From the Pentrex film archives come six Santa Fe safety training and promotional films produced during the 1950s and 1970s. These films are filled with classic equipment and rare insider views of day-to-day operations. Each film is a gem in its own right. Here's what you'll experience in Workin' on the Santa Fe: Team Effort. Track repairmen learn safe handling techniques for the many tools they'll use, such as adz, spike maul, pick and sledge, claw bar, lining bar, rail fork, track wrench, tie tongs, rail tongs, track jack, rail puller, rail benders, and cutting nail. Count the Seconds. Yard workers see what happens when safety isn't uppermost in mind as they work around moving equipment. The proper way to mount and dismount and other safe handling practices are effectively demonstrated. The Continuing Challenge. Santa Fe mounted a camera underneath an empty car to find out why derailments occurred on high-speed trains in 1974, with shocking results. See for yourself how at higher speeds the hunting force lifts the wheels right off the rails! Barstow: Nerve Center in the Desert. After moving millions of yards of sand, laying 113 miles of welded rails in this 600-acre facility, and installing complex communications systems, SF is able to move 4,000 cars in and out of "the new yard at Barstow" every day. Pay Day. When a freight handler receives a damaged TV, he shows how little mishaps in freight handling add up to ruined goods and customer dissatisfaction. This 1950s film shows what happens when loading, locking down, coupling, and taking up slack aren't done right. The Argentine Yard - A Design for Tomorrow. This 1970s film shows new systems processing up to 3,100 cars a day, twice as many as before computerization. Computers control the variables on 48 tracks; even the motive power is turned over to computer control! 90 Minutes |
| Also available: Workin' on the Railroad VHS DVD Workin' on the Union Pacific VHS Workin' on the Coast Starlight VHS P.O. Box 94911 Pasadena, CA 91109-4911 |