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This clip is Part 1 of a 3-part film.

ENGINEER CORPS: STANDARD GAUGE RAILWAY ACTIVITIES[1918] Part 1

Description

On railroad construction in France. Steel ammunition cars are assembled at St. Nazaire. 28th Engrs. operate a stone crusher at Trondes. 21st Engrs. load cinders and crushed rock on railroad cars at Vertuzey. Shows railroad tracks and bridges built by the Engineer Corps. 16th Engrs. repair track near Sedan. 23rd Engrs. steamroll a road bed near Varennes. Shows a derailed train. Freight trains pull into the yards at Verneuil.

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Collection

Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer

Series

Historical Films

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Date
1936-01-01
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TRT
3:47