The Power Behind the Nation

Mechanistic portrait of the iron industry, with molten metal shaped into "pig-irons" before being reheated and pressed into steel rails.

A travelogue, this film provides a guided tour of pre-World War II Utah and of course does not pretend to cinematic greatness. Recommended viewing...

Production for the Seaboard Railroad company outlining their railroad activities in the 1940s and heading into the 1950s

Government film on the use of railroads in moving troops to support the war efort.

A film about the Southern Pacific Railroad and the men and women who keep the trains running.

A production of the association of American Railroads outlining the wonders of America's rail system.

A documentary on the railroads of America produced by the Association of American Railroads

The sory of the railroad's roll in getting beef to your local market

A production by Chevrolet from 1935 on safety around trains

Documentary on the evolution and introduction of modern coal burning locomotives on the Norfolk and Western Railway line.

A BFA Educational media production on western expansion via railroads and the role they played in the foundation of the Americas

The story of the independent railroad and its survival against the giants.