Secrets of the Dead: Death on the Railroad

White Pass & Yukon Route: The Railway Built of Gold

Completed in 1900 with British financing, Canadian contracting and American engineering, the White Pass & Yukon Route was the engineering marvel of its time. Cutting a swath through some of the world's most ruggedly beau

The Seattle-Tacoma Interurban Railway

This rich, historical documentary captures the story of the high-speed, electric transit system that sparked the growth and development of Puget Sound's twin cities during the first quarter of the 20th century.

The Railroad Monopoly

Tom Larnigan, encouraged by his victory over the Textile Trust, turns his attention to the Railroad Monopoly. Tom receives warning from the Graft Trust to cease his activities or suffer the fate of his father and brother

Leaving Jerusalem by Railway

Lasting for roughly 50 seconds, it shows the goodbyes of many passersby - first Europeans, then local Arab residents, then Jewish residents of the city - as a train leaves Jerusalem, then part of the Ottoman Empire.

Railway Workers with Tito

An African, a Yugoslav, an American and a Scandinavian, each gives his own views on the work of building railways in Yugoslavia.

The Tyrol: Railway Trip in the Tyrol

Cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

Railroad Town

A delightful trip back to an era in which railroad was king. The small community of Melville, Saskatchewan, is a railroad town. Long-time CBC host Fred Davis visits with various railway workers and learns about the opera

Building Burma's Death Railway: Moving Half the Mountain

Moving Half The Mountain documents the true stories of the survivors from one of the worst atrocities of the Second World War the brutal use of prisoners (POWs) and forced local labour by the Japanese to build a railway

How to Fix a Railway

A multibillion-pound investment is underway to make our railways bigger, better and faster. Over three years, we go behind the scenes with Wales’s newest rail body as they try to make ambitious promises a reality.

The Gornergrat Railway

1918, produced by Frederick Burlingham.

Railroading Above the Clouds

Released in 1901

London's Railways in the 1960s

The British Railways modernisation programme of the 1960s radically changed the rail network, and the British Transport Films unit and the TV news were there to capture it. Compiled here is never before released colour f

Railroad Raiders of '62

Union raiders infiltrate Confederate territory by train. Early film version of the Civil War incident on which Buster Keaton's The General and Disney's The Great Locomotive Chase was based.

Railway Panorama: Damascus to Beirut

1907, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

The London Railway Murders

After nine years in prison, convicted murderer John Duffy shockingly reveals that he didn't commit his crimes alone.

Lucky Luke - Des rails sur la prairie

Mt. Washington Cog Railway: Climbing to the Clouds

Climb aboard the historic Cog Railway for a trip up New England's highest peak on the first mountain climbing train.

Railroad and the Moon

A silent poetic short film financed by Film4, made as a teaser and "mood piece" for the film 'Slow West', utilising the screenplay's original title.

Railway Trip Through Norway

1907, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.