Railroad Movies

This 1996 documentary takes a nostalgic ride through history to present the experiences of Black sleeping-car porters who worked on Canada's railways...

Production for the Seaboard Railroad company outlining their railroad activities in the 1940s and heading into the 1950s

Filmed in 1987, this documentary chronicles the journey of Via Rail's The Canadian as it makes its way across Canada.

A short documentary about the transportation of goods and livestock by train around the UK.

Neil Oliver describes the worst ever railway accident in the UK, which happened a hundred years ago on 22 May 1915, in which three trains collided at...

Somewhere in the world right now--much closer than you think--people are playing with trains. You might not see them at first, but they're there. In...

A film about winter railroading in the Canadian Rockies and the men who keep the lines clear. The stretch between Revelstoke and Field, British...

A documentary on the passing of the steam locomotive as the primary means of transportation in the United States

First transmitted in 1969, this documentary follows the construction of the world’s most advanced underground system. Macdonald Hastings...

A documentary on railroads doing their daily tasks created by trhe The Milwaukee Railroad

Impressionistic picture of the Third Avenue Elevated Railway in Manhattan, New York City, before it was demolished. Preserved by the Academy Film...

Ruth Burroughs the daughter of a beleaguered rancher whose valuable property is threatened by a greedy railroad company

The Ashmont-Mattapan High Speed Line operates 2.6 miles of track from Ashmont Station to Mattapan Station just south of Boston. We capture this neat...

The pilgrimage to Mecca is one of the most important religious journeys for millions of people around the world. But how to get there? This...

The story of the railroad man in his role in keeping the trains moving on the rails.

A hand-colored ride along the Bangor-Conwy-Colwyn Bay railroad filmed from an express train from the London and North Western Railway; Stations,...

Includes all new footage which captures the WP&YR experience and history from Skagway, Alaska to Fraser, B.C. and from Fraser, B.C. to Carcross,...