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Wheels of Progress

1950/19 min 3 sec/72 shots

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This 1950 promotional film surveys Rock Island Lines operations and their role in American commerce. It features high-speed “Rocket” freight and passenger trains, diesel locomotives, centralized traffic control, automated classification yards, modern bridges, coordinated rail-truck service, and agricultural and industrial regions served by the railroad.

Provenance and rights

Original producer: Zenith Cinema Services, Inc.
Collection: Prelinger Archives
Original title: Wheels of Progress
Date: 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z
Original link: Open on Internet Archive
Rights: public_domain

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