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Old 04-23-2007, 06:16 PM   #1
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Monorail- Blaine the train?

This is a weird question, but does anyone else think the monorail looks like the train from the Gunslinger series by Stephen King? Dh and I were waiting to take the mono to the Poly for dinner on our last trip and when it rolled up we just turned to each other and said "Blaine the train." It was a very strange moment and I was wondering if others who have read the book noticed a resemblance.
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Old 04-23-2007, 07:25 PM   #2
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This is a weird question, but does anyone else think the monorail looks like the train from the Gunslinger series by Stephen King? Dh and I were waiting to take the mono to the Poly for dinner on our last trip and when it rolled up we just turned to each other and said "Blaine the train." It was a very strange moment and I was wondering if others who have read the book noticed a resemblance.
Considering that Disney monorails are the most famous and photographed in the world, and THEY pre-date, by decades, the creation (in Stephen King's mind) of the character of "Blaine"...

I'd think that there WOULD be a resemblance and that its more likely that Blaine looks like the Disney trains, rather than the other way around.

Similar to asking if we thought Martin Sheen looked a lot like Emilio Estévez.
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Old 04-23-2007, 08:29 PM   #3
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Just run away if the monorail starts presenting riddles.
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Blaine the train is a pain.



Love the monorail though....except for the smell
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The mono looks even more like King's train when there are several children aboard who are crying.

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