the Thunder of Steam in the Blue Ridge (1958)

Synopsis

This black & white film is about the Norfolk & Western trains that ran in the Blue Mountain region of the United States with the footage shot in Virginia. This was filmed primarily in 1958. Opening title cards (:06). A Norfolk & Western passenger train, the Powhatan Arrow coming down the tracks (1:03). A train races down the tracks, this is the Cavalier (1:39). Norfolk & Western passenger train, the Pocahontas rides the rails (1:49). Norfolk & Western passenger train, the Pocahontas (2:16). Norfolk & Western passenger train, the Pocahontas (2:41). Norfolk & Western passenger train, the Pocahontas leaves Bedford, VA and passes by another train (3:15). Norfolk & Western train pulls cars filled with coals as it travels on the train tracks, this train is a class A type train (4:16). The wheels pass by on the rails (5:23). Norfolk & Western train pulls coal as it goes down the tracks (5:44). From far in the distance, a Norfolk & Western train starts to come down the tracks and gets closer and closer (6:41). Norfolk & Western train pulls railcars, some with coal, down the tracks (7:34). Norfolk & Western train pulls cars filled with coal on the tracks (7:56). Norfolk & Western train pulls railcars, some with coal through a mountainous region (8:42). Pusher assistance from a Y6 class 2-8-8-2 to help a N&W train move forward when the rails were steep (9:44). A N&W train on the rails gets pusher assistance from a Y6 class 2-8-8-2 at the rear (10:22). A N&W train on the rails gets…

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Running time

18 minutes

Collection

Ephemeral Films

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• Stock Footage