Curated Video
Steam Locomotives In Action on the Baltimore & Ohio, 1954
Trains and steam locomotives on the Baltimore & Ohio line. To purchase a DVD of this film for personal home use or educational use contact us at questions@archivesfarms.com. To license footage from this film visit: www.travelfilmarchive.com
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Steam Locomotives In Action on the Pennsylvania, 1954
Trains and steam locomotives on the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1954. Photographed near Horseshoe Curve, just west of Altoona, PA. To purchase a DVD of this film for personal home use or educational use contact us at...
IT'S HISTORY
From Steam Machine to Locomotive I THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
The invention of the steam machine changed the world. Many smart engineers worked on perfecting the efficiency of this groundbreaking technology. But who turned the simple principle of a steam engine into the speedy steel locomotives,...
IT'S HISTORY
The Steam Machine Changes The World I THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
The invention of the steam machine and innovations related to it in the textile industry really got the Industrial Revolution going. First they changed the way people work in their field and then they changed the organization of labour...
IT'S HISTORY
Changing Times - Railroads & Canals I THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
It certainly is no big deal to have a small cruise along the canals or ride a train. But what is essential infrastructure today had to be invented out of necessity in the late 18th and early 19th century. In our new episode Brett tells...
IT'S HISTORY
Reasons for THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
The Industrial Revolution transformed and shaped our modern world as we know it. Why did the fundamental changes of the Industrial Revolution begin in Great Britain? In our first episode about the era of Industrial Revolution, Brett...
Curated Video
Thundering Rails, 1948
Produced by The Association of American Railroads, showcasing both steam and diesel passenger trains. Narrated by Ed Herlihy of newsreel fame. There are some very interesting locomotives: Alco PAs from the Pennsylvania Railroad Southern...