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Signal school
Clip: Season 29 Episode 11 | 2m 6s
MBTA’s Signal Shop, where workers maintain the equipment that keeps the trains on track.
In this co-production with Retro Report, we visit the MBTA’s Signal Shop, where workers maintain the equipment that keeps the trains on track.
Corporate sponsorship for American Experience is provided by Liberty Mutual Insurance and Carlisle Companies. Major funding by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.
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Signal school
Clip: Season 29 Episode 11 | 2m 6s
In this co-production with Retro Report, we visit the MBTA’s Signal Shop, where workers maintain the equipment that keeps the trains on track.
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