We'll visit the North Shore Railroad (including some spectacular Winter scenes), the South Shore, Seattle Trolleys of the 30's and 40's, Yakima Valley operations, and in the 1930's, the Third Avenue Trolleys, the New York Westchester & Boston, Public Service Transport of New Jersey and the Lehigh Valley Transit (Some of the LV of the 30's in color!).

The majority of the original film was shot on 16 mm COLOR film, the Eastern film from the 30's was shot on 8mm black & white, and some color...very rare!

In 1902 Southern California was a collection of small farm towns. It was waiting for something to pull it together. That something was THE PACIFIC ELECTRIC.

This is the story of the rise and fall of "THE WORLD'S GREATEST ELECTRIC RAILWAY." It is a completehistory startinng inn 1872 with L.A.'s first horse car line and continuing through to the last RED CAR in 1961. The story is told by EMMY WINNING PRODUCERS using RARE FILM FOOTAGE, HUNDREDS OF PHOTOGRAPHS, animated maps and extensive interviews.

BONUS MATERIAL includes a video tour of P.E. remnnants, the bits and pieces that remainn behinnd, fifty years after the last RED CAR ran in Southern California.;

Walk with us as we climb the hills of San Francisco and watch the world famous cable cars on the Powell-Hyde line. See these favourite attractions as they climb the steep hills just as they have for 125 years. Visit the power house and see the giant wheels that drive the cables, and find out how it all works. Finally, ride the cars from Fisherman's Wharf to Market Street, see the scenery and watch the grip man at work.

San Francisco's preserved PCC cars and other designs from around America - and the world on the F line between Fisherman's Wharf and Castro and the shuttle from the Ferry Terminal. Join us as we hike the 5 mile line and see these colorful cars in action, on their own right of way along the Embarcadero and mixed up with other traffic on bustling downtown Market Street. Cars from Melbourne, Australia, Milan, Italy and New Orleans are most distinct, but the PCCs are painted in the color schemes of American cities that ran PCCs; Brooklyn, Baltimore, Philadelphia, Cincinnati, LA (Pacific Electric & LA Railway), Louisville, Kansas City, Chicago, San Francisco, Boston and Saint Louis.

See the action from the roadside under glorious clear blue skies, ride a car and see the motorperson in action. Great all round action.

Also included are two bonus segments of Victorian cable cars in Melbourne, Australia and some trolley diners in America.

Most of the film was 16 mm shot by Howard Blackburn, MD;

Sidney B. Silleck and David J. Williams, III. The Nashville - Franklin Railway segment is from 8 mm film by Dick George. Along with the railroad subjects, there are classic street scenes in many towns with automobiles and trucks from that time. This is truly a time capsule of life in America during a simpler time.

by Herron Rail Video * 62 mins * colour * narrated

Regular price £ 19.95