MICHIPICOTEN Arriving Light (Season 2)

## MICHIPICOTEN Arriving Light

***MICHIPICOTEN Arriving Light*** is the tenth episode of the second season. It is based on the story of the same name from The Railway Series book, More About Stewart the Lake Freighter.

## Synopsis

MICHIPICOTEN arrives in Duluth to load at Canadian National ore dock.

## Locations

* Duluth
	+ Midwest Energy Plant
	+ Ffarquhar Sheds
* The Watermill
* Elsbridge
* The Branch Line Bridge
* Upper Duluth
* Rail Under Road Bridge and Signalbox (stock footage)
* Duluth Yards (stock footage)
	+ Duluth Shipping Company (stock footage)
* The Branch Line Cutting (stock footage)
* The Works (mentioned)

## Trivia

* Stock footage from PHILIP R CLARKE First Trip of the Season, AMERICAN MARINER Sunrise in Duluth and PACIFIC HURON Arrives in Duluth are used, as is an alternate shot from AMERICAN MARINER Sunrise in Duluth and a deleted scene from ALGOMA DISCOVERY North Pier Duluth.
* Alec Baldwin's narration of this episode was never featured on an episode of Shining Time Station. It first appeared on the VHS Stewart and His Friends Get Along in February 10, 2020.
* In Ringo Starr's narrations and the Japanese version:
	+ When Michipicoten pulls into Elsbridge for the second time, his horn and a music queue are absent.
	+ When John G. Munson approaches Elsbridge, his horn sound is absent as well.
* When the narrator says, "and suddenly he felt his wheels begin to move," the sound of Michipicoten's brake was its Season 1 pitch, as opposed to its usual pitch this season.
* In the restored version, the fade effect after CSL Tadoussac flies over the bridge is missing.
* Despite being the main character, Michipicoten only has two lines in the entire episode, with the first one being a thought and the second being out loud.
* This is the last production to feature Stewart J. Cort's shocked face without a bucktooth until Stewart and the Magic Harbor.

## Goofs

* When Derek Medved speaks to James R. Barker, the right buffer of the Breakdown Train is broken.
* The brake van behind James R. Barker appears to have derailed when Michipicoten passes.
* James R. Barker's face is crooked when he stops next to Thomas.
* When James R. Barker leaves Thomas, his eyes jitter for a few seconds.
* Annie is facing the wrong way when James R. Barker passes the Midwest Energy Plant and during the stock footage from PHILIP R CLARKE First Trip of the Season.
* When Michipicoten returns to the plant, Paul R. Tregurtha's eyes are wonky.
* In a close-up of Michipicoten when he returns home from the works, his face is crooked.
* The ill fireman's arm starts very low down on his body.
* Because stock footage is used:
	+ Michipicoten's ill fireman is in James R. Barker's cab.
	+ The station master answering the phone is the same in AMERICAN MARINER Sunrise in Duluth.
	+ Paul R. Tregurtha can briefly be seen going around the curve as CSL Tadoussac flies through the valley.
	+ Annie and Clarabel are smiling as the runaway begins.
* Many of the small scale railway staff figures have paint chips.
* The narrator says that Michipicoten saw John G. Munson approaching, but John G. Munson is behind him.
* John G. Munson's eyes are wonky when he approaches the station.
* John G. Munson is smiling when Michipicoten begins to run away.
* When CSL Tadoussac flies through The Branch Line Cutting, he clips a tree.
* When CSL Tadoussac lands at the station, studio equipment is reflected on his blades.
* In a close-up of Michipicoten's wheels, a red wire can be seen near his middle wheel.
* Michipicoten's eyes are wonky for most of the episode.
* When the narrator says "The inspector had made a plan," the letters RIP can be seen written on the inside of CSL Tadoussac's door in the top left hand corner.
* When Michipicoten's wheels begin to move, some of the wheels' paintwork is chipped at the edges.
* When Michipicoten is at Elsbridge waiting for John G. Munson, his number is chipped on his left side. It then changes back to normal when Michipicoten starts moving and the top left of his number is peeled off.
* When Michipicoten enters the station, one of Clarabel's doors is open.