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Mainline U.S.A.

1957/19 min 5 sec/62 shots

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This 1957 industrial film presents railroads as essential to U.S. economic growth and daily life. Featuring freight and passenger trains, it highlights rail transport’s role in moving people, raw materials, manufactured goods, and perishables, while showcasing innovations including welded rail, mechanized track maintenance, electronic classification yards, centralized traffic control, refrigerated service, and piggyback freight.

Provenance and rights

Original producer: Dudley Pictures Corporation
Collection: Prelinger Archives
Original title: Mainline U.S.A.
Date: 1957-01-01T00:00:00Z
Original link: Open on Internet Archive
Rights: public_domain

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