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Progress on the Rails
1952 · Film · documentary · 15 min
A production from the Pennsylvania Railroad outlining the advancement of the country on the back of the locomotive.
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Yes. Corporate ego trip movies, circa 1950.
Pennsylvania Railroad's "Progress on the Rails".[1]
New York Central's "The Big Train", featuring the CEO.[2] He's lobbying for deregulation and less federal funding for airports and roads.
Both include sections on the data processing systems of 1950.
[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8TM-LGDt5M
[2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZUXNs8ts9I