The Silver Streak
The crew of the Pioneer Zephyr diesel train has only a few hours to deliver an iron lung to an injured man at the Boulder Dam construction site.
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"In a peculiar and somewhat unexpected way, this movie manages to exceed the sum of its fairly mundane and often mediocre parts, and become something that's actually appealing. This is due almost solely to the star of this film, which in this case is not an actor (despite Sally Blane receiving top billing), but a remarkable for its time train known as the Burlington Zephyr. This is in many respects a technological tour de force circa 1934. The technology and achievements highlighted in this film become even more remarkable when you consider all of this took place in some of the darkest da..."
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The train in the film was the Chicago, Burlington, & Quincy RR's "Pioneer Zephyr" passenger train. After the train was retired from service in 1960 it was donated to the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago where it is still on display.
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The crew of the Pioneer Zephyr diesel train has only a few hours to deliver an iron lung to an injured man at the Boulder Dam construction site.