How could I possible refuse an invitation such as this?
Sadly, what we wrote up did not get recommended for further review so I filed away what we had written up and periodically would think -- what if we had been able to do a movie together?!
A few weeks ago, I was going over some of my files and happened to come across our proposal and memories came flooding back.
Since I was born in Canada I do have a soft spot for Canadians and, given my research, all forms of transportation and network problems.
Today, I received a message from Alexander Low (my Co-PI on the preproposal) and, in his message, he said that he and his brother, Stephen Low, did produce an IMAX railway film, "Rocky Mountain Express." It is a steam train journey through the Canadian Rockies that relates the epic story of the building of the Canadian Pacific Railroad. The image above is from a brochure that Alexander forwarded to me. The film is now playing in a few markets in the US (including Chicago) and in the Hague in Europe.
There is a theatrical trailer of the movie posted on Youtube.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9pFocxpM524
More information on the movie and where it is showing is available here.
I look forward to seeing it and congratulations to the Lows for this stunning and educational production!
Perhaps there will be an opportunity to work on a project on sustainable transportation in the not too distant future.
I have read the rave reviews of this film with some viewers coming back over half a dozen times!
Given that my husband is an avid railfan and collector of model trains, this will definitely be a family excursion. Perhaps it is also time to take a train across Canada!
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