Fraizer implemented Shank’s ideas and the locomotive never derailed again, allowing film production to remain on schedule. Instead of modifying a historical piece, Shank showed them how the locomotive was built and what modifications they could do to make their reproduction negotiate the sharp curve above Creede. He asked Shank if his crew could modify it for production. He flew into Alamosa and went straight to Shank’s Monte Vista rail yard where he spotted a 1920 locomotive he liked. John Fraizer, special effects coordinator of FX Special Effects Studios, Burbank, California, was called in to find a solution. Each day lost in a production can cost thousands of dollars and puts the rest of the filming schedule behind. The crew tried widening the track but the locomotive continued to derail. Restricted lateral movement of the locomotive prevented it from making the sharp angled, seventeen degree turn. Shank told them the reproductions were too long and rigid. (A) Shank also became a consultant to Disney’s crews when authentic reproduction locomotives built by the American Locomotive Company kept derailing on these tracks. In fact, track was re-laid in locations throughout Willow Creek Canyon originally used by the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad in 1891. Scenes were shot on the rail line near South Fork and in the canyon above Creede. Shank is the founder of the Denver & Rio Grande Historical Railway Foundation, and more recently, Disney’s go-to guy for many set materials required for The Lone Ranger filming. Historic Railroad Sets Stage for Lone Ranger Movieĭon H.
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