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| Author: | Alexander D. Mitchell IV [ Tue Feb 26, 2019 12:19 am ] |
| Post subject: | Geico Commercial with the Hobo Chicken--Where? |
Go ahead and bump this to Railfanning if you must: I have someone looking desperately for information on the railroad on which the GEICO commercial featuring a "free-range chicken," set to Roy Orbison's "Ride Away," was filmed. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z38evlC-EiY I long ago assumed that it was filmed on the Filmore & Western RR in California, which seems to have replaced the Sierra RR as the default "Hollywood/TV railroad". But now that I look at the Fillmore & Western's own list of past productions, it includes not that commercial, but a different GEICO commercial: http://www.fwry.com/filmproduction/uplo ... 3_16_a.pdf We don't see much, and I have someone that wants more information on the location/type of the truss span seen, and the specific vintage boxcar seen with the chicken riding. (Sounds like they're planning a model railroad diorama--and it's been done before: https://cwerailroad.blogspot.com/2015/0 ... n-car.html ) On the off chance that someone on here recognizes the RR depicted, any help? |
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| Author: | PMC [ Tue Feb 26, 2019 3:15 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Geico Commercial with the Hobo Chicken--Where? |
Here is the agency that made the ad, you might try asking them: https://martinagency.com/ Geico is (or was) owned by Berkshire Hathaway, which also owns BNSF, but I can't see them arranging filming. |
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| Author: | NS 3322 [ Tue Feb 26, 2019 9:16 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Geico Commercial with the Hobo Chicken--Where? |
It is definitely the Fillmore and Western. The bridge, the old (ex-Arizona & California) GP35 #3502. and older style boxcar are the giveaways. |
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| Author: | Alexander D. Mitchell IV [ Wed Feb 27, 2019 12:34 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Geico Commercial with the Hobo Chicken--Where? |
May I ask where the bridge is, and if anyone can ID the boxcar type/origin? UPDATE: It took me a while, but I found the bridge: http://bridgehunter.com/ca/ventura/bh38551/ Photo #5 confirms it with the same mountain in the background. Now, the boxcar: I found photos of the anonymous gray/silver car; can anyone ID its heritage? http://www.fwry.com/Equipment/Freight.html 
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| Author: | Brian Norden [ Wed Feb 27, 2019 12:48 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Geico Commercial with the Hobo Chicken--Where? |
Alexander D. Mitchell IV wrote: I long ago assumed that it was filmed on the Filmore & Western RR in California, which seems to have replaced the Sierra RR as the default "Hollywood/TV railroad". The union agreement between the studios and the crafts is said to have a provision that if a location shoot is within a specific mile radius of .. say Hollywood & Vine .. it can be a "report to site." This meaning the worker travels on his/her own cost to the location; if the location is beyond the radius the workers get transportation from the studio to location shoot site. The Filmore & Western is within this radius.This is why Filmore & Western gets used for movie shoots while further away locations do not. |
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| Author: | NS 3322 [ Wed Feb 27, 2019 9:30 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Geico Commercial with the Hobo Chicken--Where? |
Redundant post. |
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| Author: | Alexander D. Mitchell IV [ Wed Feb 27, 2019 9:32 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Geico Commercial with the Hobo Chicken--Where? |
The first boxcar is the one in the commercial. See my updated post above for more on the bridge. (Dang, a Parker truss...... a bit more difficult to model or whatever.....) |
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