A great railroad at work.
Shows the complete range of motive power in use on the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad in the early 1940s, including electric and steam locomotives and first generation diesels. Also shows a wide range of buses, trolleys, ferries and other modes of transport owned by the railroad to help...
| Format: | Video |
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| Language: | English |
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New Haven, CT :
New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad,
1942.
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| Series: | American history in video.
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| Online Access: | Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press) |
| Summary: | Shows the complete range of motive power in use on the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad in the early 1940s, including electric and steam locomotives and first generation diesels. Also shows a wide range of buses, trolleys, ferries and other modes of transport owned by the railroad to help perform its core business of freight and passenger train transportation. There are scenes from inside the workshops, in the freight yards, views of the "Yankee Clipper," and inside the luxury passenger carriages. The railroad infrastructure is seen, including the large stations and trains being transferred via barges along the rivers. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (40 min.). |