Trolley: The Cars That Built Our City - Transit Gloria Mundi    4.5 of 5 (4)
 
TROLLEY: The Cars That Built Our Cities is our most popular video. It brings to life the history of the streetcar and its influence on urban life. With a fast-paced mixture of rare and unusual footage from the 1890s through the 1990s, it shows urban rail transit in all its forms: horsecars, cable cars, steam elevateds, electric trolleys, subways, interurbans, and light rail - in the US and abroad. You'll see open cars and closed cars, single-truck and double-truck, Birneys and Peter Witts, and of course PCCs. You'll see some of the lighter side of trolleys, too: comical staged "accidents," a famous race between a trolley and an airplane, trolley "hostesses," and hot breakfasts served on a Dallas trolley. You won't find a better-researched, livelier, more comprehensive introduction to the trolley, although if you are among the millions who have seen the abridged version on A&E or the History Channel, you've come close. Get the complete original! Winner of the Gold Telly Award, 1999. 
  
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| TVD Price: | $ 15.96 |  | List Price: | $ 19.95 |  
| Live Stock Status: |  IN STOCK!  |  
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| DVD Item#: | TRO |  | Runtime: | 54 Mins ($0.30/min) |  
| Producer: | Transit Gloria Mundi |  
| Aspect Ratio: | Full Screen |  | Shrink Wrapped?: | Yes |  | Disc Type: | DVD |  
| Region Code: | 0 Worldwide NTSC |  
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Trolley: The Cars That Built Our City - Transit Gloria Mundi tramways1435 (Netherlands)  on  2010-09-12 07:35:21.
 People who found this review helpful: 4
Simply a nice video, something which belongs in a collection as one of the 'standard pieces'. Might also be of interest to people not directly interested in 'trolley for the trolleys' but with a general historic interest in how transportation made the cities and country. Good work!
  
Additional remarks by tramways1435: Narration: Just enough. Would kids enjoy this? I doubt it. Image quality: A little rough around the edges. DVD Value: Good Value Recommend to others? Yes.
  
 Trolley: The Cars That Built Our City - Transit Gloria Mundi Jeffrey O on  2008-03-30 10:23:38.
 People who found this review helpful: 4
Excellent history of the trolley. Great vintage footage. Highly recommended, even if you have a number of trolley programs.
  
 
 Trolley: The Cars That Built Our City - Transit Gloria Mundi Rail Buff (Southern California)  on  2015-08-06 20:20:55.
 People who found this review helpful: 3
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I  agree with the others' comments - EXCEPT - The music was overbearing and almost constant.  While it didn't interfere with the narrative, it did assault one's hearing.  Terrible.  TGM needs a new music director!
  
Additional remarks by Rail Buff: Narration: Just enough. Would kids enjoy this? Maybe. Image quality: Good. DVD Value:: Fair. Recommend to others? Not unless they REALLY were interested in the subject matter.
  
 Trolley: The Cars That Built Our City - Transit Gloria Mundi Kate (California)  on  2010-12-29 22:39:59.
 People who found this review helpful: 3
This happy video is a must for anyone's collection.  Set to music, you will find your toes taping while watching early trolley scenes.  We wore out two VHS tapes, broke one DVD and have a second.  This is a real favorite in our household.
  
Additional remarks by Kate: Narration: Just enough. Would kids enjoy this? Definitely! Image quality: Good. DVD Value: Excellent Value! Recommend to others? A "Must Have"!
     
  
  
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