War of the Worlds

[Sterling1]

QUOTE: Originally posted by jeaton

QUOTE: Originally posted by naterich89

In the new Steven Spielberg movie, War of the Worlds, there is a scene where an Amtrak train blows through a crossing at around 80 mph, completely on fire, locomotive and all. Near as i can tell, the loco is a GE P42.

I heard that Secretary Mineta stood up and cheered.

The f***s***b***! It's short for . . .

[Sterling1]

QUOTE: Originally posted by edblysard

I think easter has expanded a little too much!

Ed

That's why easter doesn't use an infinity psi watertube with cylinders on every drive wheel of a 4-8-8-4 with a chain sproket drive to stop slipping . . . [}:)][:0][soapbox][(-D]

[Anonymous]

The H.G. Wells orginal was A BOOK. Orson Wells dramatized it on the Mercury Theatre on radio in the 1930s. It was done as a radio drama (about something else entirely) which was repeatedly interrupted with "news bullitins" about the allien attack. That broadcast created a lot of panic on the part of listeners who bought into it. It resulted in several changes in FCC rules about such things, too. I was a little kid when the 1953 version was out in theatres and I remember being scared to go to sleep for quite some time after seeing it. Haven't seen the new one yet. Another scarey movie from that same era was called INVADERS FROM MARS. It got really spooky til the kid woke up and you found out it was only a dream. Weak ending, but lots of scary (to a nine year old) action back then.

[Sterling1]

QUOTE: Originally posted by thaddeusthudpucker

come on!!!

all i really wanted to know was if a locomotive could runaway like that!!

now we are talking about picking up one another in specially armored suburbans while we stock up on whisky and how tom cruise's teeth stay white while some schlub is popping popcorn with death rays?!?!?!?!?

yes i do know that this make believe, but at the same time i am learning a little somthing about locomotive systems!!!

wow, i never realized that this would go this far when i posted it!!

You can never really know what goes on out there . . .

[Sterling1]

Okay here's my take on a P42 or whatever completely afire ( haven't seen the movie):

If the air intakes are still working the unit would choke , along with the plastics and other flammables burned out; 80 mph and still burning, not possible . . .


That's why there aren't too many Hollywood train movies . . .


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[vsmith]

QUOTE: Originally posted by Sterling1


That's why there aren't too many Hollywood train movies . . .


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Ya mean there really aren't sliding windows on the passenger car for Steven ("Chubby") Seagal to climb out of, like in "Under Sludge 2, Dork Territory"???? NOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!![:p]

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[alstom]

I doubt any electrical safety device would alarm if they were the middle of a blazing fire. Although they should have the "deadman switch" alarm or something if it senses a problem.

[Anonymous]

...But you have to rember that the locomotive wasn't even running, all electronics were fried, so there is nothing to stop it. Not to mention it was a slight grade, it was coasting.

[ericsp]

This cartoon is appropiate.
http://www.ucomics.com/nonsequitur/2005/07/26/

[eolafan]

QUOTE: Originally posted by ebriley

The H.G. Wells orginal was A BOOK. Orson Wells dramatized it on the Mercury Theatre on radio in the 1930s. It was done as a radio drama (about something else entirely) which was repeatedly interrupted with "news bullitins" about the allien attack. That broadcast created a lot of panic on the part of listeners who bought into it. It resulted in several changes in FCC rules about such things, too. I was a little kid when the 1953 version was out in theatres and I remember being scared to go to sleep for quite some time after seeing it. Haven't seen the new one yet. Another scarey movie from that same era was called INVADERS FROM MARS. It got really spooky til the kid woke up and you found out it was only a dream. Weak ending, but lots of scary (to a nine year old) action back then.

[alien] I have seen INVADERS FROM MARS many times and it is one of my favorites and verrrrrry scary to a kid from the 1950's and 1960's. The "head" alien with tentacles in the fish bowl was really scarey to me back then but somehow looks like a hispanic guy with no body now adays. I am a real fan of many of the old "bug" movies and such from that era.