Rock Me Mama Like a Euro Train.

In 1978 there was nothing I wanted more than a train set. And on Christmas I got one. It was the Durango line, a little train set with cattle cars and flatbeds etc. My dad and I had big plans for it. We spent time in hobby shops, looking at layouts, buying magazines, accessories, building models. Eventually I even got my dream train, a Via passenger train, with lights in every car! Trains were hip and cool in the 70s. They were all over the movies, and there was a romance to them that seems to be missing today. That romance was best captured in Silver Streak, a suspense comedy with Jill Clayburgh and Gene Wilder. I had an unbelievable crush on Jill Clayburgh, I watched that movie again and again. When I came across this article from Life magazine on one of my favorite sites, I had to share it! But before you click on the link, check out the trailer for Silver Streak!