Philadelphia Express, Jersey Central Railway

SUMMARY From Maguire & Baucus catalogue: The scene of the overhead crossing of the Pennsylvania and Jersey Central railroads at Elizabeth, N.J. While a Pennsylvania train is passing over the arch, the Philadelphia Express on the Central Railroad comes dashing underneath at full speed, head on to the audience. CREATED/PUBLISHED United States : Edison Manufacturing Co., 1897. NOTES Copyright: Thomas A. Edison; 31July1897; 43412. Camera, William Heise? Filmed ca. June or July 1897, in Elizabeth, New Jersey. SUBJECTS Railroad trains--New Jersey--Elizabeth. Railroad bridges--New Jersey--Elizabeth. Pennsylvania Railroad. Central Railroad of New Jersey. Express trains--New Jersey. Elizabeth (N.J.) Actuality RELATED NAMES White, James H. (James Henry), production. Heise, William, camera. Thomas A. Edison, Inc. Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress) DIGITAL ID http://hdl.