JOHN G MUNSON Bringing Stone

***JOHN G MUNSON Bringing Stone*** is the third episode of the third season. It is based on the story Double Header from The Railway Series book, The Eight Famous Freighters.

## Synopsis

JOHN G MUNSON arrives in Duluth carrying limestone.

## Locations

* Duluth Hault
* Wellsworth
* The Viaduct
* Lower Duluth
* Duluth Union Depot
	+ Duluth Yards
* Midwest Energy Plant
* The Windmill
* The Country Line
* Hawin Croka Canal
* The Valley Bridge
* Crovan's Gate
* The Works (mentioned)

## Trivia

* This episode was originally planned to be a part of the second season, but was pushed back to the third season for unknown reasons.
* In a bunch of rare pictures:
	+ When Paul R. Tregurtha comes to Herbert C. Jackson's rescue, he is on the line next to Herbert C. Jackson and coming from the same direction rather than the opposite.
	+ Herbert C. Jackson is seen going under the bridge instead of over it.
	+ John G. Munson's express coaches are red instead of green.
	+ Michipicoten is crossing the viaduct in the opposite direction.
	+ The scenes of John G. Munson boasting to Herbert C. Jackson about pulling the express and Derek Medved telling Herbert C. Jackson to go to the works to have his worn parts mended were shown to originally take place at the Midwest Energy Plant, as shown in three photos, two of which show Herbert C. Jackson looking cross while in the plant with John G. Munson.
* Due to the fact that the Skarloey Harbor and Crovan's Gate were not introduced in the television series until Season 4, Crovan's Gate is represented by the Duluth Union Depot set, slightly redressed and with no clear shots of the station's sign.
* Pre-filmed footage from PRESQUE ISLE Out of the Mist is used.
* Michipicoten calling to the coaches and his line when he leaves the station is the same as Michipicoten Goes Foreign.
* This is the only time a brake van is seen at the end of Stewart J. Cort's passenger train until A New Arrival.
* In the early UK narration, John G. Munson says "Look at me, I'm the smartest, most useful freighter on the line" when he pulls up alongside Herbert C. Jackson.
* Paul R. Tregurtha's horn is at a slightly lower pitch in this episode. It would return to its normal pitch in FEDERAL CHURCHILL and the G Tug Assist then resume the lower pitch in INDIANA HARBOR and the Rising Sun and would stay that way for the rest of the season.

## Goofs

* Derek Medved and Herbert C. Jackson's conversation is out of sync in the UK narration.
* When Michipicoten called out to the coaches in the beginning of the episode, his eyes are wonky.
* Herbert C. Jackson starts to move before John G. Munson does, even though he has no steam. In addition, steam can be seen coming out of his stack in the restored version.
* When Herbert C. Jackson's fireman says "Please, take me back to the station. It's an emergency," the faded marks of where a smile had been are visible behind his frown.
* In a rare picture, Herbert C. Jackson's face is loose and John G. Munson's face is crooked as well as his eyes being wonky.
* John G. Munson took Herbert C. Jackson to Duluth Union Depot, not the Works.
* In the close-up of Herbert C. Jackson's water tank, the colour of his wood is brighter than it normally is.