Railroads in the movies

[Anonymous]

Thanks for the title. For those who get the "Independent Film Channel", it was shown a few months back, and will probably be shown again. I think I did see an ad for it in either "Trains" or possibly "Railfan & Railroad", so it should be available for anyone interested in it. Ron H.

[Anonymous]

The best realistic railroad movie i've seen is "END OF THE LINE", with Wilford Brimley, and Levon Helm in it. Almost the whole movie is on or around the train and the yard. The movie is about the Railroad they work for is going to air frieght, and they "borrow" a yard geep, and leave out to go do something about it.
Awsome railroad movie!

[Anonymous]

Last i heard was that the wreck is still there, but the locomotive has been gutted out.

[edahrenhoerster]

As I recall the last Pentrax catalog had a full page list of movies featuring trains.
Also, there is a series of British comedy films based on the St. Trinians cartoons of the 1950s. the first 3 are still pretty funny. The 4th in the series, "The Great St. Trinians Train Robbery", was only mildly funny but did feature quite a bit of British RR action, including a chase involving a passenger train, a freight train, a motor car and a hand car. They are hard to find, though I did finally get all of them through a Canadian company that I found on the net.

[Anonymous]

DO YOU KNOW WHERE I CAN BUY THE MOVIE DANGHER LIGHTS???????

PLEASE TELL ME A.SAP


THANK U,

Ryan

[Anonymous]

He plays a Navy Seal pretending to be a cook.

[Anonymous]

Amazon.com has it for sale. $29.95 + tax & shipping

[Anonymous]

End Of The Line is available at Amazon.com

[dknelson]

I have not scrolled through every reply, but three films I think any railfan would enjoy
1. The Great Locomotive Chase (Disney) -- the General and Texas. Somewhat hokey acting but not bad at all and pretty accurate.
2. The General. Buster Keaton. A loose retelling of the General/Texas race. Great locomotive shots, great stunts and comedy by Keaton, and a genuine collapsed bridge scene that has to be seen to be believed. Some have said this movie is like seeing a Matthew Brady civil war photo come to life. Silent. Most commercials versions have hokey music. Until I saw this movie I never understood how kerosene headlights worked.

3. The Train. Burt Lancaster, Jeanne Moreau. I think this is the all time greatest railroad film ever made. European trains but you'll soon forget that. Some fine acting, a gripping story, great action shots, an actual bombing of a French railyard -- and I seem to recall that some camera men were killed or injured filming derailments right at spike and tie level! Seeing Burt Lancaster fix a drive rod or slide down the ladder from a yard tower is worth the price of admission. Somewhat violent for kids.
Dave Nelson

[Anonymous]

"In The Heat of the Night", great scenes on the GM&O, and in the abandoned roundhouse at Sparta, Illinois (I believe), great film and great acting too. ( S. Portier-R Stieger) "This Property is Condemmed" lots of railroad action, with Robert Redford-Natilie Woods-Charles Bronson.