Hey,
Back to best railroad movies rehashed :
"Bound for Glory", the Woody Guthrie story, has some great 30's train scenes. You modelers out there might want to freeze frame some of the scenes for details. Does some one keep old rolling stock for movies the way antique car people rent stuff ? I know there are lots of flicks that have used museum equipment, and a few (ie. The Train) that wrecked perfectly good stuff.
I watch "In the Heat of the Night" every once in a while and love the GM&O passsenger train. Where did they get that? Restoration railroad groups, museums. tourist lines, et al have all done such a great job preserving our favorite things.
I guess that with the digital age the movie people will be able to dispatch cad trains from every era. I wonder whether the internet will have us sitting at home instead of actually visiting, contributing to, or working on preservation efforts.
Just a thought.
Hiya, vmith, quentin, and friends.
I've had a tough year or so with my health but am glad to be back.
rixflix
rixflix aka Captain Video. Blessed be Jean Shepherd and all His works!!! Hooray for 1939, the all time movie year!!! I took that ride on the Reading but my Baby caught the Katy and left me a mule to ride.
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