Washington Train-Smash Aka U.S. Train Wreck (1953)

Washington D.C., United States of America (USA). A train crashes into Washington Station. LV. Empty railway lines, pan to wrecked train in Washington Union Station. SV. Pan, wreckage piled up on platform. CU. Engine at doors of Waiting Room. GV. Wrecked train sprawled across platform. SV. Pan, wreckage in concrete platform. GV. Pan, wrecked train. (F.G.) (Orig. ’I’) FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website.
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