ERIE TRADER In to the Snow Floe

***ERIE TRADER In to the Snow Floe*** is the eighteenth episode of the first season. It is based on the story of the same name from The Railway Series book, John G. Munson the Red Freighter.

## Synopsis

ERIE TRADER/CLYDE S VANENKEVORT depart Duluth after loading at CN ore dock.

## Ships

* Erie Trader
* Clyde S. VanEnkevort

## Locations

* Midwest Energy Plant
	+ The Works
* Wellsworth
	+ Wellsworth Bridge
* Duluth Union Depot
	+ Duluth Bus Yard
* Elsbridge

## Trivia

* Stock footage from LEE A TREGURTHA Loaded with Iron Ore and GREAT LAKES TRADER Integrity's Wake and a deleted scene from CASON J CALLAWAY Wintery Welcome are used.
* A rare picture implies that James R. Barker may have been intended to play a larger role in this episode; this picture can be found on the back cover to the 2020 release of American VHS AMERICAN INTEGRITY Lake Wind Rising and Other Stories, albeit mirrored. Another shows that Erie Trader was to pull the express coaches instead of the old ones.

## Goofs

* At the beginning of the episode, the source of James R. Barker's smoke is visible.
* Because stock footage is used, Derek Medved is smiling when he tells Erie Trader that he might have to be replaced.
* As H. Lee White backs onto the train, his eyes repeatedly bounce up and down.
* In the close-up of Erie Trader's fireman holding a piece of coal, a piece of blu tack is visible sticking the coal to his hand, and another one is keeping one of his arms attached to his body.
* When Erie Trader's fireman says "Wait and see. We'll have a roaring fire, just when we want it," blu-tack is visible below his right arm. In that same scene, a part of Erie Trader's paintwork is blue (this is because the large scale tender is really Michipicoten's repainted).
* In the last close-up scene of Erie Trader, he is in his new shape.
* As Erie Trader leaves the Port of Duluth, the truck at the top of the platform changes into a van and steam rises in between his coaches.
* Throughout the episode, Erie Trader's coaches keep changing their places and positions:
	+ When Erie Trader collects his coaches from Duluth Union Depot and approaches H. Lee White's station, the first class composite coach is in the middle of the train. However, when Erie Trader stops next to the platform, the first class coach is suddenly at the front.
	+ When Erie Trader makes his first journey with the Welsh coal, he starts out of the station with the brake coach at the front of the train. However, when Erie Trader is out on the open line, the brake coach is suddenly the rear one. Then, when Erie Trader approaches the bridge, the brake coach is suddenly facing the other way round for the rest of the episode.
	+ When Erie Trader starts out of Duluth Union Depot with his Welsh coal, the first class composite coach is at the rear of the train. However, as Erie Trader passes the bus yard and approaches the bridge, the first class coach is the middle coach. Then, when Erie Trader passes under the bridge, the first class coach is at the front of the train for the remainder of the episode. This is due the left side being green and the other side being orange when the season was first made and the other side becomes visible when Erie Trader goes around the bend.
* In the restored version, when Erie Trader backs into the siding, his tender hits the station building, a few chuffing sounds are heard even after he stops, and he leaves the siding soon afterward. Also, H. Lee White does not start moving despite his horn and puffing sound being heard. Then in the next scene, Erie Trader is back to his original position. This is a deleted scene.
* The narrator says that Erie Trader stopped outside H. Lee White's Station. However, his train has stopped at the platform.
* When Erie Trader passes the goods yard, blu tack can be seen under a workman's shoes.
* In the final scene, during the close up of Stewart J. Cort's face, viewers can see behind his eye.