s-1970s!

VOLUME 1:

• Mo-Pac Delivers
  Missouri Pacific, 1975
  Mo-Pac demonstrates its many strengths to prospective customers in this rare promotional film. See welded rail installation, maintenance of way equipment, automated wheel shops and hump yards, dispatch center, specialized freight cars, unit trains, modern diesel locomotives, and more! (25 minutes)

• Portrait of a Railroad
  Burlington Northern, 1973
  BN moved 100,000 cars on 126,000 miles of rail to transport food, fuel, and goods to American markets on a scale only the railroad could handle. This is a tribute to the people and equipment that could pump 2,000 freight cars a day through its classification yards. (26 minutes)

• Switches - Hand-Brakes and YOU
  Chicago & North Western, 1974
  This detailed and instructive film in the Safe Railroading Series shows employees the right and wrong ways to handle switches and hand-brakes. Featured equipment includes ball, lever, high stand, dual control, and spring switches; plus wheel and lever hand brakes. (22 minutes)

• TLC (Tender Loving Care)
  CN Rail, 1978
  Transporting newsprint requires special care and attention; otherwise it's easily damaged and expensive to replace, as Canadian National rail workers learn in this informative program. You'll see the skills needed to load, route, and deliver this valuable commodity just in time. (22 minutes)

VOLUME 2:

• The Freight Goes Through!
  Association of American Railroads, 1952
  Yard workers get a good look at damage prevention techniques and the effects that temperature and load have on coupling and rolling speeds. Both steam and diesel engines are featured in this AAR training film. (18 minutes)

• The Right to Compete
  AAR, 1956
  The importance of revising Federal regulations to permit fair competition among different transportation modes is promoted in this 1950s-vintage AAR film. Featured railroads include Southern Pacific, Missouri Pacific, the Pennsy, New York Central, B&O, Santa Fe, Nickel Plate, Seaboard Air Line, and more. (14 minutes)

• New Directions in Modern Railroading
  AAR, 1966
  The AAR demonstrates how new developments are bringing traffic back to the rails. See welded rail, tunnel expansion, electronic communications, special-purpose freight cars, just-in-time delivery, piggyback and containers, grain and coal unit trains, and passenger transportation on the GN, UP, SP, PRR, SOU, NP, ATSF, NYC, C&NW, ACL, and others. Narrated by Chet Huntley. (28 minutes)

• The Right Track
  AAR, 1967
  Kids (and adults, too!) learn lessons in safety in this timeless film featuring the New York Central. What seems like fun can have deadly results when trains are involved! (16 minutes)

DVD Special Feature:

• Chapter Menus provide instant access to program segments.

2 Hours 51 Minutes
In Color with Original Sound Track and Narration
Full-screen (4x3) Format
No region code; can be played in any NTSC DVD player worldwide
Packaged in Sturdy Vinyl Clamshell Case
ISBN: 1-56342-110-0
UPC: 7-48268-00393-6