Corleone station

Sparagogna station (“Corleone station”) — Between Agira and Regalbuto (Enna)

On screen

The 1920s. Vito, now a prosperous New York businessman, rides a steam train back to Corleone with his wife Carmela and their children, little Michael among them. In Corleone, Don Tommasino, Vito’s Sicilian partner, is waiting for them. Both the arrival and, later, the departure were filmed on this platform.

The place today

An abandoned country station in the heart of the island, between Catania and Enna, beside the Palermo–Catania motorway (A19). The yellow building still carries its name. Italian State Railways lent a genuine vintage steam locomotive for the shoot.

Did you know? Italian State Railways lent a real Gr 740 steam locomotive for the shoot.

Sources: Wikipedia IT · Almost Ginger