Received the following via email.
The TRI-STATE RAILWAY HISTORICAL SOCIETY, INC.
Presents "A Night at the
Movies" with Mitch Dakelman at the Bickford Theater
Morris Museum, 6 Normandy
Heights Road, Morristown, NJ 07960. Thursday,
February 13, 2014, 7:00
PM
Tri-State continues its 50th Anniversary year by featuring long-time
members as presenters. For Thursday, February 13th, we'll feature some
classic movies from avid railroad film collector Mitch Dakelman. First will
be film called "GG1: An American Classic." During the final weeks of GG1
operation in 1983, Mike and Marianne Autorino, of Avanti Productions,
documented GG1 4877. It was the pride of the fleet as the only one remaining
still in a heritage paint scheme, the attractive Tuscan red that was
developed in 1952 to run with Pennsy's new and luxurious Congressional. Mike,
who passed away in November 2013, mounted cameras on the "motor," to provide
dramatic angles rarely seen by a traveler. Cliff Underwood, a veteran PRR
engineer, wrote a song called "Big Red," which is heard throughout the film
by a local musical group. Expertly narrated by well-known NRHS member and
professional voice-over artist Tom Moran, this is a great story about a
legendary engine, filmed in color and with on-location sound. The GG1 4877 in
this film is in the URHS collection in Boonton, and has recently be restored
to its original Brunswick Green and gold stripes. This film is one of the
best-done efforts from anyone in the railroad field, and it's worth a
look.
Next we'll see "Raymond Loewy, Industrial Designer." Loewy's design
work was everywhere in the 1930s and '40s, and he's the man who improved the
look and design of the GG1s. He designed everything from automobiles to the
Princess Phone to Spacelab (in 1979). Loewy was interviewed on a 60 Minutes
program, and the segment was sold by CBS to school and public libraries
for additional screenings. Mitch was able to acquire a 16mm copy on eBay
and will be pleased to run the film for the audience. We'll be watching
vintage films on a vintage project projector, as these films were meant to be
seen. This is a program not to miss.
We will have a selection of
books, videos and memorabilia for sale before the meeting. Light refreshments
will be available. Doors open at 7:00 p.m., meeting at 7:30, entertainment
about 8:00 p.m. Admission is free, all are welcome. For weather updates see
our website at www.tristaterail.org, or visit Tri-State Chapter NRHS on
Facebook.