[PRCo] Question For Chicago Area List Members

[Herb Brannon]

The passenger cars they used to simulate the wrecked train were double-deck
cars painted yellow and green. They were positioned around a grassy area in
front of the building I described. None of the passenger cars were actually
"wrecked". They all were positioned at different angles to each other but
weren't dented.

I thought about IRM and checked their website. Unfortunately there were no
photos of their buildings to compare with what I saw on the program. That
seems logical to tape the program there for railroad related scenes.

Thanks.


On Fri, Apr 4, 2014 at 7:26 PM, Bob Rathke <bobrathke at comcast.net> wrote:

> Herb,
>
> I didn't see "Chicago Fire" program, but I suspect that the scene was shot
> at the Illinois Railway Museum about 50 miles northwest of Chicago. With
> 500 pieces of rail equipment of all types, it has large metal barns like
> the TDB, trolley wire on bracket arms, and plenty of freight cars on the
> grounds.  The 5-mile mainline at the museum has wire for interurbans with
> trolley poles; the streetcar line makes a large loop around the property,
> and connects with the mainline. The museum grounds are extensive and are
> surrounded by farms. Many movies have been filmed at IRM, often using their
> 1940's Burlington Zephyr articulated train set.
> Bob
>
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> From: "Herb Brannon" <hrbran at cavtel.net>
> To: "Western PA Trolley discussion" <
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> Sent: Friday, April 4, 2014 5:58:28 PM
> Subject: [PRCo] Question For Chicago Area List Members
>
> Earlier this week I watched the weekly running, on NBC, of the drama
> "Chicago Fire". The program is taped, live, in the city of Chicago. This
> weeks episode was a re-run which I did watch several weeks ago. This second
> time through it, rather than follow the action of the characters, I paid
> close attention to what was going on in the background.
>
> Normally, being taped in Chicago, all outdoor scenes are very "urban" in
> nature. This episode had a scene where a commuter train came off the tracks
> and caused lots of drama. This scene was not in an urban area however. It
> was in a more open setting outside the city.
>
> I noticed, in the background, single-arm bracket trolley overhead poles
> along the side of a long building similar "in looks" to the TDB at PTM. The
> building was kind of a neutral color with a red roof and was a considerable
> distance in length. Some shots toward one end of that building gave a view
> of the trolley wire on bracket arms giving way to regular span wires over
> what could have been a yard area. There were several "vintage" railroad
> freight cars parked on the tracks in that area.
>
> The question is, where in Chicago is there an electric railroad using
> regular trolley wire?
>
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