Student video on Amtrak in Indiana

[CHamilton]

Students at Ball State have produced a video about Amtrak in Indiana. Here is the trailer.

https://vimeo.com/124356972

 

[jphjaxfl]

Nice video!

 

[andersone]

nice trailer, where is the full video at?

 

[user 1215]

It's not done yet. http://cms.bsu.edu/news/articles/2015/4/ball-state-to-premier-documentary-examining-rail-transportation is where you can see the article.

 

[Palmetto]

Great job! Ironic, isn't it, that it's coming out of Indiana? Perhaps the students could show their work to the legislature.

 

[FriskyFL]

Ahhh, the innocence of youth.

 

[Devil's Advocate]

Ahhh, the innocence of youth.

Ahhh, the impotence of maturity.

 

[FormerOBS]

It's a beautiful snippet & I'd be curious to see the whole thing. Funny that very little of the footage (probably none) was shot in Indiana. It's being billed as a video about Amtrak in Indiana, but it looks more like a very nice commercial for the SWC.

Tom

 

[Chris Flook]

This is just one PSA advocating for mass rail transit. The documentary, which premieres Saturday, is almost exclusively about Indiana. The full project is here: http://www.indianacrossrails.org/

 

[printman2000]

It's a beautiful snippet & I'd be curious to see the whole thing. Funny that very little of the footage (probably none) was shot in Indiana. It's being billed as a video about Amtrak in Indiana, but it looks more like a very nice commercial for the SWC.

Tom

I thought the same thing. The only Superliner LD train in Indiana would be on the Capitol Limited and those were sure not shots of that train.

That train actually looks to be the California Zephyr. It has the sleepers on the rear.

 

[john bansch]

password needed to see video

 

[andersone]

My guess is the CZ which is only a New York Minute away from the Hosier state, sort of

 

[MikefromCrete]

The scenery along the CZ is a lot better than anything Amtrak runs through in Indiana.

 

[FormerOBS]

What you got against corn fields, Mike?

Tom

 

[andersone]

Is this heaven? No it's Iowa

 

[Metra Electric Guest]

The scenery along the CZ is a lot better than anything Amtrak runs through in Indiana.

True, southwest Indiana and the Dunes are pretty scenic but not from Amtrak (and obviously no Amtrak in SW Indiana).

 

[MrFSS]

They had some sort of group project where students made films about transit in America. Kind of ironic coming from Indiana, but here is the LINK to the finished project. A number of videos to watch.

 

[CHamilton]

A trailer was posted in this thread back in May.

 

[MrFSS]

A trailer was posted in this thread back in May.

Thanks, Charlie, I merged them.

 

[Palmland]

Don't understand the comments about it being ironic that this is from Indiana. Isn't it Indiana that is trying to get the Hoosier State revitalized with the help of Iowa Pacific?

 

[Eric S]

Indiana does not have the greatest track record with intercity passenger rail and rail transit (especially compared to its neighbors Illinois and Michigan). Perhaps that will change going forward, but it remains to be seen how the whole Hoosier State/Iowa Pacific thing will play out.