Railroaders

195822 min 40 secFilm: Documentary

Direction: Guy L. Coté

Production: Tom Daly

Script: Guy L. Coté

A film about winter railroading in the Canadian Rockies and the men who keep the lines clear. The stretch between Revelstoke and Field, British Columbia, is a snow-choked threat to communications. The film shows the work of section hands, maintenance men, train crews and telegraph operators.

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Subject categories


  • Transportation > RailwaysWinter Conditions
  • History > Canada 1946-1991
  • History and Citizenship Education > Imperialism and Colonization (1800s-1900s)
  • Technology Education > Science and Technology

Credits


director
Guy L. Coté
script
Guy L. Coté
editing
Guy L. Coté
executive producer
Tom Daly
photography
John Spotton
sound
George Croll
sound editing
Stuart Baker
animation
Sidney Goldsmith
music
Robert Fleming
narrator
Geoffrey Hogwood