Streamliners: America's Lost Trains
Brief Synopsis
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Documentary follows the rise and fall of the American railroad system and the genesis of a desing movement on the rails and in popular culture.
On the morning of May 26, 1934, a shimmering silver locomotive pulled out of Denver's Union Station bound for Chicago. The "Zephyr" was unlike any train se
Cast & Crew
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Thomas Ott
Director
Liev Schreiber
Narrator
Mark Adler
Theme Music
Alan Barker
Sound
Alison Bassett
Researcher
Lamar Bloodworth
Gaffer
Film Details
Also Known As
American Experience (02/05/01), The
Genre
Documentary
Historical
Release Date
2001
Technical Specs
Duration
60m
Synopsis
Documentary follows the rise and fall of the American railroad system and the genesis of a desing movement on the rails and in popular culture. On the morning of May 26, 1934, a shimmering silver locomotive pulled out of Denver's Union Station bound for Chicago. The "Zephyr" was unlike any train seen before. Known as a streamliner for its long, sleek look and powered by a revolutionary compact diesel engine, it could cover 1015 miles in a record 15 hours. By the 1940s, fleets of streamliners crisscrossed the country, making the U.S. passenger rail system the envy of the world. But within two decades, the era of these supertrains was over, dozens of routes were discontinued and the cars sold off to Canada and Japan.
Director
Thomas Ott
Director
Crew
Mark Adler
Theme Music
Alan Barker
Sound
Alison Bassett
Researcher
Lamar Bloodworth
Gaffer
Gene Bone
On-Line Editor
Christine Burrill
Camera
John Cameron
Sound
Doug Cargoe
Gaffer
Mark Casey
Gaffer
Joe Christofori
Camera Assistant
Rose Compagine
Post-Production
Joy Conley
Researcher
Greg Connors
Colorist
Gary Czowiecki
Grip
Margaret Drain
Executive Producer
James E Dunford
Post-Production
Robert D Eras
Gaffer
Boyd Estus
Camera
Nancy Farrell
Other
Tom Feldman
Gaffer
S James Gates Jr
Advisor
Sharon Grimberg
Editor
Marlena Grzaslewicz
Sound Editor
J Conor Guy
Sound Editor
Diane Hamilton
Researcher
Guy Holt
Gaffer
John Jenkins
Sound Mixer
Andre Jones
Other
Alison Kennedy
Other
David M Kennedy
Advisor
Kevin Killilea
Gaffer
Bruce Kitzmeyer
Sound Editor
Maury Klein
Advisor
Bill Leclair
Grip
David Leemkuil
Grip
Craig Ludwig
Gaffer
Scott Lyam
Grip
Mary Mcgowan
Researcher
Susan Mottau
Line Producer
Thomas Ott
Producer
Thomas Ott
Writer
Mark Reutter
Story By
Helen R Russell
Other
Mark Samels
Producer
Bernice Schneider
Editor
Ira Spiegel
Sound Editor
Mark Steele
On-Line Editor
Rebekah Suggs
Other
Dominick Tavella
Sound Mixer
James S. Thompson
Associate Producer
Alexandra Tolan
Production Assistant
Mark Van Der Willigen
Sound
Michael Whalen
Music
Mark Woods
Camera Assistant
Film Details
Also Known As
American Experience (02/05/01), The
Genre
Documentary
Historical
Release Date
2001
Technical Specs
Duration
60m
