Trains

The Arrival of a Train at La Ciotat

A group of people are standing along the platform of a railway station in La Ciotat, waiting for a train. One is seen coming, at some distance, and ev

1897

Berlin: Symphony of a Great City

A day in the city of Berlin, which experienced an industrial boom in the 1920s, and still provides an insight into the living and working conditions a

1927

The Canadian Rockies by Rail

The Canadian Rockies by Rail takes viewers on a journey through the Pacific Northwest and the Canadian Rockies. The trip on board the Rocky Mountainee

2016

Wish Us Luck

A one-month-journey of twin sisters from London back to their home, Bangkok, by train. They traveled via the famous trans-Siberian route through many

2013

Tickets s.v.p

An incident from the early days of Québec's quiet revolution, tailor-made for the cartoonist. It is the story of a Montréal commuter train, a unilingu

1973

Simla Scenes: Indian Viceroy at Lahore

An intimate insight into the servant culture and lifestyle of the Viceroy of India and family, as they visit Simla (Shimla) and Lahore.

1931

Trains of Thoughts

An audio-visual essay, which reflects upon & compares metro systems around the world. It is an exploration of a world inside the world as well as

2012

A Good Day to Die

Several films have been made about the lives of train hobos, but Aleksi Pohjavirta's A Good Day to Die is probably the first Finnish documentary on th

2022

Metro

A short documentary about the construction of the parisian subway in the 50s.

1950

Chicago: America's Railroad Capital

In this documentary, Chicago, America’s Railroad Capital, you’ll discover how the third largest U.S. city became the nation’s most important hub, serv

2017

A&C to S

As the modernisation of London Underground continues, long serving A-Stock and C-Stock trains have been withdrawn from service, and their differing ch

2014

Christmas with the Desert Children

A short documentary about Father Christmas' annual six-day trek through the Australian desert aboard the Tea and Sugar Train.

1974

The Station

A day in the life of a train station.

1952

Les Trains de tous les records

2020

A Train Arrives at the Station

“This film was a gift to me. I make no claims for it, nor do I offer any apologies. It comes from work on The Thoughts That Once We Had. There was one

2016

3rd Ave. El

Impressionistic picture of the Third Avenue Elevated Railway in Manhattan, New York City, before it was demolished. Preserved by the Academy Film Arc

1955

The White Pass Journey

Includes all new footage which captures the WP&YR experience and history from Skagway, Alaska to Fraser, B.C. and from Fraser, B.C. to Carcross, Yukon

2017

Wir fahren mit der Bahn

Two boys aged 9 and 10, Jan and Christoph, want to visit their grandma, who lives in another town. They travel by train, on their own. They buy their

1976

Railman

Railman is a film concerned as much with the distribution of roles within the film collective as with getting “as close as possible to the life and ro

1976

The Battle for Donner Pass

This is the incredible story of the men and equipment that battle the long cold winter months against the impossible odds to keep this historic mounta