Train Wreck

[PHAEDRIDER]

awesome crash ..

[LisaKomidar]

The first film that used it (the one that they actually did the wreck for) was Valley of Lost Hope. Lubin Films thought they would make great money from the footage but ended up loosing greatly when the cost of the cleanup came into play. The footage was taken in the town of Hudson which is between Philipsburg and Osceola. Blink and you've passed it. Our bar, The Alley Popper, was named for the line. I've tried locating the film Valley of Lost Hope before and could not.

[hollywoodeast5]

Ah, so the train wreck wasn't in Valley Forge as rumored, which explains why they didn't find any metal when x-raying the ground to look for the fossil bone cave. Thanks for posting this :)

[stllnrsch]

fantastic footage!Just found out Lubins film studio was the first and largest in the U.S.

[Logex97]

just frigging awesome

[badfish52596]

We just watched this on "history detectives" too. We actually live in Philipsburg where this was filmed. It was the first staged train wreck ever. How cool is that.

[betzwoodarchive]

You're right. It was the first staged train wreck for a film, and it cost them as much as most people were spending on entire films in those days. It's interesting that you knew where this was done. I guess folks in Philipsburg are still aware that this was done?

[badfish52596]

oh yes. It's a big "first" that we brag about. It was done on the "alley popper railroad" Philipsburg is very historic. i sent this video to the historical foundation of Philipsburg, PA

[keywizard]

COOL! I just found this by watching "HIstory Detectives" on PBS. Thanks for sharing!

[betzwoodarchive]

Wow. That was quick work. Glad you enjoyed it.

[Chub4ChubsRule]

Great film excerpt!