Synopsis
This 1940 black and white educational film is the first edition produced by Encyclopaedia Britannica Films Inc. The focus is on making train travel look enjoyable while expounding on the streamliners safety and comfort. It opens at a large railroad station -- Union Station in Washington, D.C.--, where 1930s buses, taxis, and cars drop off passengers (:18-:32). Inside the train station, the waiting room has benches for seating (:33-:45). Passengers by their railroad and pullman tickets at…
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