John's train

Duration: 0:13:26

Genre: Children's | Educational

Year Published: 1972

Creator: Coronet Educational Films: Distributor | Indiana University Audio-Visual Center: Distributor

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Sound: sound

Copyright: Registered 2Jun72 · MP22849 (Jan-Jun 1972) Copyright holder: Centron Corp., Inc

Description: Recaptures the sound of the railroad days of America before the popularity of the automobile while showing visuals of the dying railroad era such as abandoned tracks, deserted depots, rotting passenger cars, and dusty ticket offices. Contrasts these scenes with fantasy sequences of future space travel., Recounts the end of the passenger train era through the remembrances of an elderly man and the fantasy of a young boy for future space travel as they look at a locomotive engine on display in a city park. Juxtaposes views of the current condition of the countryside surrounding the railroad tracks with the old man's recollections of his wedding day, the newlyweds' eastern train trip, and the fatal train crash. Includes such scenes of the dying railroad era as abandoned tracks, deserted depots, rotting passenger cars, and dusty ticket offices.

Complete Record: , Recounts the end of the passenger train era through the remembrances of an elderly man and the fantasy of a young boy for future space travel as they look at a locomotive engine on display in a city park. Juxtaposes views of the current condition of the countryside surrounding the railroad tracks with the old man's recollections of his wedding day, the newlyweds' eastern train trip, and the fatal train crash. Includes such scenes of the dying railroad era as abandoned tracks, deserted depots, rotting passenger cars, and dusty ticket offices.NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.