Author Archives: Lindsay Korst

About Lindsay Korst

Webmaster, Blogmaster, Ferroequinologist - Lindsay Korst works for a nationwide home improvement center after a 20+ year career supporting computer users. A resident of the Seattle area since 1976, he has had a life-long interest in railroads, particularly those in the Pacific Northwest. He is an enthusiastic participant in the Great Northern Railway Historical Society. He and his wife reside in Redmond, Washington.

More Obscure Train Movies

Posted on January 1, 2020 by Lindsay Korst

Greetings Obscure Train Movies blog followers! As of January 2020, I have reached the effective limit (140+ movies) that I can post here on O.T.M. As a result, I have started a new blog entitled, More Obscure Train Movies. As … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Obscure Train Movies | 2 Comments

White Christmas 1954

Posted on December 1, 2019 by Lindsay Korst

Paramount Pictures I first heard about White Christmas 1954 whilst watching another holiday movie, Christmas Vacation 1989. No trains in that one, but I was intrigued by one of Chevy Chase’s rants about “Bing Crosby tap-dancing with Danny f—ing Kaye”. … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Bing Crosby, Black WIdow paint scheme, Christmas Vacation 1989, Danny Kaye, Irving Berlin, Merry Christmas, Paramount Pictures, Pullman, Rosemary Clooney, Santa Fe Railway, Snow, Southern Pacific Railroad, SP train #5 The Argonaut, Vera-Ellen, Vermont, Warbonnet Scheme, White Christmas 1954 | 4 Comments

Casey Jones Night Mail 1957

Posted on December 1, 2019 by Lindsay Korst

Screen Gems Television Update 12-25-2019: Thanks to readers Daniel & Matthew (see their comments below) who have helped identify Oahu Railway and Land Company #85 as the locomotive used for many of the shots in this movie. You can read … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged A Ticket to Tomahawk, Alan Hale, Cannonball Express, Casey Jones, Casey Jones Night Mail 1957, Emma Sweeny, Jr., Midwest & Central RR, Petticoat Junction, Rio Grande Southern #20, Screen Gems, Sierra Railroad #3, Southern & Panhandle RR, Swamp Tiger | 2 Comments

The Lady Vanishes 1979

Posted on November 1, 2019 by Lindsay Korst

The Rank Organisation Oh, that white dress. Cybill Shepherd (Amanda) stars in this 1979 remake of Hitchcock’s classic 1938 movie. Filmmakers freshened the plot with a hearty dose of steam engine-powered runbys through Austria’s spectacular scenery. Cybill/Amanda is a brash, … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Alfred Hitchcock, Angela Lansbury, Austria, Cabot Cove, Carole Lombard, Cybill Shepherd, Elliott Gould, Germany, Herbert Lom, Pinewood Studios, Speisewagen, Steam Locomotive, The Lady Vanishes 1979, The Rank Organisation | 2 Comments

Murder in the Private Car 1934

Posted on November 1, 2019 by Lindsay Korst

Metro Goldwyn Mayer I first heard about this movie on one of my favorite blogs. The first part of the film is mostly on studio sets, but the big finish is just bursting with scenes along Southern Pacific Railroad’s Dunsmuir, … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Alco Locomotive Works, Baldwin Locomotive Works, California, Cascade Route, Charles Ruggles, Dunsmuir, Espee, Explosives, James Lileks, Mary Carlisle, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Mount Shasta, Murder in the Private Car 1934, Pullman, Pullman Observation, Roundhouse, Runaway train, San Lucas Pullman, Southern Pacific Railroad, Steam Locomotive, Una Merkel | 1 Comment

Operation Tiger 1970

Posted on October 1, 2019 by Lindsay Korst

Cinema General Studios Hogan’s Heroes! One of my favorite TV shows as a kid growing up. I’m so old, I can remember watching some of them when they were first broadcast. I own the entire series (six seasons) on DVD … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Arlene Martel, Bob Crane, Cinema General Studios, Colonel Hogan, Desilu, Dick Wilson, Frank Marth, Hogan's Heroes, Kenneth Washington, Larry Hovis, Mr. Whipple, observation car, Official Guide of the Railways, Operation Tiger 1970, Richard Dawson, Robert Clary, semaphores, Southern Pacific Railroad, SP train #5 The Argonaut | 2 Comments

Double Indemnity 1944

Posted on October 1, 2019 by Lindsay Korst

Paramount Pictures Southern Pacific Railroad and the Burbank Train Station play a key part in Billy Wilder’s classic film noir, Double Indemnity. 51 minutes into the movie, Walter (Fred MacMurray) and Phyllis (Barbara Stanwyck) hatch their plot to stage her … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Barbara Stanwyck, Burbank train station, Desoto automobile, Double Indemnity, Film Noir, Fred MacMurray, Glendale depot, Hays Code, heavyweight passenger cars, observation car, Official Guide of the Railways, Paramount Pictures, Pullman Porter, Pullman Sleeper, Southern Pacific Railroad, SP train #19 The Klamath, The Milwaukee Road | 1 Comment

The Sheepman 1958

Posted on September 1, 2019 by Lindsay Korst

Metro Goldwin Mayer Glenn Ford (as Jason Sweet) and Shirley MacLaine (as Dell Payton) star in this off-beat Western alongside Virginia & Truckee #11, The Reno. Mostly filmed on the MGM back lot, “Sheep” (Baaaa!) is the tale of newcomer Jason Sweet … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged #11 The Reno, Edgar Buchanan, Glenn Ford, Leslie Nielsen, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Old Tucson, Police Squad!, Shirley MacLaine, Steam Locomotive, stock cars, The Sheepman 1958, Virginia & Truckee #11 | 4 Comments

Dead Reckoning 1947

Posted on September 1, 2019 by Lindsay Korst

Columbia Pictures Finally, I found a movie with one of my favorite actors (Mister Humphrey Bogart) on a train. Bogie (as Captain Rip Murdock) is escorting Sergeant Johnny Drake (played by William Prince) from New York to Washington DC where … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 82nd Airborne, Columbia Pictures, Dead Reckoning 1947, Distinguished Service Cross, Electrification, GG-1 electric locomotive, Great Northern Railway, Humphrey Bogart, Lizabeth Scott, Medal of Honor, New York City, Pennsylvania Railroad, Pennsylvania Station, Philadelphia, Position Signal Lights, Western Fruit Express, William Forrest, William Prince | 2 Comments

The Titfield Thunderbolt 1953

Posted on August 1, 2019 by Lindsay Korst

Ealing Studios From jolly, old England comes this tale of a small village trying to prevent the closure of their much-loved railway branch line. Stanley Holloway (the local bon vivant) and Godfrey Tearle (the Bishop) lead the townsfolk as they … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Bristol, Bristol Temple Meads station, British Railways, Ealing Studios, England, Gabrielle Brune, locomotive Lion, Mallingford, Stanley Holloway, Steam Locomotive, steam traction engine, The Titfield Thunderbolt 1953, Watney's Red Barrel | 4 Comments