Freight train
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Summary
| Description | "The long train is just coming out of the tunnel. An engine and a header, nineteen freight cars, a caboose and a pusher engine creep slowly round the curve and up the steep grade. Fine smoke effects. Magnificent scenery. 100 feet--Edison films catalog, no. 94, March 1900, p. 21. "Southern Pacific Company series: The Southern Pacific Company ("Sunset Route") offers special inducements to winter travelers, by reason of its southern route, thereby avoiding the extreme cold of the winter months. Its course lies through a section of the country that presents a variety of beautiful and picturesque natural scenery. It is also the direct route to the popular resorts of Southern California, thereby making it a favorable route for tourists. The following subjects were taken by our artist while traveling over the very extensive lines of the Southern Pacific Railroad Co., to whom we are indebted for many courtesies, and without whose co-operation we should not have been able to bring before the pu |
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| Date | 1898 |
| Source | www.loc.gov |
| Author | white, james h. (james henry), thomas a. edison, inc, blechynden, frederick, paper print collection (library of congress) |
Licensing
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Attribution: white, james h. (james henry), thomas a. edison, inc, blechynden, frederick, paper print collection (library of congress), 1898