Railroads At War Lifeline Of The Nation

Produced in the 1940s show how America’s railroads during WWII are ensuring the defense of the nation by meeting the transportation needs of a country mobilized for war. If you enjoyed this video please hit that LIKE and SUBSCRIBE button.

[@brocklanders6172]

I love these old movies. It reminds me where I come from.

[@BackshopRailProductions]

Glad you're enjoying the videos.

[@FeatherWings78]

@@BackshopRailProductions Got any other railroad videos? Like say the SP Cab Forwards?

[@KCSRailstudios]

11:12 Love the SP GS Class! And an amazing film overall!

[@dalecomer5951]

First thing about this film is the relatively high quality color footage. If the raw footage or master print still exists it might be a good candidate for digital enhancement. I knew there must be a California based production company involved since there are so many shots of the Coast Daylight. Wonder if they got to travel all over the country to shoot the film. That would have been a plum job in a time of world war.

[@jonhartz]

My dad wanted to enlist but they woud not take him as he was a railroad engineer for the Southern Pacific in California. He used to smuggle me into the cab for trips,,,I was five, 1950.

[@25mfd]

too bad you couldn't have gotten some footage while you were in the cab... that would have been something to see

[@raoulcruz4404]

A famous General said that the war was won by logistics.

[@samiam619]

For the want of a nail a Nation was lost.

[@HSMiyamoto]

I'm glad those historic locomotives are kept behind fences. Without a cage, they might bite someone. :-)

[@DJmcRUSH]

Imagine the money those railroads made during that time

[@billg2942]

Not as profitable as you think...

[@oldenweery7510]

@@billg2942 Besides, the wear and tear of all that traffic took a toll on equipment of all kinds but particularly of locomotives. That war wore out all the older engines and the type and amount of new locos were strictly regulated. It took quite a while to repair and replace all the worn out "stuff."

[@ginogalante]

All that equipment wear is one of the factors in the demise of America's railroads.

[@Confederalist]

No uncle sam basically got to use them for free and never payed them back after the war

[@oldenweery7510]

@@Confederalist Right, and as I said, they wore out everything from the rails up, doing the splendid job they did for their country.

[@ethanmorel2746]

At 5:33, what engine is that.

[@Kevin_40]

4-6-2 n&w maybe

[@ethanmorel2746]

It maybe. But something else. I’ve never seen any type of locomotive I saw in my life.

[@ethanmorel2746]

I had this documentary before.

[@raoulcruz4404]

Go to rr-fallenflags.org. Look under Richmond Fredericksburg Potomac. And then steam locomotive: 4-6-2. Locomotive no. 403 (about halfway down the page)

[@jamesroberts2115]

A pleasure seeing box cars free of all that ugly ghetto graffiti.