Okay, Dale, so I’m not a big Agatha Christie fan – a la Murder on the Orient Express. My point of reference tends to be Alfred Hitchcock, who loved to film scenes on trains at least as far back as The Lady Vanishes (1938). But now I’m thinking about North by Northwest, and what may just be the sexiest scene in Hollywood history (at least, in which everybody remains fully dressed). Eva Marie Saint starts her seduction of Cary Grant over a white tablecloth supper in the dining car and then finishes in her private berth. Hoo-boy! I just have one question: if I ride the Grandluxe, will I meet a mysterious blonde, too?

Josh

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