An extremely patient man shares a sleeping car on a overnight express train with a complete hypochondriac. Anxious for his berth mate to reveal any habits which might disturb his delicate sleep, the neurotic man subjects the other to an absurd interrogation.
The subject of the first essay is cinema itself: an apparatus of representation wherein fact and fiction are recreated. As such, the pro-filmic facts are necessarily drawn from two of cinema's "pioneers": Louis and Auguste Lumière and Abel Gance (La Roue), with additional material provided from a...
The electrification of the London Midland Region main line between London, Manchester and Liverpool at 25KV AC, using overhead wires and drawing supply from the National Grid, was a major undertaking involving civil, electrical, mechanical and signal engineering of a complex and advanced nature....
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, Yukon. Fully narrated with insights and historical context.
A pair of strangers in a train clash over an unknown threat which takes the life of a fellow passenger. Is it the religious end of times or is there a more realistic explanation?
The "Cannon Ball" express train is running late, so the station agent has the opportunity to play seven up with a waiting passenger who turns out to be not only his old pal but his enemy too!
A one-month-journey of twin sisters from London back to their home, Bangkok, by train. They traveled via the famous trans-Siberian route through many countries such as Germany, Russia, Mongolia and China, with many stories to tell.
"Rail" captures British Railways at a major turning-point in its history. In certain respects, this was a period of considerable upheaval and loss. There was a facing-up to the increasing need for a big modernisation drive. Full and speedy electrification, or the wider promotion of diesel-power on...
A film about winter railroading in the Canadian Rockies and the men who keep the lines clear. The stretch between Revelstoke and Field, British Columbia, is a snow-choked threat to communications. The film shows the work of section hands, maintenance men, train crews and telegraph operators.
The story of a young boy so obsessed with placing pennies on the railroad tracks that it's in fact tearing his family apart. Soon he meets a hobo which changes his life forever.
Mateu and Gabriel reunite at a train station before saying goodbye. But this farewell turns into an argument where Mateu refuses to accept that Gabriel does not want to prioritize their relationship or his roots.
Les Jarret provides excellent narration to teaching the alphabet using words in and about trains. Each letter of the alphabet has several words associated with train functions that are narrated. Occasionally the narrator is assisted by a classroom of young children. An entertaining video for...
A 7-year old boy with diabetes is kidnapped by his estranged ex-con father, who doesn't know about his son's medical condition and that he will need insulin injections. Meanwhile the police search for the missing boy.
