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Another movie that, while not a train film per se none the less features a lot of railroad footage is: The Journey of Natty Gann (1985) by Disney. A depression era movie about a girl who travels cross country by train "hobo style" to be with her father. Allong the way the girl picks up an unlikely companion and protector - a wolf (played by a dog). The movie also features an excellent train wreck scene that is very convincing. Film critic Leonard Maltin in his 2003 movie reveiw book gives it 3 stars and a positive recomendation. As for short but good train scenes in non railroad films, be sure to check out the following: The Fugitive (1993) with Harison Ford. Features an excellent train wreck scene ussing real railroad equipment including a high nose GP30 and a U25B! Blue Thunder (1983) with Roy Scheinder. The movie is about a high tech police helicopter but the director must have been a train buff considering how many times trains are mentioned or shown in the film. For example in the movie, Roy Scheider playing police chopper pilot Frank Murphy meets a friend in a railroad museum, the conclusion of the movie has Murphy landing his high tech helicopter in front of a moving freight train pulled by a pair of GE 70 ton switchers, and just before the credits roll you hear a voice over of a telivision report summing up the movie and then mentions for his next news story "a high speed bullet train that maybe comming to southern California, maybe". Superman (1978) with Christopher Reeve, Gene Hackman, and Ned Beatty. Young Clark Kent outruns what appears to be a repainted Canadian Pacific passenger train being pulled by an F7. Lex Luther's hideout is in New York's Grand Central Terminal, Lex Luthor even usses a New Haven FL9 to dispose of a New York detective who had followed henchman Otis to the entrance of the secret lair. Finally don't miss the scene where Superman saves an Amtrak train with a SDP40F triple header pulling heritage equipment including a Northern Pacific dome car (look closely for the NP emblem durring the interior shot of the dome when the train is threatend by a rock slide). Francis Joins the Wacs (1954) Staring Donald O'Connor and Francis the Talking Mule. Fifth movie of Francis the Talking Mule series wich inspired Mr. Ed the Talking Horse TV Series. This movie opens up with early 1950's railroading on the Southern Pacific, includes vintage diesels in the Black Widow paint scheme, Pullmans, and SP frieght cars. Plus an interesting scene involving a water plug for filling steam locomotive tenders.
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