Tampa Florida USA-1960: Red And Yellow Train Engine At Station With Passengers

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Year1960
Decade1960s
LocationTampa, Florida, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1960 Tampa Florida

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Red And Yellow Train Engine At Station With Passengers — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1960, this vintage footage captures a red and yellow train engine numbered 225 at a bustling station platform in Tampa, Florida. A man in a white shirt climbs the steps to the cab as passengers, including a woman in a plaid dress, watch from the platform. The scene transitions to two elderly women standing outside the depot, one in a light dress and the other in a patterned blouse and skirt, near a neon 'RENT-A-CAR' sign. The film exhibits natural grain and color fading typical of Super 8 home movies from the era, offering authentic archival footage of mid-century American transportation and daily life.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: editorial use only Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 123630588

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Editorial only Direct license: editorial use only. Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.

Editorial use only; commercial use is not offered for this clip. Review the flags below for your editorial context.

People visible: Yes
Minors visible: No
Logos / trademarks: Yes
Audible music: No

Flags come from automated catalog metadata, not a legal opinion. The source is an original 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie reel. For high-stakes commercial use, request a full rights review.

Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel 1121 · 8mm · 7″ reel
Original reel label: trip to florida,nassau,browns hotel,spring,woodpecker build nest,tree,catfish caught river,flowers,tulip
Reel-level year note: 1960-1961
Reel-level location note: florida,nassau
Date: 1960 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level note shows the same year, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
Location: Tampa, Florida, United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level location note is linked, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

Confidence labels are defined on Archive Integrity. Fields without a recorded value are shown as not recorded rather than assumed.

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Serves documentary editors and researchers needing 1960s American rail travel footage with authentic platform atmosphere and mid-century depot architecture.
Period detail: The red-and-yellow diesel locomotive numbered 225, overhead catenary wires, below-knee dresses, and neon RENT-A-CAR signage are consistent with early 1960s American rail infrastructure.
Home-movie behavior: Shot as a personal travel record — the filmmaker documents the locomotive arrival, then turns the camera on two women companions posing at the depot exterior.
What appears in frame: Red and yellow diesel locomotive numbered 225, station platform, man climbing cab steps, person in plaid top watching from platform, two elderly women posing, neon RENT-A-CAR sign, arched depot facade.
Film character: Warm amber-yellow color shift and mild grain throughout are characteristic of mid-century 8mm film stocks, lending an authentic period texture to both the platform and depot sequences.
Edit role: Functions as an establishing insert for mid-century rail travel sequences, or as a platform cutaway bridging journey narrative and arrival moments.
Historical context: The neon RENT-A-CAR sign mounted at the train station reflects the early 1960s expansion of car rental services at American transit hubs as automobile culture spread.
Research note: Adult faces are clearly visible and identifiable in multiple frames; the RENT-A-CAR neon sign constitutes a brand element requiring separate logo clearance assessment; no minors visible.
Research search match: 1960s Florida train station, mid-century diesel locomotive platform, vintage American rail travel, Tampa depot home movie, 8mm transportation footage 1960.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other frames from this same reel, then with 1960s Tampa or Florida travel footage, then with mid-century American railroad or transit documentary material.

Still Frames From This Clip

Red and yellow diesel locomotive numbered 225 at a Tampa, Florida station platform, circa 1960; man in white shirt ascending the cab steps. — Man boards locomotive 225 at the station platform.

Platform observer in plaid top watches red and yellow locomotive 225 at Tampa station, circa 1960; overhead wires and additional orange rail cars visible in background. — Platform observer watches locomotive 225 from the trackside.

Two elderly women pose outside what appears to be Tampa's train depot, circa 1960; a neon RENT-A-CAR arrow sign and arched facade visible behind them. — Two women pose outside the depot beneath the RENT-A-CAR sign.

Two elderly women photographed outside what appears to be Tampa's train station depot, circa 1960; neon RENT-A-CAR sign prominent at upper right, arched facade behind. — Two women photographed at the station exterior with neon signage.

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