Opinion & Answer 23 Edition Part 32: Steam Locomotive Movie Stars
Good Sunday Afternoon everyone, It's time for another edition of Opinion & Answer. On today's edition, we will be looking at 5 steam locomotives who were picked for the Movie Industry and have earned them a spot as movie stars. So enjoy!
-Conductor Wolf
Please note the following will be a photo of the engine and the movie or movies that they had appeared that have earned them a star in the movie industry.
First up is N&W 475 from Strasburg Railroad....
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| Norfolk and Western No. 475 |
Norfolk and Western No. 475 has appeared in the following films:
- Thomas and the Magic Railroad (2000-re-lettered to the fictional railway)
- I Heard the Bells (2022)
- America by rail the heartland
- steam in the 90s volume 1
- steam in the autumn
- cavalcade of steam,
- great American train rides volume 4,
- America’s historic steam railroads
- Rudy roo-trains lots of trains,
- Pennsylvania highlights 2019,
- steam electric & diesels in the Pennsylvania Dutch county,
- Steamin’ in 2019,
- Steamin’ in 2021,
- great scenic railway journeys: the east, & Norfolk & Western Steam freights.
Up next is Pere Marquette No. 1225....
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| Pere Marquette No. 1225 |
- 2002 The Polar Express (with a whistle recorded from Sierra Railroad No.3)
- project 1225,
- convention highlights,
- steam to Huntington,
- Huntington Steam celebration,
- big steam in Huntington,
- steam in Huntington,
- Huntington ‘91,
- extreme steam 2,
- 1225 freight special,
- 1225 winter steam,
- steam in the spring,
- the great gathering at Owosso,
- Berkshire doubleheader,
- whistles In Owosso: train expo 2014,
- In search of steam 3,
- Steam giants,
- Midwest steam 2009 parts 1 & 2, & big steam.
Next we have GWR 6400 Class No. 6412....
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| Great Western Railroad 6400 No 6412 |
GWR 6400 No. 6412 has appeared in the following films:
- The Flockton Flyer-Children television show in 1977 <= Click here to view google search)
Next we have Great Western Railroad No. 75......
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| Great Western Railroad No. 75 |
Great Western Railroad No. 75 appeared in the following:
- The Professionals, 1966 - Ferrocarriles Nacionales de Mexico #903.
- Breakheart Pass, 1975 -#75 was portrayed as Wyoming & Northern Railroad #9.
- A River Runs Through It, 1992 - #75 was portrayed as a Great Northern Locomotive.
And Finally we have California Western No. 45......
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| California Western No. 45 |
California Western No. 45 has appeared in the following film:
- renumbered to #44 for a role in Racing with the Moon in 1984 <= Click to view google search)
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I do hope you enjoy this edition of Opinion & Answer as you got a chance to take a look at some of the steam locomotive movie stars. There are many other sites that cover these more in depth as this was an overview of the history. Please click on any links above/below for further reading or to start your own research. See you next Sunday for another edition.
All Aboard!
Conductor Wolf
