Nature on Rails

First transmitted in 1969, this documentary follows the construction of the world’s most advanced underground system. Macdonald Hastings...

Originally intended as an advertising short, this film follows The Elizabethan, a non-stop British Railways service from London to Edinburgh along...

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

Somewhere in the world right now--much closer than you think--people are playing with trains. You might not see them at first, but they're there. In...

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

Impressionistic picture of the Third Avenue Elevated Railway in Manhattan, New York City, before it was demolished. Preserved by the Academy Film...

Nearly 200 years ago, the train revolutionized our lives. It redrew the maps of states and nations, and changed concepts of distance and time like no...

This rich, historical documentary captures the story of the high-speed, electric transit system that sparked the growth and development of Puget...

After the last train at night and before the first in the morning, 800 people are hard at work behind the scenes making London's Underground fit to...

A multibillion-pound investment is underway to make our railways bigger, better and faster. Over three years, we go behind the scenes with...

Take a breathtaking train a ride through Nothern Quebec and Labrador on Canada’s first First Nations-owned railway. Come for the celebration of...

A hand-colored ride along the Bangor-Conwy-Colwyn Bay railroad filmed from an express train from the London and North Western Railway; Stations,...

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

A documentary outlining railroad work and the effects on the lives impacted by the iron horse

A travelogue, this film provides a guided tour of pre-World War II Utah and of course does not pretend to cinematic greatness. Recommended viewing...

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

A documentary on the railroads of America produced by the Association of American Railroads

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