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This Is My Railroad (Part I)

1940/17 min 57 sec/60 shots

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An industrial film surveying Southern Pacific Railroad operations across the western United States, including track construction and maintenance, bridges and tunnels, freight yards, dispatching, communications, and Sierra Nevada snow-removal work. It emphasizes the employees, technology, and coordination required to move passengers and freight.

Provenance and rights

Original producer: Unknown
Collection: Prelinger Archives
Original title: This Is My Railroad (Part I)
Date: 1940-01-01T00:00:00Z
Original link: Open on Internet Archive
Rights: public_domain

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