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Title: Up the Line in '53
Date(s): 1953
Description: Film providing a detailed update on the construction of a railroad in the Ungava Peninsula of Quebec, Canada. Highlights all work done in 1953 as the railroad track goes "up the line." 220 miles of track were laid and the railroad reached mile 328. The railroad, heading from Seven Islands to Burnt Creek, will transport iron ore from Ungava down to the Great Lakes and beyond.
Collection ID: Cinecraft Productions films (Accession 2019.227)
Hagley ID: FILM_2019227_FC103
Collection: Cinecraft Productions Films

Title: The Iron Horse Goes North
Date(s): 1953
Contributor(s): Iron Ore Company of Canada (Sponsor), Cinecraft, Inc. (Production company)
Description: Film highlighting the construction of a railroad in the Ungava Peninsula of Québec, Canada. The railroad, heading from Seven Islands to Burnt Creek, would transport iron ore from Ungava down to the Great Lakes and beyond.
Collection ID: Cinecraft Productions films (Accession 2019.227)
Hagley ID: FILM_2019227_FC101
Collection: Cinecraft Productions Films

Title: The Iron Horse Goes North production script
Date(s): 1953
Contributor(s): Cinecraft, Inc. (Production company), M.A. Hanna Company (Sponsor), Welchans, Robert (Author), Iron Ore Company of Canada (Sponsor)
Description: A narration script for a film production highlighting the construction of a railroad in the Ungava Peninsula of Québec, Canada. The railroad, heading from Seven Islands to Burnt Creek, would transport iron ore from Ungava down to the Great Lakes and beyond.
Collection ID: Cinecraft Productions films
Hagley ID: AVD_2019227_08_29
Collection: Cinecraft Productions Films

Title: Up the Line in '53 production script
Date(s): 1953
Contributor(s): Cinecraft, Inc. (Production company), M.A. Hanna Company (Sponsor)
Description: A script for a film production which describes the progress of a railroad construction project during 1953. The railroad, the longest on the continent, would transport iron ore from the Ungava Peninsula of Québec, Canada down to the Great Lakes and beyond. The script discusses the challenges the builders faced at particular mile markers, the use of aircrafts to aid in the transport of supplies, the construction of control signal systems, and other significant milestones reached towards the...
Show moreA script for a film production which describes the progress of a railroad construction project during 1953. The railroad, the longest on the continent, would transport iron ore from the Ungava Peninsula of Québec, Canada down to the Great Lakes and beyond. The script discusses the challenges the builders faced at particular mile markers, the use of aircrafts to aid in the transport of supplies, the construction of control signal systems, and other significant milestones reached towards the progress of finishing the project.
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Collection ID: Cinecraft Productions films
Hagley ID: AVD_2019227_08_30
Collection: Cinecraft Productions Films