Brill Bullets & the Red Arrow Lines
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High Speed Interurban in 1955. (Ships to USA & Canada only.)
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| Producer | Sunday River Productions |
|---|---|
| Run Time | 52 minutes |
| Narration | Yes |
| Shrink Wrap | Yes, Brand New |
| Technical Details | Region Code 1, USA and Canada |
Frank Pfuhler captured Philadelphia’s Interurban transit lines in their prime in 1955. His beautifully photographed, razor sharp images have frozen for history what was, at the time, one of the best managed and most successful traction empires in the nation. West of Philadelphia, across the Schuylkill River, lay a number of residential areas closely linked to the city by the Red Arrow high speed electric lines. In many places the routes traversed what was then almost rural countryside. The Sharon Hill, the Media, and Ardmore lines are covered in detail as the big red cars depart the 69th street terminal and ramble west from the city across the fields and thru the woods.
The second half of this footage depicts the high speed, third rail line between Philadelphia and Norristown – the home of the celebrated Brill Bullets. You will see the original Strafford line cars in action. You’ll have complete coverage of the entire main line between 69th street and Norristown with the authentic whine and all the characteristic ambiance that only a Brill Bullet could create. Ten inches of light powder has fallen during the night and now a brilliant February day awaits the photographer on the Media, the Darby and the Brill Line to Norristown. Around Yeadon loop the brush car tries to clear a path and has to back out. Several Brill Bullets are shown at high speed enveloped in swirls of blowing snow.
Narration. Sunday River Productions programs may feature Color film, B&W film, Music, Dubbed Sound and still photos.
rickyfreni –
Originally released on VHS only in 1991, this program covers the films of Mr. Frank Pfuhler Jr’s visit to Philadelphia in 1955 at locations like the 69th street terminal near the intersection of West Chester Pike & Garrett Road, Beverly Hills (Not the 90s Fox Drama, nor a California town in the Greater Los Angeles area), Sharon Hills where the Media Lines Divide, School Lane, Drexel Brook, Darby Creek, Woodward Ave, Pine Ridge, Downtown Media while doing some Street Running, Collingdale, the 3 way intersection of Chestnut Ave, Columbia Ave, & Woodlawn Ave, the 2 way intersection of Madison Ave, & Springfield Road in Alden, the intersection of West Checker Pike & Elm Ave, the intersection of Darby Road & West Chester Pike, Ardmore Center, Ardmore Junction, Ardmore Ave, Haverford, Rosemont, Garrett Hill, Villanova station, Villanova Junction, Radnor, Conshohocken Road station in Montgomery, Gulph Mills, Hughes Park, King Manor, Bridgeport (with a ride over one of the longest bridges of the transit system to the dead end depot in Morristown), & ends at the Schuylkill River.
While looking at a Quarry, a mention of another Sunday River Title: the North Shore Line was heard.