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The Railroad From ‘Stand by Me’ Has an Even Older Hollywood History
3+ week, 1+ day ago (234+ words) Mental Floss One of the key elements of the story involves the railroad along which the friends travel in order to look for the body, and the one which was used in the film happens to have a notable history…...