I'm addicted to this documentary for the following reasons:
Seeing what it was like to work on the railroad in the remote Canadian Rockies in the 1950's, with cool vintage train footage
1950's Hipsters in railroad hats, beards and moose sweaters
Seeing people eavesdrop on each other's intimate personal business via the party line phones
And as if all of that wasn't enough, see a guy make soup, smoke a cigarette and read a book while his wife gives birth, all at the same time (he really does!)
This is a short documentary about winter railroading in the Canadian Rockies and the men who keep the lines clear. The stretch between Revelstoke and Field, British Columbia, is a snow-choked threat to communications. The film shows the work of section hands, maintenance men, train crews and telegraph operators.
https://www.nfb.ca/film/railroadersTom L
Wellington CO