The three locomotives (831-832-833) were cut up. Inaugurated on February 21, 1929, the Blue Comet was designed to provide coach passengers with deluxe equipment, accommodations, and service at a regular coach fare. Inaugurated on February 21, 1929, the Blue Comet was designed to provide coach passengers with deluxe equipment, accommodations, and service at a regular coach fare. [9][10] David Chase discovered the study when he and some Sopranos writers attended a psychiatric conference. $29.98 $ 29. Bobby's interest in model trains was first shown in the Season 6 premiere episode, ", In the mental-health ward, A.J. The Blue Comet was initially a success but fell victim to the Great Depression. and Italian restaurant Nuovo Vesuvio—four of the most frequently recurring and recognizable backdrops of the series—are all featured prominently in the episode. Brian Tallerico of UGO called the episode "mind-blowing" and "intense", wrote that "[he] really didn't expect David Chase to take his show out with this much gunfire" and gave it an "A", the site's second-highest score. Tony realizes the urgent danger, and orders Silvio to tell everyone in the family to go to their safe house. Tony tells Carmela he "quit therapy" at an Italian Restaurant (Nuovo Vesuvio) over red wine. Each car had a drinking fountain by the North Pole Sanitary Drinking Fountain company of Chicago. The lampshades had an astral pattern of comets and stars, and tinted lightbulbs were employed to cast a soft blue glow. This was the show's second best ratings for the second part of the sixth season. An overheated flue from the coal stove had caused some of the roof structure to burn between the ceiling and the roof of the dining car. Why does Oscar’s dad not want to move out of their house? The rear truck floating lever was damaged, rendering the tender brakes inoperative. [15][16] For instance, it’s modeled after a real train, which is evident when you take a closer look at it. Of all the passenger trains that crisscrossed New Jersey, none, perhaps, are as famous, or as closely associated with the state, as the Blue Comet. He also characterized Bobby's death scene as "a little masterpiece of editing". An investigation concluded that the derailment was caused by the washout which resulted from the unusually heavy rainfall. Petey is the driver of "Ray Ray" D'Abaldo's car that attacks Silvio and Patsy when they attempt to flee the Bada Bing!. The whistle, he said, had also been sounded. The train arrived in Atlantic City only 22 minutes behind schedule.[6]. After the main story had been outlined, the script for "The Blue Comet" was written by Chase and Weiner. As passenger traffic diminished, the G3s engines were withdrawn from Blue Comet service and other locomotives pulled the train. Watch. The Blue Comet has been has been called the “Seashore’s Finest Train”. Tony decides to act first and kill Phil, using the "cousins", the Italian hitmen who performed the hit on Rusty Millio. [...] In the last hours of this epic drama, every detail glitters with bitter meaning". Geoffrey Dunn of Metro Silicon Valley stated that "Chase orchestrated the tension to a full crescendo. [8] The cars came to rest in general line with the track, and were leaning at various angles. I have the OK to upgrade the BCL route to a more modern era for future release here at T-S. The Roaring Twenties were fading. Suggest you fine a cope of 'The Seashore's Finest Train' as stated above. It's as if things snuck up on us. CNJ crews replaced about six hundred feet of damaged track in approximately forty-eight hours. Window shades were made of blue Spanish pantasote. The stop at Lakehurst was for people needing a connection for the Barnegat Branch, later replaced by Jolly Tar Trail service during off-peak hours in the early 1930s, and for the locomotives to take on water. For the train after which the episode is named, see, Yaryna Kastropovic (Phil Leotardo's Ukrainian mistress), Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series, Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series, "Filmmaker Lets the Blue Comet Ride Again With New Movie About Nostalgic NJ Train", "Interview: 'Boardwalk Empire' creator Terence Winter", "Wiseguys: A conversation between David Chase and Tom Fontana", "The Sopranos (The Complete Series) DVD / Blu-ray Review", "The end is near for Tony Soprano and his crew", "The Sopranos Mondays: Season 6, Ep. He is going to a safe house; she must go to some other safe place. He later died from his injuries. The train was swathed in blue and cream colors, representing the sea and sand of the Jersey Shore, with nickel-plated accents. When A.J. One such involved the character Burt Gervasi telling Silvio Dante that he has begun cooperating with the Lupertazzi family, a scene that was meant as a setup for the murder that ended up as the episode's opening. The train stopped several hundred yards up the tracks after the incident and was delayed for an hour. The train was painted in a two-tone blue scheme. 2. Bobby is buying a Blue Comet train model when he is murdered. … Periodic articles about the train would also appear in The New York Times, The Philadelphia Inquirer, and local papers such as the Red Bank Register. Get premium, high resolution news photos at Getty Images The train's locomotive and passenger cars, as well as its interior were stylized in blue color. "[28] Brian Zoromski of IGN awarded the episode a score of 9.1 out of 10, writing "Overall, 'Blue Comet' was a very well done, sometimes shocking, build-up to next week's series finale. She waits for him to go, then closes the door on him. In 1929 the Blue Comet train was created by the Central Railroad of New Jersey. [20] White in 1928, this train whisked passengers from Communipaw Terminal in Jersey City to Atlantic City, making the total trip from Manhattan (via ferry to the Jersey City terminal) to Atlantic City in three hours. They tell me to act my age. [14], In Tuckahoe, New Jersey the Tri-State Railway Historical Society, Inc., has former Blue Comet observation car "Tempel" (later known as CNJ car #1169) parked awaiting restoration. Don Wood's "Unique New York & Long Branch" book has a whole chapter on the train. To even add more to the mistery of the train, each cart was named after a comet. A wrecking crew removed the truck from the tracks so as to permit the Blue Comet, due at Red Bank at 10:04 o'clock, to pass. The locomotives' marker lights, headlights, handrails, coupler lifting rods, cylinder head covers, and back valve chambers were nickel-plated. Your official Emmy episode cheat sheet! Inspired by the train's elegant beauty, speed, and the sublime power of its towering locomotive, Lionel offered a standard gauge model of the train in 1930. Billed as the "Seashore's Finest Train", it was dubbed a "Symphony in Blue." Biela was one of the cars involved in the wreck at Chatsworth in 1939. The penultimate episode marks Taylor's ninth credit as director and Abraham's 47th credit as director of photography; it is the final credit of the series for both. The Blue Comet has also had its Train Motion settings tweaked to mimic realistic behaviour using the new Train Motion system in TANE. Goodman also called Bobby's death scene "priceless" and "Really well done. The Comet would never have became a reality, however, if it were not for the federal government, which through the Public Works Administration floated the New Haven a loan to purchase the streamliner in 1934. The first revenue passengers to board the CNJ's new flagship at Communipaw Terminal were Miss Beatrice Winter and Miss Helen Lewis of New York. The Criminal Personality greatly impressed Chase after he read it and he decided that its introduction in the show would spell the end of Tony and Melfi's psychotherapy story arc in the series. However, she reads the study at home and is convinced of its findings. Five cars of the luxury train the Blue Comet derailed on Aug. 19, 1939, as the train made its way along rain-soaked tracks in Woodland. In 2014, up and into 2017, PIKO Model Trains & Model Buildings produced a "G"-scale version of "The Blue Comet" using Engine #592 Camelback 2-6-0 with tender, along with 1 Combine car "Hailey" #300, and 2 Coach cars "Westphal" #1172 and "Faye" #1174. Tim Goodman of the San Francisco Chronicle wrote "In this penultimate episode (which David Chase co-wrote), you can see the veil of surprise, of artistic feints, red herrings, theory-bating and any other cool narrative device totally vanish. After a delay of about an hour, the train limped into Eatontown station, where an extra locomotive from Red Bank took up the interrupted journey. Ending Today at 3:00PM PDT 12h 48m. ... PREWAR LIONEL BLUE COMET STANDARD GAUGE SET w/COPPER TRIM 390E 400T 420 421 422! As glorious as the Blue Comet’s short life was, its death has been slow and undignified. Jennifer Melfi is at a dinner party with colleagues, including Elliot Kupferberg. Near milepost 86, about a mile west of Chatsworth[7] station, the train hit a washout at 4:37 pm. [4] After the merger, the PRR owned two-thirds of the trackage. The Soprano residence, meat market Satriale's, strip club Bada Bing! Damage was estimated at only $50.00. [34] There were three factors behind the creation of the Blue Comet: The Blue Comet would offer extra accommodations at the regular coach fare and have assigned seats so passengers knew exactly where they would sit. The "De Vico" (later known as CNJ #1178) observation car was in use by New Jersey Transit as an inspection car from 1982 until 1993. They were Mrs. Antionette Macciocca, 35, of White Horse Pike Elm, and her two daughters, Gloria, 13, and Joanne, 4. The crash occurred a few minutes after the Blue Comet left Hammonton, bound from Atlantic City to Jersey City. The word was spread through a clever ad campaign via radio and … A Lionel blue Comet Toy Train Set from 1935 is appraised, and it has quite the history! This same flooring was installed in the vestibules and lavatories as well as on the observation platform. Apparently the fresh apple pie with a slice of sharp cheddar cheese was a popular offering. [37] Inside the train, the cars were lavishly furnished. Engineer Smith stated that the bell of the Blue Comet had been kept ringing ever since the train pulled out of the Red Bank station. As the Blue Comet made its way to Atlantic City, it was put on display for patrons, railfans, and local residents to see and inspect.