https://peertube.dngr.us/videos/watch/d386e82c-b898-43ca-a004-8cb74da01058 Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCddem5RlB3bQe99wyY49g0g/join Help us preserve, scan and post more rare and endangered films! Join us on Patreon. Visit https://www.patreon.com/PeriscopeFilm Visit our website www.PeriscopeFilm.com "Moving the Millions " was produced by General Electric in 1937. It discusses the history and development of urban mass transit systems. It highlights the evolution from horse-drawn carriages to electric streetcars and trolley buses, and looks at the impact of private automobiles on public transit. 0:29: Images of the feet of pedestrians on a city street. 54 million people live in cities, riding transit 240 times a year, totaling 13 billion rides. 0:35: Transit is used more frequently than any other commodity or service. 0:40: Streets are still designed for horse and buggy days, despite smoother and wider roads. Private cars driving on a private street. 0:52: City populations have doubled, and travel frequency has multiplied. The same number of people who used to ride one streetcar now use 40 automobiles. 1:14: 1890s footage: Electric trolley cars replaced horsecars by the turn of the century, leading to city growth. 1:22: Small cities grew into metropolitan centers with the help of electric transit. 1:34: Transit prospered and expanded its services. 1910s: the rise of private automobiles created competition for transit. Assembly line for Chevrolet cars shown. 2:02: The Great Depression caused a decline in transit usage. Transit leaders worked to win back riders during the lean years. 2:42: Millions of potential transit users are born in the heat of traffic jams. Electric power plant shown -- offers luxurious, low-cost transportation. 3:46: Dayton Ohio's first electric trolley bus service began in 1933 4:02: The Wright brothers' airplane flight in 1903 symbolizes transportation progress. 4:44: the National Cash Register Co. headquarters. 5:03: Steamlined electric buses in Dayton remain efficient and popular over time. Columbus' electric coaches are reliable and cost-effective. Milwaukee's electric coaches increased ridership by 50%. 6:02 Yellow Coach trolley bus in Dayton, Ohio. 7:00 LeVeque Tower, Columbus, Ohio. 7:37: brewing beer in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. 8:00: Billboard promotes riding mass transit 8:16 possibly a Twin Coach trolley bus 8:58: Covington introduced new trolley coaches. 10:51: Indianapolis. 12:26: automobile assembly line at General Motors in Flint, Michigan. • 12:37: Flint, Michigan's transit company successfully introduced trolley coach service. Louisville, Kentucky's electric transit system saw a significant increase in patronage. 13:23 trolley coach servicing facility with new Chevrolet buses. • 15:41: St. Joseph's electric coaches proved popular and efficient. Atlanta's electric coaches blend modern convenience with traditional charm. 16:65: the Confederate Stars and Bars flag flies above Atlanta street next to a plantation mansion. • 18:21: Youngstown's new electric coaches improved service and earnings. • 20:02: Cleveland's electric coaches transformed transit into a desirable convenience. • 21:29: New Jersey's public service system is a model of modern transit. • 23:36: Vehicle can switch between trolley coach and gas-electric bus modes. • 24:20: Philadelphia's electric coaches increased revenue and modernized transit. • 26:59: Providence, Rhode Island. • 28:03: Independence Hall in Philadelphia. Diesel-electric streamliners built at the Budd plant and electric locomotives like the GG1 handle heavy passenger traffic. 29:30: Philadelphia interurban train travels over Benjamin Franklin Bridge. • 30:33: San Francisco's electric transit system, including cable cars and new trolley coaches and the Key System trains, efficiently handle steep grades. • 31:04: Patronage on the new trolley coach line has doubled. • 31:11: Fully loaded electric coaches to outperform taxis on steep grades is highlighted. • 31:17: President Alfred J. Lundberg of the Key System discusses the new high-speed electric trains that will operate across the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge. • 31:52: New articulated units. • 33:12: Portland, Oregon's new electric coaches provide efficient transportation for the city's residents. • 34:16: The introduction of electric coaches has stimulated home building in East Morland. • 35:51: Shreveport, Louisiana's transit has expanded its electric fleet. • 37:10: Speed, quietness, fresh air, comfort, beauty, ride smoothness, and dependability. Modern electric vehicles offer luxurious transportation at popular prices, increasing earnings and enhancing community value. This film is part of the Periscope Film LLC archive, one of the largest historic military, transportation, and aviation stock footage collections in the USA. Entirely film backed, this material is available for licensing in 24p HD, 2k and 4k. 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