Railroad Movies

Cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

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

In the 1870s Victorian politicians debated the virtues of constructing a 20km-long railway through Melbourne's east, simply to circumvent a...

Small-town boys Vähy and Hapa are best friends who swear an eternal blood oath. As they grow up, however, their paths drift apart and they both...

Short film about electric railroad lines

Milan leaves his home and joins the "youth brigade", a group of young people who worked on a railway track. Tragedy strikes when Milan is injured...

In post Civil War West Virginia, 9 year old Jamie's life is forever changed when he unexpectedly meets his Uncle Vernon.

This Traveltalk series short celebrates San Francisco, past and present.

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

A production of the association of American Railroads outlining the wonders of America's rail system.

Released in 1920, produced by Frederick Burlingham.

1907, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

1907, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

1907, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

Short documentary about the new ICE. On March 19, 1985, the ICE was officially handed over to the Bundesbahn at Krupp in Essen during a rollout...

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

1907, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.