Summary The Yosemite Valley Railroad, which runs through the breathtaking scenery and stunning vistas of the Merced River Canyon to its terminus at El Portal outside Yosemite National Park, is on the brink of failure. The grandson of a Chinese railroad laborer embarks on a romantic, but ultimately doomed, quest to save this railroad from being sold for scrap. His love of trains finds him working as a railroad-man, instead of at his father's profitable business. He manages to locate a wealthy eccentric investor to help him acquire the railroad, but its financial inviability makes this a quixotic reprieve, at best. The film also portrays the anti-Asian racism present in America at the conclusion of World War II. View more details
Directed : Christopher Munch
Written : Christopher Munch
Stars : Henry Gibson Jeri Arredondo Michael Stipe Peter Alexander
Genres : Drama
Release date : May 1, 1997
Countries of origin : United States
Language : English
Filming locations : Ahwahnee Hotel, Yosemite Valley, Yosemite National Park, California, USA
Production companies : Blurco Stark Productions Antarctic Pictures
Summary The Yosemite Valley Railroad, which runs through the breathtaking scenery and stunning vistas of the Merced River Canyon to its terminus at El Portal outside Yosemite National Park, is on the brink of failure. The grandson of a Chinese railroad laborer embarks on a romantic, but ultimately doomed, quest to save this railroad from being sold for scrap. His love of trains finds him working as a railroad-man, instead of at his father's profitable business. He manages to locate a wealthy eccentric investor to help him acquire the railroad, but its financial inviability makes this a quixotic reprieve, at best. The film also portrays the anti-Asian racism present in America at the conclusion of World War II. View more details
Genres : Drama
Release date : May 1, 1997
Countries of origin : United States
Language : English
Filming locations : Ahwahnee Hotel, Yosemite Valley, Yosemite National Park, California, USA
Production companies : Blurco Stark Productions Antarctic Pictures
