Tag Archives: California

Rails and Ties 2007

Posted on October 1, 2018 by Lindsay Korst

Warner Brothers The Fillmore and Western Railway (FWRY) in Ventura County, California has starred in hundreds of motion pictures and television ads. Just one of the movies filmed here is 2007’s Rails and Ties starring Kevin Bacon. The movie … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Atlas Model Railroad Company, California, Chicago & North Western Railroad, Coastal Blue, EMD F unit, Fillmore and Western Railway, Kevin Bacon, Los Angeles Union Passenger Depot, Model Railroad, Pennsylvania Railroad, Rails and Ties, Streamliners, Ventura County, Warner Brothers, William Shatner | 2 Comments

Bedloe’s Successor 1965

Posted on September 1, 2018 by Lindsay Korst

Filmways Television Columbia Broadcasting System My all-time favorite railroad-themed TV show was/is Petticoat Junction. While not a movie per se, P.J. is old enough to be ancient history to a lot of people. Color finally arrived with the third … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged A Ticket to Tomahawk, Bea Benaderet, Bedloe's Successor 1965, C. & F. W. Railroad, California, Charles Lane, Columbia Broadcasting System, Edgar Buchanan, Emma Sweeny, Filmways Television, Gunilla Hutton, Higgins, Hooterville Cannonball, Hoyt Hotel, Jamestown, Linda Kaye Henning, Lori Sanders, Petticoat Junction, Rufe Davis, Shady Rest Hotel, Sierra Railroad, Sierra Railroad #3, Smiley Burnette | 4 Comments

The Cimarron Kid 1952

Posted on September 1, 2018 by Lindsay Korst

Universal Pictures It’s a shoot out at the Sierra Railroad roundhouse! Audie Murphy (Bill Doolin / The Cimarron Kid) stars in this Technicolor Western alongside three … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Audie Murphy, Beverly Tyler, California, Gold, Jamestown, Railtown 1897 Historical Park, Roundhouse, Sierra Railroad, Sierra Railroad #18, Sierra Railroad #24, Sierra Railroad #3, Steam Locomotive, The Cimarron Kid 1952, The Dalton Gang, Train Robbery, Universal Pictures, Yvette Duguay | 2 Comments

The Block Signal 1926

Posted on July 1, 2018 by Lindsay Korst

Gotham Productions A young Jean Arthur stars as the love interest in this silent picture filmed along the Santa Fe Railway in Southern California. Grace Ryan (Arthur) finds herself with two suitors – the cad Bert Steele and college … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad, Automatic Train Stop, California, Gotham Productions, Jean Arthur, Santa Fe Railway, Steam Locomotive, telegraph, The Block Signal 1926, Train Wreck, Wig-Wag Signal | Leave a comment

Girl Shy 1924

Posted on April 1, 2017 by Lindsay Korst

A Pathe Picture Whilst digging through my Harold Lloyd Comedy Collection (see my previous review of Now or Never 1921), I found another train-related silent in 1924’s Girl Shy. Not only is a steam train journey involved, but a key … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad, California, Chatsworth tunnel, Electric Railroads, Espee, Girl Shy 1924, Harold Lloyd, Hollywood, Jobyna Ralston, La Grande Station Los Angeles, Los Angeles & Salt Lake Railroad, Pacific Electric, Pathe Pictures, Santa Fe Railway, Southern Pacific Railroad, Steam Locomotive, Streetcar, Union Pacific Railroad | Leave a comment

Color of a Brisk and Leaping Day 1996

Posted on May 4, 2016 by Lindsay Korst

Stark Productions / Antarctic Pictures Train Hype! Hey, someone actually made an “Indie” film about a short line railroad! “Color of a Brisk and Leaping Day” even won some sort of award at the Sundance Film Festival. The movies’ … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged California, California State Railroad Museum, Color of a Brisk and Leaping Day, Electric Railroads, Grand Canyon Railroad, Great Northern Railway, Merced, Nevada Northern Railway, North Coast Railroad, Orange Empire Railway Museum, Pacific Electric, Railtown 1897 Historical Park, Sacramento Northern, Sierra Railroad #3, Steam Locomotive, Sundance Film Festival, Yosemite National Park, Yosemite Valley Railroad | Leave a comment

Go West 1940

Posted on February 7, 2015 by Lindsay Korst

Produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) Go West! – One of the lesser-known Marx Brothers movies, featured a spectacular fifteen minute train chase to end the picture – filmed along the Sierra Railroad in California. The Marx Brothers took their vaudeville act to the Old West with … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged California, Chico Marx, Go West, Groucho Marx, Harpo Marx, Marx Brothers, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, MGM, Sierra Railroad, Steam Locomotive | Leave a comment