Hello,
Most, if not all of that equipment, is in the
collection of the Illinois
Railway Museum. The four Budd cars used were the CB&Q
Silver Ridge, a
sleeper from the DZ, NP sleeper Loch Sloy, UP sleeper
Pacific and ACL diner
Birmingham. The latter 2 cars were relettered
'Burlington' for the filming.
The Nebraska Zephyr was originally to be used, but
that train is out for
repairs. Yes, I do agree the BN 1&2 are quite the
anachronism. It's too
bad we didn't have C&NW 411 back yet. It would have
looked right at home in
that scene filmed at Kenilworth. As for the film, it
was very good and I
hope to see it again. Not your typical war film.
Clint's next film is Iwo
Jima from the Japanese perspective, entitled 'Letters
from Iwo Jima.'
Hope this helps!
Bryan J. Howell
IRM Diesel Dept. Volunteer
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Sent: Saturday, October 28, 2006 1:18 AM
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Subject: [CBQ] CBQ/FLAGS.....
Has anyone seen the new movie, "Flags of Our Fathers"?
There are several
scenes using CBQ equipment. The best scene is the
front on view of the Ill
RR Museum CBQ E-5(don't remember if unit had red or
black nose
stripes)arriving at Chicago Union Station. Another
scene shows a Northern
Pacific Slumbercoach and post war Budd streamline
fluted car(unable to
identify type of car) with full skirts like the CBQ/CZ
cars purchased after
the end of WWII. However, the scene most rail fans
should recognize as
laughable(typical Hollywood blunder) is an arriving
train with the BN
Executive F-9AB paint scheme set in the spring of
1945!! At least the
heavyweight coaches fit the scene/time/era the movie
tried to duplicate. I
got my five bucks worth from "Flags of Our Fathers",
but liked Iwo Jima
w/John Wayne better. Anyone else remember any other
scenes that Clint
Eastwood failed to have authenticated by the BRHS!!
Have a nice day.
Jules Johnson
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