Meet the new frontier of ā€˜Truck Train’

Updated Jan 19, 2017

Vintage VideosSixty-two years ago, the Pennsylvania Railroad used this film to showcase its Truck Train service, which eventually became known as piggybacking. This 1955 film explains what it calls ā€œthe most recent step in the progress of American transportationā€ and the opening of a new frontier. In the film, the railroad claims Truck Train would help ease the burden of congestion on the nation’s highways as well as provide fast, affordable service to shippers.