announce1 Check your television schedules, because this is a must-see for anyone who is either a) as train buff,r b) a movie buff or c) both.
The Train, 1965, starring Burt Lancaster: the powerful story of a group of French railway workers who will stop at nothing to prevent the Germans from taking a train loaded with the art treasures of the French nation to Germany in the closing days of the war.
This film has it all, action, suspense and some of the best working railroad footage probably ever captured for a film. From sabotage to wrecks, from repairs to derailments, from the cab to the switching tower, this film has it all for anyone with even a shred of love for steam railroading, action and just plain great action.
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The Train, 1965, starring Burt Lancaster: the powerful story of a group of French railway workers who will stop at nothing to prevent the Germans from taking a train loaded with the art treasures of the French nation to Germany in the closing days of the war.
This film has it all, action, suspense and some of the best working railroad footage probably ever captured for a film. From sabotage to wrecks, from repairs to derailments, from the cab to the switching tower, this film has it all for anyone with even a shred of love for steam railroading, action and just plain great action.
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