| Posted by on February 24, 2017 | |
Is this where they shot the closing scene to the movie -- IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT?
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Not all that far off, Tom. The scene was filmed in Sparta, IL (fictionally Sparta, MS in the movie). Passenger service had not existed in Sparta since the late 50's - and never with E units in charge - so the movie train must have been quite a spectacle for any local rail fan. But I'm surprised photos of the train getting to Sparta from St. Louis and back are rare - if indeed any exist at all.
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| Posted by xBNSFer on February 25, 2017 | |
That movie was immediately brought to my mind as well, the shot is even taken the year the movie was made. However, I don't think this was where they filmed the train station shots, because the station in the movie had multiple tracks in front of it, not a single track as seen here.
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| Posted by tsched on February 25, 2017 | |
Tom, I believe that was in Sparta, Illinois though in the movie it was depicted as Sparta, Mississippi.
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The closing scene of "In the Heat of the Night" came to my mind as well, and yes, it was in fact; Sparta, and not Granite City. Nice catch!
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