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This Is My Railroad (Part II)

1940/11 min 1 sec/43 shots

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This 1940 film documents Southern Pacific Railroad operations across the western United States, highlighting locomotive and railcar maintenance, station and passenger services, and the employees who keep trains running. It features extensive footage of crews using rotary plows, spreaders, flangers, and manual labor to maintain Sierra Nevada rail lines during severe winter storms.

Provenance and rights

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

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