- Title: V-5660
- Summary: YOU ASKED FOR IT (EXCERPT): TRAIN PREPARED FOR AND ON A RECORD BREAKING SPEED RUN. TRAIN REACHES RECORD BREAKING SPEED OF 205MPH.
- Description:00:01:07 - CU CABLEGRAM TYPING OUT CABLE, CIRCA 1950s 00:01:17 - CU JAR OF NEW SKIPPY PEANUT BUTTER JAR, MAN'S FACE APPEARS 00:01:46 - PAN PARIS RAILROAD YARD TRAIN HOUSING, TRAINS BACKED INTO STALLS 00:01:49 - TWO MEN CLIMB ABOARD ENGINE CAR OF FRENCH TRAIN 00:02:11 - MECHANICS GIVE TRAIN OVERHAUL IN YARD SHOP 00:02:53 - CONDUCTING TESTS ON TRAIN, CU INSTRUMENTS. 00:03:06 - MEN ATTACH RADIO AERIAL ON TOP OF TRAIN CAR. LINKED BY RADIO TELEPHONE WITH AN OUTSIDE COMMAND POST. 00:03:17 - INSTRUMENTS INSTALLED. AUTOMATIC CAMERA SET UP ON THE DRIVING CAB TO FILM SPEEDOMETER 00:03:29 - ACCORDION-TYPE BARRIERS ARE STRETCHED AT RAILROAD CROSSINGS FOR SAFETY. 00:03:44 - MECHANIC IN THE INSPECTION PIT INSPECTING TRAIN UNDERNEATH. LAST MINUTE INSPECTION 00:03:48 - CU SEALING MOVEABLE PARTS, LOCKING TRAIN DOORS FOR SAFETY PURPOSES. 00:04:00 - MEN CLIMB ON BOARD TRAIN 00:04:03 - FLAGGER SIGNALS CONDUCTOR, FRENCH TRAIN TAKEN ON SPEED BREAKING RUN. TRYING TO BREAK SPEED RECORD. 00:04:30 - POV FROM PLANE ABOVE SPEEDING TRAIN. 00:04:40 - POV FROM CABOOSE ON SPEEDING TRAIN AT 93MPH 00:04:53 - CU ENGINEER'S HANDS ON TRAIN WHEEL. SPEEDOMETER. ENGINEER POV OUT TRAIN WINDOW, WINDSHIELD WIPER ON 00:04:59 - TRAIN GOING 150MPH SPEEDS BY 00:05:06 - TRAIN GOING 170MPH SPEEDS BY 00:05:20 - POV ON TRAIN SPEEDING AT 199MPH 00:05:25 - POV IN PLANE FOLLOWING SPEEDING TRAIN GOING 202MPH. FOLLOWED BY GROUND SHOT. 00:05:38 - TRAIN REACHES 205MPH 00:05:46 - ENGINEER STARTS TO SLOW TRAIN 00:05:55 - CU ENGINEER ON RADIO. 00:06:00 - MAN WAVES FROM MORCENX STATION TOWER. 00:06:03 - TRAIN ARRIVES AT MORCENX STATION. CU PAN OFFICIALS AND WORKERS.
- Collection: Historic Films
- Producer:Historic Films
- Transmission Date:01/01/1950
- Rights:On request
- Decade: 1950s
- File Name: V-5660