Magic rails to yesteryear

Copyright notice: c1958 Universal Pictures.; Pacific Film Archive collection; non-circulating. CUY.; Edited by Ed Bartsch ; photographed by James Lederer, Frank Vail.; Narrated by Kani Evans.; A tour of a narrow-gauge railroad. Film begins with footage of streetcars in San Francisco in 1905. Then in Oakland, California we board a diesel train, the California Zephyr, headed for Colorado. We pass through Feather River Canyon, Quincey, California and the no. 8 short line, deserts in Nevada and Utah, the Great Salt Lake, Salt Lake City and then disembark in Durango, Colorado. Here we board the old narrow gauge railroad, the Denver and Rio Grande, and travel to Silverton, Colorado for old West re-enactments.; PFA 1608-01-12851. D0148; PFA 1608-01-12851. CONDITION NOTE: Last checked: 2003/12 /05 A few scratches. Good condition. CONDITION NOTE: Last checked: 2007/02/28 Same.

Credits

Thomas Mead; James Lederer; Frank Vail; Ed Bartsch; Kani Evans; Universal Pictures Corporation; Universal-International (Firm)

Sources

  1. BERKELEY ART MUSEUM AND PACIFIC FILM ARCHIVE · record ↗ — title, year, creator, length, format, color, sound, description, credits