Riding the Rails
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Synopsis
The story shares Eldon’s experience riding a freight train from Saskatoon to Edmonton during the Great Depression of the 1930s. It's a testimony to the fortitude of early Edmontonians and to the generosity of an immigrant who himself had known hardship.
Producer / Director
Lorna Thomas
Picture Editor
Derek Sharplin
Narrator
Alex Thomas-Haug
Camera
Murray Jurak
Camera
DIrk Koetter