The Lost Freight Car - Production & Contact Info (original) (raw)

Jim, a young freight conductor, is in love with Nell, daughter of the yard master, who objects to the match. When Jim reports for duty he finds that his train carries a car containing a valuable consignment of silk. While the train is in ...See moreJim, a young freight conductor, is in love with Nell, daughter of the yard master, who objects to the match. When Jim reports for duty he finds that his train carries a car containing a valuable consignment of silk. While the train is in transit the couplings unloosen and by a peculiar accident the train splits into three sections, each gaining speed until the valuable car of silk loses its balance, crashing over the embankment and disappearing among the trees beyond. On an up-grade the sections come together and the train proceeds without the loss of the car being noticed. A few days later, when the shippers have held the railroad responsible for the loss of the car, Jim is dismissed from the railroad's service. He applies at the local factory for employment, but is informed there is no place for him. Meeting Nell, Jim tells her that he will not rest until he has found the car and cleared himself. He therefore starts out on foot to traverse the right of way. The president of the road comes through on a tour of inspection and invites the yard master and his daughter to accompany him over the division. In his travels Jim discovers a burning bridge and hears the President's special coming in the distance. He succeeds in flagging the train and the crew extinguishes the flames. It is necessary to secure timbers from the nearby woods to brace the bridge, and while engaged in this work the lost car is discovered hidden by broken branches. The accident is therefore explained. Jim gains the good graces of the president and, best of all, the yard master's consent to his marriage. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less