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Engine 371

2007 | 9 min

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This animated short looks at the building of Canada's transcontinental railroad with wit and whimsy. Engine 371 illustrates the struggle humans have with nature and how this fundamental tension united a country. A film without words.

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<iframe src="https://www.nfb.ca/film/engine_371/embed/player/" width="(( width ))" height="(( height ))" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true" webkitallowfullscreen="true" mozallowfullscreen="true"></iframe><p style="width:(( width ))px"><a href="https://www.nfb.ca/film/engine_371/" target="_blank"><em>Engine 371</em></a><span>, </span><span>, </span><a href="https://www.nfb.ca" target="_blank">provided by the National Film Board of Canada</a></p>

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See also

Railways; Historical Perspectives; Resource Development
Subjects: Indigenous Cinema

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If you have ever been a railroad modeler, you will get this one instantly. If you have never been a railroad modeler, you will still enjoy it.
coquinadaily, 23 May 2010

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