SP #2353 starred in another production on July 22 and 23. The Irish group B*Witched sang "Jesse Hold On" and danced their way through the Campo depot area, with many scenes featuring our big steamer as a background. The four girls from Dublin (twins Edele and Keavy Lynch, Sinead O'Carroll and Lindsay Armaou) worked hard for two long days, even though the hot weather was nothing like that in Ireland!
The video begins with #2353 pulling a long passenger train into the station with Denby Jones at the throttle and Ken Kahan as fireman. Conductor Jack O'Lexey waves a flag to stop the train and lots of extras are on hand as passengers. A small platform was built and placed in front of the baggage car as a location for one of the dance scenes. Jim Baker can be seen here carrying a parcel behind the dancers. Engineer Larry Williams was creating puffs of steam on demand by turning a valve in the cab.
The final scene has the girls standing on the platform of the private car Robert Peary as it leaves the depot eastbound. Some scenes were shot at night, with #2353 brilliantly illuminated. Each of the girls was filmed individually (cameos) singing her part of the song with the locomotive right behind. Lew Wolfgang, Mike Edwards and Bob Kredel acted as liaisons with the mostly British production crew.
 Jim Baker and
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 Jack
O'Lexey and
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 Jim
Baker and Larry Williams
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 1916 Campo Depot
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 Lindsay
Armaou
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 1912 4-6-0 SP #2353
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 Jack O'Lexey
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 Ken
Kahan and Denby Jones
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 Bob
Kredel and Lew Wolfgang
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