- Overview
This short documentary offers a step-by-step account of a fast freight train on a run from Toronto to Halifax, with glimpses of the vast amount of organization necessary in the operation of a country-wide transportation network.
- Release Date
01 January 1958
- DirectingFergus McDonell
- Budget
$0.00
- Revenue
$0.00
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