Turning the Movie Train
On Saturday, July 20th, Boardwalk Empire Productions filmed a few scenes for the HBO show "The Plot Against America" in Hoboken Terminal. The morning of the shoot the four ex-LIRR P72 coaches on loan from the New York, Susquehanna & Western Technical & Historical Society had to be turned and reconfigured to set the stage properly for the afternoons outdoor shoots on Track 15 in the depot. The cars were labeled for New York Central and Pennsylvania Railroad.
Metro-North's GP40PH-2M 4906 was used to power the move around the West End wye with a Black River & Western GP9 on the marker. The train is seen here passing West End tower on the return trip to Hoboken Terminal.
NJT X4906 @ West End Tower, Jersey City, NJ
MNCW GP40PH-2M 4906
BVDR GP9 811
Turning the Movie Train
On Saturday, July 20th, Boardwalk Empire Productions filmed a few scenes for the HBO show "The Plot Against America" in Hoboken Terminal. The morning of the shoot the four ex-LIRR P72 coaches on loan from the New York, Susquehanna & Western Technical & Historical Society had to be turned and reconfigured to set the stage properly for the afternoons outdoor shoots on Track 15 in the depot. The cars were labeled for New York Central and Pennsylvania Railroad.
Metro-North's GP40PH-2M 4906 was used to power the move around the West End wye with a Black River & Western GP9 on the marker. The train is seen here passing West End tower on the return trip to Hoboken Terminal.
NJT X4906 @ West End Tower, Jersey City, NJ
MNCW GP40PH-2M 4906
BVDR GP9 811