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Movie poster: New Black Diamond Express (1900)
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New Black Diamond Express

1900 · 1 min Documentary
4.4 / 10 · TMDB

A crew of railroad workmen are busy along the tracks of the Lehigh Valley Railroad. When the Black Diamond Express appears in the distance, they begin to pull back from the rails to clear the way. As the train approaches their work site, some of them begin to wave at it.

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📋 Film Details

Year 1900
Country United States of America
Genre Documentary
Director James H. White
Runtime 1 min.
Rating TMDB: 4.4/10 (7 votes)

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The film constructs a stark contrast between the grounded, manual labor of the workmen and the unstoppable force of the approaching train. It relies on the innate spectacle of early machinery to create a moment of pure cinematic observation.

What lingers after viewing is not just the train itself, but the human reaction to it—that spontaneous, universal wave. It’s a fleeting record of awe in the face of progress. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: James H. White

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