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- White Christmas 1954
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- The Perils of Pauline 1947
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- The Christmas Train 2017
- Face of a Fugitive 1959
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- Ring of Fire 1961
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- Silver Streak 1976
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- Out of Scale 1951
- The Professionals 1966
- Porky’s Railroad 1937
- The Railway Children 1970
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- Bite The Bullet 1975
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- Hurricane Express 1932
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- How The West Was Won 1962
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- Dynamite Denny 1932
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- Girl Shy 1924
- The Good Guys and the Bad Guys 1969
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- Eccentric Engineer 1976
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- Holiday Affair 1949
- Snow 1963
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Tag Archives: Southern Pacific Railroad
White Christmas 1954
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
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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
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Murder in the Private Car 1934
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
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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
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Operation Tiger 1970
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
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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
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The Goat 1921
Metro Pictures Corporation This 23 minute silent picture stars Buster Keaton who, through a twisted case of mistaken identity, finds himself on the run from the local constabulary. About 5 minutes into this short, we get our first train scene … Continue reading
In the Heat of the Night 1967
United Artists While not particularly obscure (it won 5 Oscars), “Heat” treats us to at least two different railroads, Gulf Mobile & Ohio (GM&O) -and- Missouri Pacific Railroad (MP or MoPac). We see passenger operations, freight trains, shop facilities, depots … Continue reading
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Tagged 1954 Dodge, 1960 Plymouth Fury, 1963 Plymouth Fury, 1966 Plymouth Satellite, Delores Purdy, Dr. Pepper, EMD E unit, EMD GP35, Gulf Mobile & Ohio Railroad, Illinois, In the Heat of the Night, Louisville & Nashville Railroad, Mississippi, Mississippi River, Missouri Pacific Railroad, Norfolk & Western Railroad, Quentin Dean, Railway Express Agency, Rod Steiger, Sidney Poitier, Southern Pacific Railroad, Sparta, Stepbox, The Rebel Route, United Artists, Warren Oates
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The Perils of Pauline 1947
Paramount Pictures Actress Betty Hutton is the damsel in distress in this publicity still, tied to the railroad tracks in this post-WW2 Technicolor remake of the old 1914 Perils of Pauline silent movie serials. Posing with Hutton is Southern Pacific … Continue reading
McLintock! 1963
United Artists Batjac Productions Wow, this movie was a LOT of fun to watch! They even made a comic book about it (ahh…watch where you’re pointing that rifle, John….). Yes sir, John Wayne (as George Washington “G.W.” McLintock) and Maureen … Continue reading
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Tagged Batjac Productions, Edgar Buchanan, John Wayne, Maureen O'Hara, McLintock! 1963, Michael Pate, Panavision, Paramount Pictures, Patrick Wayne, semaphores, Southern Pacific Railroad, Stephanie Powers, Technicolor, United Artists, V&T #22 The Inyo, Virginia & Truckee, Yvonne De Carlo
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Face of a Fugitive 1959
Columbia Pictures Fred MacMurray (as the crook Jim Larsen/alias Ray Kincaid) and Sierra Railroad #3 star in this fugitive-from-justice oater. Handcuffed to a lawman and on his way to prison via train, Larsen is sprung from captivity by his brother’s … Continue reading
Ring of Fire 1961
 Metro Goldwyn Mayer How about an entire town surrounded by a raging forest fire with only a little Baldwin 2-6-2T tank engine and a couple SP heavyweight coaches to trundle the populace to safety? That’s what we have here … Continue reading
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