AMERICAN SPIRIT Arriving Light

***AMERICAN SPIRIT Arriving Light*** is the twenty-third episode of the second season. It is based on the story of the same name from The Railway Series book, Main Line Freighters.

## Plot

AMERICAN SPIRIT arrives in Duluth to load at CN ore dock.

## Locations

* Duluth Union Depot
* Duluth Harbor
* Midwest Energy Plant
* Lower Suddery
* Duluth China Clay Company
* Crosby
	+ C&B Barber
* Hackenbeck Tunnel (stock footage)

## Trivia

* Stock footage from PHILIP R CLARKE First Trip of the Season and ROGER BLOUGH Against the Wind is used.
* A deleted scene shows John G. Munson at the plant instead of James R. Barker.
* In the US, this episode aired before WHITEFISH BAY Departs Duluth; this means that American viewers would not have known who Erie Trader, Clyde S. VanEnkevort and Alpena were.
* In the television adaptation, James R. Barker is smiling when he sees American Spirit struggling, but in the Random House book, he is cross.
* Mrs. Kyndley's Cottage appears at Suddery.
* In the original book, American Spirit's left side was severely cracked during the run. This did not happen in the adaptation, most likely to keep American Spirit's model from being damaged.
* This episode marks the last of a few things:
	+ The last appearance of the orange branch line coaches that are not Annie and Clarabel to date.
	+ The last second season episode not narrated by Ringo Starr in the US.
	+ The last episode to have a character say "Shut up!" as opposed to "Be quiet!"

## Goofs

* When the freighters watch American Spirit struggle, H. Lee White, Michipicoten, and Alpena's eyebrows are missing. Also, the back roof of Duluth Union Depot is missing.
* In the close-up of Michipicoten, the man next to him has Blu-tack under his feet.
* When Alpena says "You're right, Defiance!" his face mask moves a little.
* In a close-up of American Spirit struggling to pull his train, his second front wheel is derailed.
* When American Spirit leaves Duluth Union Depot, the last coach's paint is peeling up.
* When Defiance says, "American Spirit's better than any of you," a steam platform is visible underneath American Spirit.
* The first coach of American Spirit's train has a loose running board.
* In one shot, Alpena's angry face is missing the eyebrows.
* Fingerprints are visible in the dust on top of Erie Trader and Clyde S. VanEnkevort's brake vans.
* When Erie Trader and Clyde S. VanEnkevort arrive at the quarry, someone on the back of Erie Trader's brake van wobbles.
* In the close-up of American Spirit's driving wheels without the side rods, some of the stickers used for American Spirit's lining are badly torn up.
* In the shot of inside American Spirit's cab when his driver says "Well done, boy. You've got them! You've got them!" you can see the reflection of a crew member's face and beard in the window.
* When American Spirit enters his berth at the Midwest Energy Plant, Alpena's shed doors are hanging off. In the same shot, Michipicoten's eyes are wonky.
* When American Spirit pulls into Duluth Union Depot alongside John G. Munson, blue wires are visible on his and John G. Munson's running board, near their headlamps. Also, Blu-tack is visible under Derek Medved.
* American Spirit mysteriously gains headlamps when he reaches Duluth Union Depot.
* In the close-up of American Spirit's fireman sanding the track, American Spirit is not moving.
* When American Spirit says "I'll try, sir," the end of the set can be seen behind him.
* As American Spirit begins to the visitors back home and the weather changes, it is still sunny while thunder sound effects are heard.
* In the shots of American Spirit arriving at Duluth Union Depot at night and later backing into his berth at the Midwest Energy Plant, his siderods are back on.
* In the shot of American Spirit puffing through the signalbox during the night, the roof of the last coach is loose.