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This very interesting picture gives a vivid idea of the manufacturing of rails in a modern steel plant, and shows the many evolutions of the rough mineral before it reaches a perfect state ... See full summary
This very interesting picture gives a vivid idea of the manufacturing of rails in a modern steel plant, and shows the many evolutions of the rough mineral before it reaches a perfect state of commercial value. In the first picture we see the massive furnaces, then the fluid being poured into molds and being transformed into steel through the mixture of air charged with oxygen. We then see the melting of the steel bars and the fluid is put into square molds, which, when congealed, are rolled through massive presses which form them into the tails.

Released in the US as a split reel along with A Faithful Old Horse (1909).

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    • Author: heart of sky
    One of those excellent industrial films from the Pathés which clearly represents the methods adopted in making rails. After one sees this picture one has a fairly clear idea of the appearance of the furnaces and the different processes through which the ore is carried to transform it into steel rails. Perhaps the most peculiar appearing feature of the operation to American eyes in this Pathé picture is the women working at the same hard labor as the men. This is common abroad, but not common in this country. As an educational film this one has had few equals. The technical quality is beyond criticism. In other words, it is up to the best of the Pathé productions. - The Moving Picture World, May 22, 1909
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