Walt Disney Productions Movie: Scandalous John Using Burlington Northern Train Crew of Alliance Division Filmed Using 51 Year Old Locomotive, A Red Plush Passenger Coach Built in 1882, A Private Business Car That Was Built for a Colorado Bonanza King and filmed Near Mining Town of Keystone
I decided to remember these train men in my blog, for they are few of thousand that served to make our country great through their hard work and dedication. And they are the type of Americans Walt Disney would portray in his real to life movies when I was growing up. Sunday night at 7:30 found me anticipating those entertaining shows with my cup of vanilla ice cream.
Walt Disney Productions’ Scandalous John
”Just between you and me hombre, it don’t hurt a bit to have folks think you’re a midge out of your head. They keep out of your way, Savvy?”
And so starts the second Hollywood movie in which Burlington Northern employees have played an important role since the Company’s merger more than a year ago. The first time, was when CBS’s Gunsmoke series filmed “Snowtrain,” a two part western thriller.
This Walt Disney Production was filmed in Hill City, in South Dakota’s Black Hills area before cold weather set in. In September 1971 they filmed this movie using Burlington Northern Train Crew from the Alliance division to film a three day shot of an 1880 run away train.
They used a 10 mile Burlington Northern branch line track near the Keystone, South Dakota mining town. Brian Keith star’s as Scandalous John, Alfonso Arau as his sidekick Amigo. It is a comedy of a one cattle drive devised by the old cowboy to save his ranch and a railroad Barron wanting his land.
In addition to the South Dakota location filming, scenes were captured in New Mexico and Arizona. The train that was used as prop came from among 40 pieces of old time rolling stock owned by BHCR’s president Bill Heckman. Pieces from his collection that was used consisted of a 51 year old locomotive, a red plush passenger coach built in 1882, a bullet scarred baggage car and a private business car that was specially built for a Colorado bonanza king.
The movie is based on a book written by Richard Gardner and is directed by Robert Butler. Rod McKuen composed the musical score and sings one of the songs, Pastures Green.
Here is a list of Burlington Northern employees who made Scandalous John’s train go.
Engineer Earl Coupens
Fireman Melvin Ingraham
Conductor Dennis Ashby
Brakeman Bob Hunter
Brakeman Jerry Smith
Here is closeup of the articles
I decided to remember these train men in my blog, for they are few of thousand that served to make our country great through their hard work and dedication. And they are the type of Americans Walt Disney would portray in his real to life movies when I was growing up. Sunday night at 7:30 found me anticipating those entertaining shows with my cup of vanilla ice cream.
Walt Disney Productions’ Scandalous John
”Just between you and me hombre, it don’t hurt a bit to have folks think you’re a midge out of your head. They keep out of your way, Savvy?”
And so starts the second Hollywood movie in which Burlington Northern employees have played an important role since the Company’s merger more than a year ago. The first time, was when CBS’s Gunsmoke series filmed “Snowtrain,” a two part western thriller.
This Walt Disney Production was filmed in Hill City, in South Dakota’s Black Hills area before cold weather set in. In September 1971 they filmed this movie using Burlington Northern Train Crew from the Alliance division to film a three day shot of an 1880 run away train.
They used a 10 mile Burlington Northern branch line track near the Keystone, South Dakota mining town. Brian Keith star’s as Scandalous John, Alfonso Arau as his sidekick Amigo. It is a comedy of a one cattle drive devised by the old cowboy to save his ranch and a railroad Barron wanting his land.
In addition to the South Dakota location filming, scenes were captured in New Mexico and Arizona. The train that was used as prop came from among 40 pieces of old time rolling stock owned by BHCR’s president Bill Heckman. Pieces from his collection that was used consisted of a 51 year old locomotive, a red plush passenger coach built in 1882, a bullet scarred baggage car and a private business car that was specially built for a Colorado bonanza king.
The movie is based on a book written by Richard Gardner and is directed by Robert Butler. Rod McKuen composed the musical score and sings one of the songs, Pastures Green.
Here is a list of Burlington Northern employees who made Scandalous John’s train go.
Engineer Earl Coupens
Fireman Melvin Ingraham
Conductor Dennis Ashby
Brakeman Bob Hunter
Brakeman Jerry SmithThe following is the article that ran in the Burlington Northern News of July 1971, Volume 2 Number 7
The following is the filming of the run away train on Burlington Northern train track in South Dakota. It was film on a ten mile track near the mining town of Keystone.
No comments:
Post a Comment