Los Angeles Film Train

Trains Magazine General Discussion
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Here’s a different type of film train… a Metrolink train with the fireman’s window’s removed (the F40 on the other end had the same treatment) for filming of the line. The engineer requested that the dispatcher route him down the most typical line possible (I’m assuming for training purposes).

http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=300251

Anyone able to add more information to what this was, would be great.

Charles

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Simulator?

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Southern Pacific was a little more professional, and job specific; the following link is to a photo web site containing photos (from the Allan Miller Collection) of Krauss-Maffei Camera Platform 8710

( which morphed thru several other designator #'s as well)

http://ncry.org/sp9010/8799rh01.jpg

(c) H.P.Wise& Pacific Locomotive Assoc.