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I just finished watching the movie, "Legends of the Fall" (1994, with Brad Pitt and Anthony Hopkins).
There were a couple of brief scenes of an old Northern Pacific steam locomotive and train, bearing the locomotive number 41. It looked just like the passenger train in the movie, "A River Runs Through It", which also had the NP paint scheme. I think that one was the old GW #75. Does anyone know what steam locomotive was used in "Legends of the Fall"? By the way, for me, it is one best movies I've seen in the last 20-25 years.
It looks like GW #75 wasn't the locomotive in "Legends of the Fall", although the loco and passenger cars looked very similar to the old NP train in "A River Runs Through It", which did use GW #75.
By the way, the "Legends of the Fall" setting was Montana about the time of WWI and after. Most of the film was shot in Alberta. The cinematography was superb.
Richard
Gilbert B Norman Member # 1541
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Richard, I believe you will find that locomotive in "Mad Men" scenes where Dick Whitman/Don Draper comes home with "Don Draper/Dick Whitman's" remains.
Speaking off topic about "Mad Men", the Producers claim to be so authentic about their '60's memorabilia. Well they didn't do.so good on railroad stuff. Somebody must have an SRY Coach as a stageprop, as it appears on the NYC going to Ossining as well as on the New Haven to Cos Cob. They could have found a restored New Haven 4400 MU at Danbury if they wanted to.
yukon11 Member # 2997
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I've not seen "Mad Men" but will keep a lookout for it. IMDB gives it a very good rating.
Richard
TwinStarRocket Member # 2142
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Does it bother anyone besides me that in many movies the actors are hopping on and waving goodbye while the train is moving?
yukon11 Member # 2997
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I wonder if, as in the movies, train robbers ever rode their horses up to a moving train then leap from the saddle onto the train. Did it ever really happen? I also wonder who would go back and fetch the horse.
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