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Movies with scenes filmed at railroad stations which have since been demolished


Hi folks,
I'm a railroad fan, so I would like to ask a question related to filming locations:
As far as I know, there's quite a number of great railroad stations all across the U.S. which have been abandoned and, later, demolished (booo!!)
I read somewhere that even N.Y. Grand Central was in actual danger of getting razed - but in this case, the citizens of N.Y. said, NO, this is a sort of a landmark, we won't have it that way! And now it seems to have been restored and "polished", as far as I know.
Aren't there movies (no documentary features) with scenes filmed in one of these wonderful big, old buildings? And there should be "appearances" of some of these luxurious "named trains" for which the U.S. railroads were famous...
What I don't mean are the very old railroad features from "Wild West times"; I'm specifically interested in structures/buildings, filmed in the 1940s to 1970/1980s, and the named long-distance trains of these times...
Of course you can also refer me to movies where there are structures in an already abandoned state on screen... quite a melancholic view, but still, interesting...
Kind regards
Andreas (123all4me)

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Hello,
any suggestions welcome... and you needn't take the given "time frame" (1940s to 1980s) too strict - if there's a movie made before or after that period, feel free to list it. Thank you!
Kind regards
Andreas (123all4me)

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You might like this. Some nice pics of Grand Central Station. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/article-2271436/Grand-Central-Stations-100th-anniversary-A-palace-Manhattan.html

If I think of any movies like you are asking about I will let you know.

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Hello AS117,
many thanks for the interesting link! Would have been indeed a shame, had they torn down GCS (for just another skyscraper, or a parking lot...)!
As to New York City: Have you ever visited "forgottennewyork"? I think this is a very interesting web site. Recommended :-)
Kind regards
Andreas (123all4me)

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