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transporting lumber to various national markets. The building,
which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, features
unique design elements like semi-octagonal ticket windows and
pine brackets.
"It was actually on a private track that ran to one of the largest
paper mills here in the south," says Howard.
Production would need it for a roughly 10-day period that
included prep, shoot and strike.
The only issue was how to get the steam train there.
"We tried hard to get a real steam train, but it was just too
difficult," says Howard. "We met different reps for the active racks
to route it to us, but you run a real risk with these old trains. One
malfunction and you've now locked up active tracks. The other
issue was there were certain tracks to get to our location that we
were a little concerned about the weight of a steam engine train
A vampire serenade. Photo courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures
