Just watched one which I recorded last night on TCM - "The Hucksters," with Clark Gable, Ava Gardner, Deborah Kerr and Sydney Greenstreet, from 1947. Greenstreet's character says in New York that someone will be taking the Century and the Chief to Hollywood. So, Gable's character says he'll meet the guy on the train.
A few scenes later - a Dreyfus Hudson leading a passenger train what appears to be north along the Hudson. After movie had ended, was going to try to see cab number. When I slowed, though, realized it was printed backwards - train was running south - NEW YORK CENTRAL on tender was reversed. Then lots of interior shots of train cars with characters talking (studio, I'm sure), with process shots of river views.
A quick head-on shot of a Santa Fe loco taking the main through a turnout. Then shots of some Santa Fe diesels leading a train slowly at Albuquerque. Lead loco not in shot. The two units in the shot I couldn't see numbers - they each had four round portholes.
David
