Every day some 15,000 goods trains transport their freights to and from the national and international markets contributing to the supply of thousands of European towns. In addition 14,000 passenger trains travel 600,000 miles daily carrying approximately 44 million people.
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In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
320999
Language
English
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Markets
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Railroads
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Railroads - Freight cars - History
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Transportation
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Transportation - Freight
Documentary → Documentary films - Germany
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Markets
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Transportation - Social aspects
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)