In 1977, a man by the name of Phil Comeau, an Acadian from the region of Clare, Digby County, made a movie called "La Cabane". This was followed by his 1978 movie "Les Gossipeuses". Both films take place in Clare. Aside from being decently made comedy films that showcase a bygone era, both films contain short scenes that feature the railway.
In the first two screenshots (taken from 1977's "La Cabane"), we see the movie's main characters painting over a crossbuck since it reads "RAILWAY CROSSING" in English- this was a part of the film where the characters were rebelling against a supposed English 'takeover' of the French communities of Clare.
A CN Rail boxcar can be seen in the background, and there is a "2 TRACKS" sign on the crossing signal.. Which clearly means this must have been at one of the major stops in Clare, either Meteghan, Saulnierville or Church Point. We may never know however; I did manage to get in touch with Mr. Comeau and he does not recall where this scene was filmed.
The rest of the screenshots were taken from 1978's "Les Gossipeuses". In the first two, we see a CP Rail RDC passing by in the background. We only see the top portion of it unfortunately, but if one were to watch the movie, one would hear that the train is ringing its bell and is sounding its horn during this scene. I'm having a very difficult time trying to figure out where this scene was filmed, but I want to say the Norwood Road area (Maxwellton). I could be wrong of course.
In this next screenshot, we see a telegraph pole in the background with what looks like a milepost marker attached to it. This is in the same location as the first two screenshots. If only we could clearly see the milepost marker, we could figure out where this is located...
This final screenshot shows a crossbuck from the point-of-view of the main characters' car. Not much more to it, aside from one of the women in the car (this is supposed to be a chase scene) mentioning how the car they were following just blew through the crossing without looking out for a train. Again, no idea as to where this is supposed to be...
