 Fabulous Trolleys: History of Trolleys in America
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There was a time in America when, if you went anywhere you took the trolley. It was a time when 105,000 trolley cars roamed 47,000 miles of track linking our towns and cities. At the height of the Trolley Era, electric railways were America's fifth largest industry, employing ten percent of the work force. America's street railways profoundly influenced the way we lived. Now you can relive the glory days of America's fabulous Trolley era with rare archival film of long-abandoned street railways and early streetcar operations. Listen to the stories of motormen and conductors who ran these trolleys. Witness the restoration and preservation of many historic trolleys.
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Trolley: The Cars That Built Our City
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Trolley captures the magical history of street railways, from early horse cars to modern light rail. Meticulously researched over four years, this lyrical documentary presents a comprehensive collection of trolleys, seen on motion picture footage dating from the 1890s to the 1990s. Included are open cars and closed cars, horse cars and cable cars, urban streetcars and country trolley lines, elevated railways and underground subways.
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Urban Trains
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| Producer: A & E Entertainment |
URBAN TRAINS is an illuminating ride through the history of the trolleys, subways and light rail systems that serve America's cities. Go deep beneath New York to see how the city was literally turned inside-out to build the subways, and how the system grew into one of the world's largest and most successful. And in San Francisco, where Cable Cars were the only way to deal with that city's famous hills, the BART system points the way for the urban trains of the future.From the golden age of the trolley to the rebirth of light rail today, this is a comprehensive look at URBAN TRAINS
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