Video Parts (2)
This clip is Part 1 of a 2-part film.
[DETROIT STREET RAILWAY] Part 1
Description
The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Man taking light meter reading inside bus - view of entrance of tunnel to Canada, toll collectors, bus entering tunnel - view of bus leaving tunnel - views of mechanics taking engine out of bus - chain hoist lifting engine through bus door - engine running in test rack - man checking instruments, ‘Twin Coach’ written on back of man’s coveralls - man checking running engine - mechanics in shop, assembling engine, working at machines - panorama of many buses in parking lot - buses pulling up to small building, man getting on and off - buses pulling out of lot - overhead view of tunnel to Canada entrance - view of entrance from street - bus drivers sitting on bench taking and filling out cards - bus dispatcher speaking into mic - drivers on bench - overhead view of Detroit looking toward river, bridge in background - panorama of city - map of Detroit labeled ‘Rail mileage for 1937: 32,313,500’ - map of Detroit labeled ‘Coach mileage for 1937: 28,523,120’ - map of Detroit labeled ‘Miles operated by Coaches of 25 passenger capacity or less: 25,614,775’ - buses at downtown bus stop, people getting on and off - panorama of buses parked in lot, some buses leaving lot - men in garage washing bus. [1937]
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