Train Movies

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...

The Ashtabula train disaster and bridge collapse was the worst train disaster of the 19th century, claiming the lives of 97 people. The engineering...

Climb aboard the historic Cog Railway for a trip up New England's highest peak on the first mountain climbing train.

An engaged couple, dressed in white, meet each other at a train station. When the train arrives, they board, and later they enjoy the sights from...

Several films have been made about the lives of train hobos, but Aleksi Pohjavirta's A Good Day to Die is probably the first Finnish documentary on...

A "special" by Monogram standards, Lure of the Wasteland was lensed in a not inexpensive process called Telco-color. Grant Withers takes a break from...

A story of progress in railroad transportation

Suspicious husband follows his wife and her male boss on their business trip.

After being sidetracked by Burnout and PTSD, Lavínia attempts to return to the relentless routine of urban life: buses, trains, the subway,...

When a mysterious fog interrupts victory celebrations aboard a homebound train, Private Park and his fellow soldiers discover that their war may not...

Tokyo Night Cruise on the Yurikamome Line The "Yurikamome" line, connecting Shimbashi and Toyosu, is popular for its scenic route past commercial...

In the first half of the 20th century, America's railroads were radically transformed by the innovation of gargantuan steam locomotives. Pushed by...

A film about the Southern Pacific Railroad and the men and women who keep the trains running.

A production from the Pennsylvania Railroad outlining the advancement of the country on the back of the locomotive.

Continuing the study of the normal tasks performed by a permanent-way gang, this film deals with the maintenance of switches, common crossings and...