Philadelphia Express, Jersey Central Railway

SUMMARY
From Maguire & Baucus catalogue: The scene of the overhead crossing of the Pennsylvania and Jersey Central railroads at Elizabeth, N.J. While a Pennsylvania train is passing over the arch, the Philadelphia Express on the Central Railroad comes dashing underneath at full speed, head on to the audience.

CREATED/PUBLISHED
United States : Edison Manufacturing Co., 1897.

NOTES
Copyright: Thomas A. Edison; 31July1897; 43412.

Camera, William Heise?

Filmed ca. June or July 1897, in Elizabeth, New Jersey.

SUBJECTS
Railroad trains--New Jersey--Elizabeth.
Railroad bridges--New Jersey--Elizabeth.
Pennsylvania Railroad.
Central Railroad of New Jersey.
Express trains--New Jersey.
Elizabeth (N.J.)
Actuality

RELATED NAMES
White, James H. (James Henry), production.
Heise, William, camera.
Thomas A. Edison, Inc.
Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress)

DIGITAL ID
edmp.0881 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mbrsmi/edmp.0881

Category:

Film & Animation

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