Synopsis
Wabco Metro (Miscellaneous urban rail transit systems). Good shots of the Chicago El trains and rapid transit ("CTA Metropolitan Transit") en route and in elevated stations; sign "USE RAPID TRANSIT. 17 MINUTES TO LOOP". 1960s passengers getting on and off trains; women in mini-skirts. Scenes filmed aboard moving trains; rapid transit train parallelling expressway. (1st 3 minutes all Chicago, then other rapid transit systems are shown.) Cleveland, Ohio transit system; train stops at airport. Terminus; "end the line". Varied scenes of train platforms. Large, suburban homes facing adjoining highway, filmed aboard moving train. trains into tunnels.?Toronto, Canada subway; spotless, gleaming subway platforms. Monorail test track. Factory buildings under construction (mediocre).
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Details
- Running time
- 12 minutes
- Collection
- Prelinger Archives
Reviews on the Internet Archive
★★★★ · All aboard! · Spuzz · 2016-11-05
Fun collection of scenes on, in, and around the subway.The subway systems shown here definitely have an old school vibe around them. There's definitely some interesting and interestingly angled shots as well.