The Establishment Brewing Company
4407 1 Street SE, Calgary, AB, T2G 2L2
Establishment Brewing in Calgary will screen the following NFB films as part of its Romance of the Rails series:
Railroad Town (Don Haldane | 1956 | 30 mins)
This short documentary is a delightful trip back to an era in which railroad was king. The small community of Melville, Saskatchewan, is a railroad town. Long-time CBC host Fred Davis visits with various railway workers and learns about the operation of one of the vital service stations which keep the Canadian National Railway running smoothly.
Station Master (William Davidson | 1954 | 15 mins)
Finch, Ontario, is where the Canadian Pacific railway crosses the New York Central, a tiny but important link in Canada’s railway network. This film looks at the daily duties of station master Dalton Henry and his staff.
Trans-Canada Express (Stanley Hawes | 1944 | 9 mins)
This short documentary from the Canada Carries On series celebrates the contribution of Canada’s railroads to the war effort. The film includes a sequence from Buster Keaton’s 1926 silent comedy The General, as well as a re-enactment of Lord Strathcona driving the final spike into the Canadian Pacific Railway Line.
Train 406 (Fergus McDonell | 1958 | 30 mins)
This short documentary from the Canada Carries On series celebrates the contribution of Canada’s railroads to the war effort. The film includes a sequence from Buster Keaton’s 1926 silent comedy The General, as well as a re-enactment of Lord Strathcona driving the final spike into the Canadian Pacific Railway Line.
Railroaders (Guy L. Coté | 1958 | 22 mins)
This short documentary from the Canada Carries On series celebrates the contribution of Canada’s railroads to the war effort. The film includes a sequence from Buster Keaton’s 1926 silent comedy The General, as well as a re-enactment of Lord Strathcona driving the final spike into the Canadian Pacific Railway Line.
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Find more information on upcoming screenings on the Establishment Brewing site here.