The Secret Railroad or Les Voyages du Tortillard in French, was a series produced by Societe Radio-Canada of 52 (or possibly 61)[1] animated shorts made in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
It was originally recorded in English at Place D'Youville in Montreal then subsequently dubbed into French.
[2] It was produced by Peter Saunders and Danielle Marleau under the production company Films du Train Secret, and the participation of Les Société Radio-Canada and the Société de Développement de l'Industrie Cinématographique Canadienne.
(Voiced by Douglas Heintzman[4]) The main character is a young boy named Simon who discovers a magical steam locomotive hidden in the basement of his apartment building.
Passenger (Monsieur Globetrotteur in French), an old man who awaited the coming of the train for many a decade before Simon finally arrived.