This film presents the methods of modern transportation in comparison to methods of the past. It depicts the importance of various types of transportation for industry, travel and the growth of cities. It is a Coronet Film (:07) and opens with shots of a passenger plane (:30), a shipping harbor (:37), a railway and a modern highway with end of the 1950’s model automobiles (:53). Past methods of transportation were hindered by great distances or weather and people often had to rely on their own man power or that of animals (1:35) to get themselves and goods anywhere. A steel mill is shown which depends greatly on modern methods of transportation (2:03). Railroad cars full of coke (2:10) for the mill are shown as well as a nearby ship full of iron ore (2:14) as both are vital to the mill’s operation. These raw materials are often derived from locations far away (2:36) and the finished products must also be sent over great distances (2:36). Today these can be moved by train (2:48), by boat as modern shipping no longer relies on wind (2:56) or smaller loads can be sent by trucks over highways (3:15). When time is of the essence and distances are great, the best method is by air and a Flagship Airfrieghter is seen (3:27). For human use, children are seen loading onto a large yellow school bus as kids who live several miles from school can easily hop on a bus (3:51). A woman outside of a restaurant prepares for a travel trip (4:08) as modern methods of transportation have enhanced individual travel needs for business or pleasure. Large bus systems (4:22), personal cars (4:25), railways, which connect all major cities (4:33), or cruiser vessels and other ships can be utilized. Again however, when there is little time and great distances to travel, air methods are pointed to as the best (4:42). Simpler forms of transportation such as sailboats, rowboats, canoes, bicycles or horses (5:21) are mainly used for pleasure. Transportation is also vital to a city’s means of moving people and goods in and out in order to keep business flowing (5:36). Pedestrians are seen boarding a bus whose routes move passengers easily throughout (5:50). A Yellow Cab is seen and these can be used as well as personal vehicles for more direct routes (6:01). In larger cities, subways (6:15) and elevated trains which run under or over street traffic, can also be utilized. In addition to the movement of people, goods must be moved in, out and throughout cities (6:58). At a city dock, cargo ships unload and ship out goods (7:08). Trains arrive from all over the country to freight yards (7:16) transporting goods. Trucks bring in food grown on nearby farms for the city’s restaurants and food stores (7:26). City growth, at times, can be attributed to them first becoming major centers of transportation (7:56). A city located on either a lake, river or ocean may have gotten it’s start as a great shipping port (8:04). Others may have grown from initially being rail centers (8:09). The US map is then shown with roadways lines pointed out which touch nearly every portion of the country (8:19). Lines for rivers and lakes point to the water highways of the country (8:25). Red lines show the rail lines throughout (8:31) and yellow lines show the air routes for plane travel (8:38). The film then compares older samples of automobiles, ships, trains and steam ships with their modern counterparts as due to the importance of transportation today, we are always seeking to improve these methods (9:00). A Trans World Airlines passenger plane (9:58) and an airline directory (10:01) are pointed to as modern methods of transportation have also improved greatly our connections to the surrounding world.

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