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[Howard Bingham]

Here's a clip from an Edison Film catalog of the Sunset Ltd. in the days before talking motion pictures, dated 1898..!

Don't know if there is more of this available..?

Howard Bingham

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Subject:	SkipW just uploaded a video
Date:	Sun, 15 Jul 2012 00:37:18 +0000
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SkipW just uploaded a video: Sunset Ltd., Southern Pacific Railway Sunset Ltd., Southern Pacific Railway CREATED/PUBLISHED United States : Edison Manufacturing Co., 1898. SUMMARY From Edison films catalog: Taken at Fingal, Cal., where the world-renowned "Sunset Limited" trains pass each other. One runs on a side track, and the other dashes by at a high rate of speed. Switch is then turned, and the train passes on, slowly receeding from view. Advertised as part of the "Southern Pacific Company Series" (Edison films catalog): The Southern Pacific Company ("Sunset Route") offers special inducements to winter travelers, by reason of its southern route, thereby avoiding the extreme cold of the winter months. Its course lies through a section of the country that presents a variety of beautiful and picturesque natural scenery. It is also the direct route to the popular resorts of Southern California, thereby making it a favorable route for tourists. The following subjects were taken by our artist while traveling over the very extensive lines of the South... More
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