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Featuring Four Classic Promotional, Safety, and Training Films Produced by the Association of American Railroads
- The Freight Goes Through!
AAR, 1952
Yard workers get a good look at damage prevention techniques and the effects that temperature and load have on coupling and rolling speeds. Both steam and diesel engines are featured in this AAR training film. (18 minutes)
- The Right to Compete
AAR, 1956
The importance of revising Federal regulations to permit fair competition among different transportation modes is promoted in this 1950s-vintage AAR film. Featured railroads include Southern Pacific, Missouri Pacific, the Pennsy, New York Central, B&O, Santa Fe, Nickel Plate, Seaboard Air Line, and more. (14 minutes)
- New Directions in Modern Railroading
AAR, 1966
The AAR demonstrates how new developments are bringing traffic back to the rails. See welded rail, tunnel expansion, electronic communications, special-purpose freight cars, just-in-time delivery, piggyback and containers, grain and coal unit trains, and passenger transportation on the GN, UP, SP, PRR, SOU, NP, ATSF, NYC, C&NW, ACL, and others. Narrated by Chet Huntley. (28 minutes)
- The Right Track
AAR, 1967
Kids (and adults, too!) learn lessons in safety in this timeless film featuring the New York Central. What seems like fun can have deadly results when trains are involved! (16 minutes)
76 Minutes
In Color with Original Sound Track and Narration
Packaged in Colorful Cardboard Slipcase
ISBN: 1-56342-109-7
UPC: 7-48268-00392-9
Released by Pentrex 2002
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