Film from the 1910s/1920s that documents the journey of a the “Steel Horse of the Twentieth Century Limited”train from its caboose starting at the Grand Central Terminal in New York. Man sets up camera on tripod in front of still train. Winds film as train moves out of station. Description “Over a mass of converging tracks and automatic switches we go.” in white on a black screen, by The Bray Studios. Cut to footage taken from the front of a moving train. In a dark tunnel, the camera moves into light patches towards its end; light illuminates the train tracks. In the light park of the tunnel, the roof is of wood slats, the light illuminating their pattern. Words “Flashing through mazes of tunnels.--” on black screen. Camera driven rapidly through tunnel with arched windows and roof lattices through which the light makes interesting shapes. Camera exits tunnel into light. Words “--Out onto the Elevated tracks at 99th Street.” on black screen. Train drives camera in urban area; tall industrial buildings on left, then on both sides; several bright tracks; vertical poles and other markers; finally, a station. Words “Along Harlem River under High Bridge and the famous Washington span.” on black screen. Train drives camera to under bridge (blurry) with tall arches and many telephones poles with lines strung between them, industrial rafter structures as well. Image darkens as camera passes under bridge; comes out to a second, higher, lower-arched bridge with high telephone poles. The bridge made of many fine slats and slender poles set vertically and horizontally. Industrial chimneys in background. Words “Through the cut at Spuyten Duyvil Creek on the City’s Northern limits.” on black screen. Tall black trees and telephone poles; train drives through mountain crevice past platforms and bridges. Words “And out along the Hudson River--past the stern Palisades.” on black screen. Camera angle shirts to left side of train; drives through hills and telephones wires, a few houses. Landscape of cliffs with river in between them and camera.