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In 1876, Johnny Jameson , a "drummer" (traveling salesman), is the only passenger on the inaugural run of the Tomahawk and Western Railroad's narrow gauge train through the Colorado Rockies. The train is pulled by the Tomahawk and Western's only locomotive, a Baldwin ten-wheeler named Emma Sweeny.
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EMMA SWEENY – THE MOVIE. In 1949 Twentieth Century Fox produced the color film A Ticket to Tomahawk. The premise of the movie, set in 1876, was that to save the franchise of the Tomahawk & Western Railroad, a train must reach Tomahawk along with at least one paying passenger by a fast approaching deadline – and the stage line will do ...
A TICKET TO TOMAHAWK. Right side of restored model locomotive at Santa Rita Park in summer 2017. Photo; George Niederauer. In August and September 1949 20th Century Fox filmed A Ticket to Tomahawk mainly in the Durango and Silverton area, followed by camp scenes at their Los Angeles studio.
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Aug 24, 2020 · The wooden prop train engine, The Emma Sweeney used in filming was restored, and it now sits on display at Santa Rita Park.<br><br>Ed Horvat for Animas Museum, edhorvat@animasmuseum.org....
Dec 18, 2015 · The Emma Sweeny is a replica mainly made of wood and steel that was built in Hollywood for the 1950 movie “Ticket to Tomahawk” that was filmed in Silverton and Durango. Copy article link....
Dec 1, 2018 · A replica “Emma Sweeny” was built for these scenes at a cost of $40,000. Photos of Emma Sweeny #1, the replica 4-6-0 built for the 1950 movie, A Ticket to Tomahawk, now on display in Santa Rita Park, Durango, CO.
May 8, 2016 · The cast also includes Walter Brennan, who looks over his train engine — named Emma Sweeney — like an overprotective husband. And you’ll spot Marilyn Monroe, looking gorgeous, of course, in an early uncredited role as Clara, a member of a dance troupe that tags along on the trip to Tomahawk.
