Passengers Use Light at Night

Duration: 28

Year Published: 1979

Creator: Robert Harris

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Description: Traces the historical development of the electric interurban railroad, specifically the Chicago, South Shore, and the South Bend Railroad, and looks at current efforts to again revitalize this form of public transportation. Utilizes old photographs and movie sequences with narration to detail the Railroad's construction in 1906, massive success in 1928, and grave decline in the 1930s with the onset of the Depression. Reviews past attempts to revitalize and remodel the Railroad.