Gold Rush Railway

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1743A
Date Released
1 Nov 1962
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Gold Rush Railway. DESCRIPTION: Our pictures show the coastal town of Skagway in Alaska, terminus of the old Gold Rush Railway. It’s now a unique Summer tourist attraction, for it follows the historic trail of the ‘98. This was the gateway to the Klondike, and dreams of untold wealth. To ride its narrow tracks is to recall the rip-roaring Gold Rush days of over 50 years ago, when they blasted the right of way with picks, shovels and black powder. SHOTLIST: Key scene. GV train. (2 shots) mountains. GV township. CU sign 1899. (2 shots) people board train. CU man. GV train past. TS lines. CU driver. GV mountains. MS observation car. MS train over bridge along cliff edge. CU mountain. LS train along mountains. TS track. MS observation car. TS lake. MS people out of train. (3 shots) boat up river. GV White Horse. Pan steam paddle boats. MS boat. MS tourists. GV paddle boats.
Keywords
Buildings and structures; History and archaeology
Locations
Canada
Footage sources
Canada
Card file number
85385
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
135
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Gold Rush Railway', British Movietone News Issue No. 1743A, 1 Nov 1962. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/24862 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)