The Golden Age(s) of Railroading
1,402 views · Published 9 May 2015 · 9:21 · Indexed 30 October 2026
Channel: NCStL576 · 2015 · Autos & Vehicles
HAPPY NATIONAL TRAIN DAY! Here is another take on looking at the history of America's railroads. Inspired by the works of British Transport Commission editor Geoffrey Jones, we examine and survey railroad's long, winding and rickety route from 1827 to today. A lot of events and breakthroughs have happened in that time, but it does get easy to forget why such breakthroughs happened in the first place. This survey of railroads' history examines what made trains better through the years, and why today's railroads are the best we have to move passengers and freight. Having last uploaded this nearly a year and a half ago, there were some shots that were recorded in disrespectful conditions. When I opted to remake the video, I took this as an opportunity to replace some shots with better suited ones that I've either rediscovered, or have filmed since that time. Special thanks to Jonathan Eau Claire for scenes with Strasburg's Virginia Creeper photo charter. Egmont Overture Finale by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1200070 Artist: http://incompetech.com/
