Re: #483 - 'The Harlot Begins' -or- 'The Red One Rises' ... 
| May 18, 2013 06:22PM |
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Perfect timing on your "Scarlet Harlot" thread, David -
Ernie Robart recently sent me several more slides to scan, a few of which will
appear as prints in Larry Jensen's upcoming book on the movie railroads (and
their non-human stars). Please note that the following are Copyright ©
1968 & 2013 by Ernest W. Robart - ALL rights reserved.
Here's #483 in Durango, painted up but not yet lettered as "Grand Mountain RR Line" freight locomotive #550, shortly before leaving for Chama to appear in 'The Lilies and the Goats' 'The Good Guys and the Bad Guys', September 16, 1968:
Here she is on the relocated line east of Arboles a few hours later:
... and crossing Highway 84 a few miles west of Chama late in the afternoon:
By September 29 #483's tender had been lettered, but her cab not (yet?) numbered for her role as GMRRL freight locomotive #550:
Finally, in all her hideous glory, the Scarlet Harlot - Grand Mountain RR Line passenger locomotive #577 - basks in the afternoon sun on October 9, 1968:
Meanwhile, back in Durango, D&RGW #473 was being prepped to appear as Union Pacific #478 in 'Botch Casually and the SomeDunce Kid' 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid' ...
- Rüsso
p.s. For the apparent inspiration of #483's "Hollywierd" makeup, see [ngdiscussion.net].
Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 05/19/2013 01:39PM by Russo Loco.
Ernie Robart recently sent me several more slides to scan, a few of which will
appear as prints in Larry Jensen's upcoming book on the movie railroads (and
their non-human stars). Please note that the following are Copyright ©
1968 & 2013 by Ernest W. Robart - ALL rights reserved.
Here's #483 in Durango, painted up but not yet lettered as "Grand Mountain RR Line" freight locomotive #550, shortly before leaving for Chama to appear in '
Here she is on the relocated line east of Arboles a few hours later:
... and crossing Highway 84 a few miles west of Chama late in the afternoon:
By September 29 #483's tender had been lettered, but her cab not (yet?) numbered for her role as GMRRL freight locomotive #550:
Finally, in all her hideous glory, the Scarlet Harlot - Grand Mountain RR Line passenger locomotive #577 - basks in the afternoon sun on October 9, 1968:
Meanwhile, back in Durango, D&RGW #473 was being prepped to appear as Union Pacific #478 in '
- Rüsso
p.s. For the apparent inspiration of #483's "Hollywierd" makeup, see [ngdiscussion.net].
Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 05/19/2013 01:39PM by Russo Loco.
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