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The Secret Railroad (1979)

The Secret Railroad poster
Directed by
Danielle Marleau, Peter Sander
Country
Canada
Length
1 season, 1 episode
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This series follows the adventures of a small train. Each five minute episode shows a brief journey or encounter.

whimsicalgentleplayfulcharminglightheartedshortnostalgic

What happens

The Secret Railroad or Les Voyages du Tortillard in French, is a series produced by Societe Radio-Canada of 52 (or possibly 61) animated shorts made in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Episodes last 5 minutes each. It was originally recorded in English at Place D'Youville in Montreal then subsequently dubbed into French. It was produced by Peter Saunders and Danielle Marleau under the production company Films du Train Secret, and the participation of Les Société Radio-Canada and the Société de Développement de l'Industrie Cinématographique Canadienne. . It also aired in the United States on The Great Space Coaster in the early 1980s. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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