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Thursday, September 26th, 2013
A Hollywood urban legend dictates that The Wild Wild West and Petticoat Junction used the same locomotive. Like most urban legends, this one has a kernel of truth. Jensen clarifies the issue by explaining the lineage of the trains involved.
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Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on All Aboard the Hooterville Cannonball! Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of “Petticoat Junction” (Part 5 of 5)
Sunday, September 22nd, 2013
Fifty years ago this week, America’s love affair with trains began a weekly trek of climbing aboard the Hooterville Cannonball train and rolling down the tracks to the junction.
Petticoat Junction.
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Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on All Aboard the Hooterville Cannonball! Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of “Petticoat Junction” (Part 1 of 5)
A Hollywood urban legend dictates that The Wild Wild West and Petticoat Junction used the same locomotive. Like most urban legends, this one has a kernel of truth. Jensen clarifies the issue by explaining the lineage of the trains involved.