Sarnia Tunnel, Grand Trunk Railway

Here, on Grand Trunk's main line between Canada and the US, one of Biograph's early production crews rode the pilot of a locomotive from Sarnia, Ontario to Port Huron, MI. The film features a view of the illuminated interior of Sarnia's St. Clair Tunnel and a lap dissolve which fades into the exit of the tunnel-- An impressive technique still in its infancy.

Format
Movie
Episodes
1
Episode Duration
2 mins
Status
Finished
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Details

Type
Movie
Format
Movie
Episodes
1
Episode Duration
2 mins
Status
Finished
Start Date
Jan 1, 1903
Season
1903
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0
Popularity
0
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0
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0
Producers
American Mutoscope & Biograph
Genres
Documentary
Country
United States

Description

Here, on Grand Trunk's main line between Canada and the US, one of Biograph's early production crews rode the pilot of a locomotive from Sarnia, Ontario to Port Huron, MI. The film features a view of the illuminated interior of Sarnia's St. Clair Tunnel and a lap dissolve which fades into the exit of the tunnel-- An impressive technique still in its infancy.

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Japanese

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