Train Layouts on TV

[Anonymous]

On "Becker", he is tied down to a railroad track running a large scale Christmas train.

[gvdobler]

Also the movie Holiday Affair (both versions) comes on each year and the Lionel passenger train is a main character in the story.

In the Robert Mitchum version (circa 1952) the trainset cost about $80 and in the later version (circa 1995) the same set cost $1,200.

The opening sequence in both versions is reminiscent of the department store holiday layouts that we older kids remember.

[tmcc man]

Stuart Little, the son has some LGB units, Santa Fe f7s, a steamer, streamlined passenger cars, and some freight, and a lot of bridges. Runs around the entire basement

[okiechoochoo]

I remember the I Love Lucy show where a Lionel Superchief runs through the front room on the floor in their apartment. There was also a 2500 series passenger car along with its box prominently displaying the Lionel name on the mantel. Very clever advertising.

[Brutus]

In the movie People Will Talk, Cary Grant, a friend and the father in law set up a huge train set that runs through several rooms. Each (somehow) is controlling a separate locomotive on the same tracks. They have signals they are supposed to use, but comic mayhem ensues as they get mixed up and the trains all cra***ogether. I need to watch that one again (we have it on dvd) for more details.

[Jumijo]

One of the early episodes of Starsky and Hutch had the guys looking for someone naughty. They ended up in a hobby shop, where a Lionel layout can clearly be seen. A blue diesel was pulling a freight around the layout.

Jim

[winrose46]

QUOTE: Originally posted by Jim Fortner

In the movie People Will Talk, Cary Grant, a friend and the father in law set up a huge train set that runs through several rooms. Each (somehow) is controlling a separate locomotive on the same tracks. They have signals they are supposed to use, but comic mayhem ensues as they get mixed up and the trains all cra***ogether. I need to watch that one again (we have it on dvd) for more details.

It was on cable this weekend and I got a real charge out of it. Of course you could not see the controls; however, it was nice watching the trains even though it appeared that they speeded up the action.

[IRONROOSTER]

Ellery Queen, I think the third episode had a large Lionel setup.
Enjoy
Paul