- Title: V-5626
- Summary: 225,000 MILE PROVING GROUND: THE HEADLINE STORY OF RAILROAD RESEARCH, SHOWS RECENT CHANGES IN AMERICAN RAILROADS & THE CONTINUING SEARCH FOR NEW IMPROVEMENTS. INCLUDES PROVING GROUND FOR ENGINES, CARS, & EQUIPMENT AT THE CENTRAL RESEARCH LABORATORY IN CHICAGO
- Description:00:20:30 - PORTER SERVING PASSENGERS ON BOARD TRAIN. 1953 00:20:34 - PASSENGERS ON OBSERVATION CAR 00:20:39 - FREIGHT TRAIN GOES BY 00:21:03 - PIONEERS WITH RIFLES CROSSING TRAIL IN COVERED WAGON 00:21:17 - EARLY TRAINS SEQUENCE, TOM THUMB. 00:21:34 - ZOOM IN ON FEATURE EDITOR NAME ON DOOR 00:21:35 - HUGH BEAUMONT SITS AT DESK TALKS TO CAMERA 00:22:05 - RAILROAD RESEARCH LABORATORY. WORKING ON TRAIN IMPROVEMENTS 00:22:24 - ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY CAMPUS. DOORS TO ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN RAILROADS. CENTRAL RESEARCH LABORATORY. 00:22:39 - BUSINESS MEETING BOARD MEETING SUITS AND TIES, 1953 00:22:47 - RAILROAD RESEARCH LABORATORY, TESTING EQUIPMENT POV LOOKING UNDER MICROSCOPE 00:23:10 - ENGINEER POV ON TRACKS 00:23:32 - RAILROAD CREW LAYING TRACKS, RAILS. MACHINE DRIVING SPIKES, MACHINE, BALLAST CLEANER, MECHANICAL HANDS SCOOP UP THE BALLAST FROM THE ROAD BED, CLEANS IT, REPLACES BALLAST ON ROAD BED CU BALLAST TAMPERS, METAL FINGERS SMOOTH DOWN BALLAST 00:25:34 - WORKER DRIVES RAIL DETECTOR CAR, ELECTRIC MAGNETS MOUNTED UNDER THE CAR. LOCATE RAIL DEFECTS. WORKER JUMPS OUT OF THE CAR, MARKS WHERE DEFECT IS ON THE RAILS 00:26:00 - TRAINS, CIRCA 1953 00:26:23 - HUGH BEAUMONT SITS AT DESK, TALKS TO CAMERA 00:26:54 - DIESEL TRAINS, LOCOMOTIVE PULLING FREIGHT AND PASSENGER TRAINS 00:27:51 - LOCOMOTIVE ON TURNTABLE IN YARD, TURNING TRAIN AROUND 00:28:03 - CU TOY TRAIN FREIGHT CAR. NARRATOR TALKS TO CAMERA 00:28:29 - FREIGHT TRAINS, 1953 00:29:06 - RESEARCHERS ON BOARD TRAIN CONDUCTING TESTS. "ROLLING LABORATORY". CU TRAIN WHEELS ON RAIL MS LABORATORY TRAIN. 00:29:33 - CU BRAKES BEING TESTED IN RESEARCH LABORATORY TESTING DYNAMOMETERS. INSTRUMENTS MEASURING FORCE POWER 00:30:13 - AAR DRAFT GEAR LABORATORY. MACHINE DROP TESTING DRAFT GEAR. 27,000 POUND WEIGHT DROPPED FROM DIFFERENT HEIGHTS 00:30:48 - FORK LIFTS CARRYING LOAD OF CARGO ONTO FREIGHT CAR AND FLAT CAR. 00:31:09 - RESEARCHING, TESTING PACKAGING IN LABORATORY. CRATE PUT UNDER STRESS TEST CRUSHED TO THE BREAKING POINT. RECREATING STRESS CRATE UNDERGOES WHILE IN TRANSIT. DAMAGE PREVENTION. 00:31:36 - OUTSIDE, TEST CRASHING FREIGHT CAR. IMPACT EFFECT FREIGHT CAR RIDES OVER CAMERA. CU INSTRUMENT GAUGE 00:32:11 - LS FREIGHT TRAIN TRAVELS ACROSS SNOW COVERED LANDSCAPE 00:32:44 - RESEARCH LAB, TESTING REFRIGERATION CARS. REFRIGERATION ENGINEERS AND TECHNICIANS, TESTING INSULATION 00:32:58 - STRING OF REFRIGERATOR CARS BEING PREPARED FOR CROSS COUNTRY TEST. WORKER WIRING THE CAR, CLOSING REFRIGERATOR CAR DOORS, TRAIN ROLLS OUT 00:33:42 - MECHANIZED RE-ICING OF REFRIGERATOR CARS AT ICING STATION 00:34:06 - HUGH BEAUMONT TALKS TO CAMERA 00:34:27 - WORKER CLIMBS UP LADDER TO CHECK AUTOMATED BLOCK SIGNAL SYSTEM. ELECTRONIC SIGNALS. TRAIN STOPS AT LIGHT. TRAFFIC CONTROL OFFICE, LIGHTS ON A MAP ON CENTRALIZED CONTROL BOARD. OPERATOR MOVING LEVERS ON THE BOARD. 00:35:20 - CU TRAIN TRACKS MOVING. APPROACHING TRAIN SWITCHES TRACKS. 00:35:42 - HS RAILROAD YARD. TRAIN CARS GOING INTO YARD FOR RECLASSIFICATION 00:35:51 - PUSH BUTTON YARD, LOCOMOTIVE SHOVES INCOMING FREIGHT CARS. CU CAR RETARDERS ON RAILS SLOWING DOWN TRAIN CARS 00:36:24 - POV IN CONTROL TOWER, SINGLE CARS ROLLING DOWN TRACKS. TWO-WAY RADIO COMMUNICATION, WORKER ON RADIO. HS FREIGHT CARS ROLLING THROUGH CAR INTERCHANGE CENTER. 00:36:52 - BUSY RAILROAD YARD. FREIGHT TRAINS SQUEEZED TIGHTLY ON TRACKS 00:37:16 - OPERATOR IN CONTROL TOWER 00:37:19 - HS TRAIN LEAVING LARGE TERMINAL 00:37:24 - LONG FREIGHT TRAIN PASSING VIEWER 00:37:34 - HUGH BEAUMONT SITS AT DESK TALKS TO CAMERA 00:38:31 - TRAIN RIDES OVER CAMERA
- Collection: Historic Films
- Producer:Historic Films
- Transmission Date:01/01/1953
- Rights:On request
- Decade: 1950s
- File Name: V-5626