Railroad Movies

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

1907, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

On December 31st, 2009 The Grafton & Upton made their first trip from North Grafton to West Upton yard since February 2004. This also marks the first...

For many years the only transportation link across Canada was one railway line. This tenuous, nation-building ribbon of steel was built through high,...

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

The story of the independent railroad and its survival against the giants.

A Union Pacific production outlining the Big Boy locomotive and the history of the last great steam engine to rule the rails

From the Ganges to the Himalayas is the sort of a journey that no one ever forgets. The good ship "Burton Holmes" will take your patrons on an...

1918, produced by Frederick Burlingham.

In 1962, commemorating the centennial of the famous Andrew's Raid of the Civil War. the Louisville and Nashville Railroad refurbished the famous...

Documentary on the evolution and introduction of modern coal burning locomotives on the Norfolk and Western Railway line.

First part of a two-part documentary about the now largely defunct network of local railways in the areas around Erlangen and Forchheim, Germany.

Second part of a two-part documentary about the now largely defunct network of local railways in the areas around Erlangen and Forchheim, Germany.

Documentary about the German railroad system and it's trains

Mechanistic portrait of the iron industry, with molten metal shaped into "pig-irons" before being reheated and pressed into steel rails.

A documentary outlining the railroad's roll in expanding the nation.

The Midland Railway route from Derby to Manchester traversed the Peak District of limestone hills. It was this limestone which produced much traffic...

For many, a journey on the Trans-Siberian train is a dream adventure. But, for the train’s team of conductors, it's just another job. However,...

Arfon spent a week on the Great Central Railway finding out everything a trainee footplate member needs to know. Starting at the bottom, just as a...

Meet the crew of the Union Pacific Challenger No. 3985, the largest and most powerful steam engine in the world. This colorful documentary is a...