Road Names

[AVM]

I was watching a movie that had a steam engine from the 1940's.
The road name on the engine was "Pacific Northwest".  Is this a legitimate
road name or fictitious for the movie?  Where can I find out more about this road name, and possibly get hold of some decals for my untitled steam engine.

[lanny]

Hi AVM,

My 'uneducated guess' is that it is a ficticious name for the movie. You could enter "Pacific Northwest RR' in Google and do a search. Also try Wikipedia with that name and see what you get.

lanny nicolet

[jayl1]

Private name decals are available from Champion (Champ)  Decals - or you can make up the words with Microscale letter sets. 

[ebtnut]

In most cases, the movie folk create ficticious names to avoid potential copyright issues and defamation suits.  Exceptions would be movies ABOUT the railroads--"Union Pacific"; "Denver and Rio Grande" come to mind.  I suspect that Sierra RR No. 3 has had more road names painted on her tender than Carter had pills.  The little 4-6-0 is perhaps best remembered for her supporting role in the "Petticoat Junction" TV series.