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Out For Some Sun

This astounding sight greeted me as I entered the Museum yesterday.  A long line up of steam locomotives on the car line trackage - pieces which rarely see the light of day, even one of them.  The event was last Thursday and Friday when IRM was host for location shooting for the new hardcore action movie, TRANSFORMERS 4.  At least that is how the studio describes it.  It is scheduled to be released in June 2014.

As you can see, service on the car line had to be annulled for the day, and probably today also.  I saw the wood L cars running on the main line.  But Friday, the studio was out en mass complete with car chase scenes and two helicopters in the air.  Apparently there are fans of this sort of thing and they came to IRM to try to get a peek at the action and  celebrities.  By late afternoon Olson Road was lined with 30 or 40 parked cars, and the occupants along our fence peering inside.  Movie security kept them at bay.  But it has been reported from reliable sources that MARK WAHLBERG was seen inside our diner snacking and visiting with staff.

That is not all  you will find outdoors for photo opportunities.  Virtually all the pieces that live inside Barn 9 are out and spotted in some location around the property.  But hurry, they will not be there for long, since operating tracks need to be cleared for next weekend.