13175_SFMA6436_twenties_train_travel2
1920s, 1910s
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. WS of top of train, moving from back to front; workers on roof of train; black smoke in front of them, white sky behind. CU workers clean train wheels, which are taller than they are. Script “Here at Harmon the giant “Hudson” is hooked to out train in place of the electric engine which brought us from New York.” on black screen. Train car pulls into station of corrugated metal; pulls past station; reverses into station piled high with coal. Fades into front car of train. CU man captain steering and looking out window. Shot smoke in front of telephone lines. CU profile of captain.