4449 w. no skirts but in movie dress

I think the big girl looks just fine in these dungarees.  We usually see her all decked out in spotless party attire, so I find this working clothes motif a pleasant change.

Just goes to show "there's a prototype for everything," even after-market weathering.

Rusty

Yea well, our groupe will do just about anything for the right price. A prime example is the movie "Tough Guys"! A great time and a great movie with top notch actors. Sure wish it would come out on DVD.

I gotta say I like the look....How long were you guys down there for the filming of "Tough Guys"?...Love the movie.

Funny thing - looked up on Wikipedia the movie "Come See the Parade" and it depicts the Japanese internment of WW II. The Daylight engines' skirts were removed in the '50's for ease of maintenance. Wonder why the film folks went to all the trouble of removing them?!

Somehow I don't think SP let any of its locos in regular service get to look that decrepit. Also, no road name on that loco? Hollywood license!

No Way not quite that dirty.

Sometimes it is very difficult to explain reality to the "Hollywood folks"!

In TG, is it true they built a huge 1:1 WOOD model of the '49 for the ending scene where the train blastes the boarder fence?

Wasn't it a model for the crash and a full size mock up for the scene where it had come to rest in the sand?

Actually three different 4449 "pieces" where used in that famous "crash through the end of track" scene:

First, the real 4449 ran through the "border/end of track" scene staged on the Eagle Mountain RR, which had been rented for the movie filming.

Second, a 1" scale , live steam model was used for the scene where she "buries herself into the sand" (actually I think they used ground-up corn flakes), as if it was being photographed from a chopper.

Third, there was a full size, plywood mock-up of just the Engineer's side of 4449, buried into the desert sand. That is the scene where Burt & Kirk step out of the cab and walk away, only to meet the Mexican authorities.

I completely agree!

"Tough Guys" is one of my all-time favorite movies, with two of my favorite actors. The film ranks right up there with "Emperor of the North" starring Lee Marvin, Ernest Borgnine and David Carradine.

Great information, thanks Hotwater.  I love the movie.

Rich that is indeed a great film also, my favorite part is the fight scene between Ernest Borgnine and Lee Marvin.

The engines running around in the back ground at the station were fun to see.  BN and SP GP9's along with SW1500's at Brooklynyard.  Thanks for posting.

The more I watch the video I must say I like her with out the skirts....just different you know?

Tough Guys came out on DVD last year. Amazon has it for 20.00.

Ron

Hmm, Looks like my agent has some 'splainin' to do . . .

Hmmmmm I'm gonna have to look for that.