Article: A star-studded day in Duluth; George Clooney and Rene Zellweger charmed a crowd of hundreds of people (and one pig) during their brief visit. They were promoting their football film, which is set there.(NEWS)

Byline: COLIN COVERT; STAFF WRITER

Duluth, Minn. -- It was snow shovels, not spotlights, on the red carpet Monday in Duluth as two of Hollywood's biggest stars kicked off an unusual "whistlestop tour" to promote their new movie.

Trading L.A. sunshine for North Shore windchill, George Clooney and Rene Zellweger arrived at the city's historic railroad depot in grand style, riding an antique Iron Range Railway passenger car.

"We've been on this train for weeks," Clooney declared after a journey of about 400 feet. "We're exhausted."

A shivering knot of about 300 onlookers thronged the depot's entrance, autograph books and cellphone cameras ...

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