Take This Train - Promo Films and Ads from the 1930s to Today DVD

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During the 20th Century and continuing today, passenger train operators sought both to promote their services and inform the public. You will view a spectrum of trains ranging from the 1931 "20th Century Limited" to TurboTrain. Let the "Erie Limited" take you to the 1939 World's Fair, or the "Yankee Clipper" on a fast run from Boston to New York in 1941. Take mini-vacations aboard the "Royal Gorge" (1946), "California Zephyr" (1949), and "Canadian" (1955). See also smaller operators, such as Minneapolis & St Louis showing off new streamlined coaches, and, on a somber note, the Central of New Jersey in 1949, warning of losses incurred from commuter operations. Shorter clips represent the modern era: TurboTrain (1967), Amtrak music video "Something Magic" (1993), and spots for the stillborn "Marlboro Unlimited", short-lived "Florida Fun Train", plus "Rocky Mountaineer" and "Royal Canadian Pacific". The gate opens, and the call reverberates through the decades: "TAKE THIS TRAIN" !


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