Skyline Railways
Skyline Railways is a short film released on 16mm. It is held in the Prelinger Archives collection.
The Third Avenue El, New York City
08:09:28:16 9th Avenue elevated line in New York City?
08:11:24:21 Pan of up Empire State Building.
08:12:12:00 Low angle of elevated railway, train enters frame and comes to halt.
08:12:52:07 Shaky perspective shot from train on elevated railway passing other trains.
08:13:20:00 Two trains, one after the other, passing camera on curved portion of elevated railway.
08:15:06:01 VS great stock footage of busy New York City intersection around the turn of the century with horse-drawn carriage, electric trolleys; hundreds of people on sidewalks.
08:16:06:29 Great illustration New York City sprawling development toward 59th street around 1865. Stills from photographs of late nineteenth century NYC.
08:16:52:15 VS old stock footage of New York City horse car around turn of century.
08:18:08:29 James H. Scott 1855 proposal for NYC rapid transit. Great image of mid-nineteenth century futuristic public mass-transportation design. Drawing of early monorail design by Mr. Donkersley.
08:25:16:22 Early twentieth century New York City newspaper boy on street selling newspapers while Broadway horsecar or trolley passes in background.
08:54:50:21 Train passing on elevated railway line. Camels cigarettes add below.
08:47:46:16 Low angle shot of 145th St. elevated rail. Painted on station �Ride on the Open Air Elevated. �
08:52:10:09 Train heading toward camera on elevated line, crossing bridge, with NY Giants stadium in the background.
08:58:30:23 VS burning train cars.| Skyline Railways | |
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| Produced by | Horn, George E. |
Production companies | Horn, George E. |
| Distributed by | Horn, George E. |
Release date | 0 |
| Language | English |
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