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Has anyone ever seen the movie "Under Siege 2"? If not, I wouldn't recommend that you see it. But, in the fictious "Grand Continental" train from Denver to LA, what is the heritage of the passenger cars?
If I were to make a guess, might they be old high-level Santa Fe "El Capitan" coaches and lounges?
Southwest Chief Member # 1227
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According to a website, http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0114781/trivia , Colorado Railcar built the cars and they are still around. I bet one of the many tourist lines around the world who uses Colorado Railcars has them.
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George Harris Member # 2077
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Got it with the first answer. The Colorado rail car site says the cars were built for the movie with extra doors, excise hatches, etc.
The whole depiction of railway control systems was ridiculous, to say the least.
I saw Mission Impossible with the helicopter flying into the channel tunnel among other things on a flight across the pacific. My family threatened to muzzle me. But it was ridiculous. Roof hatches with ladders, hanging onto the sides and tops of the cars at high speeds, etc. By the way, the channel tunnel has a 25 kV overhead wire and is a pair of single track tunnels, among other things.
Charles802 Member # 2162
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Thanks! I didn't watch the movie too carefully. I thought they might have used sets for many of the interior shots.
I've ridden on their "Midnight Sun Express" cars in Alaska.
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domefoamer Member # 3090
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Compared to the graceful Art deco perfection of a Budd dome, these Colorado Railcars are awkward attempts at best. Did you see the spiral door decorations on the "entry hall" pictures at the manufacturer's site? Reminds me of the wrought-iron kitch of the '70s. But I'm also happy that someone's carrying on the dome tradition in any form! It does provide forward vision for a few lucky front-seat passengers, depending on how tall a car it's coupled behind. That improves upon the Superliner...
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