War of the Worlds

[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.

[ericsp]

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

[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.

[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.

[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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[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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[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 . . .

[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 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]

[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 . . .

[vsmith]

QUOTE: Originally posted by chad thomas

"You people are all mad. The wheel is the single most simple invention in the whole universe and you guys can't even get that right !"

"OK, If your so smart then you tell us what color it's supose to be"

"And we'll be saying a Big Hello to all intelligent species out there, and to the rest? The Secret is to bang the rocks together, guys!"

Could go on like this for days[;)] "Just time enough for one more bath"

[chad thomas]

"You people are all mad. The wheel is the single most simple invention in the whole universe and you guys can't even get that right !"

"OK, If your so smart then you tell us what color it's supose to be"

[chad thomas]

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[vsmith]

QUOTE: Originally posted by chad thomas

QUOTE: Originally posted by vsmith

QUOTE: Originally posted by chad thomas

Are you sure your asking the right question though?

By the way... your second quote in your sig is one of my favorite scenes. The one I like the best is when they are stealing Disaster Area's ship and they are trying to figure out how to start it, especialy the spew about trying to find a black button on a black background that lights up black when you find it. And Marvin knew all along because he parked it but no one bothered to ask him.

"..Well you said you wanted Adventure, Excitement, and Really Wild Things..."[(-D]

"Yea, But were all going to die, arn't we?-Aurthur Dent

"I wish you'd stop saying that..." Ford Prefect[:D]

[chad thomas]

QUOTE: Originally posted by thaddeusthudpucker

ok then, let's try this...

lets say i managed to get into an F40PH with a couple malitoff cocktails, threw the throttle into the eigth notch, hot wired any alertor/deadman pedal contraption, and chunked the malitoffs into the back....

what would happen?

Like I said before as soon as the breakers got hot they would kick off. Then you would roll to a stop or if you were going downhill you would be a runnaway. Unless something in the trainline air pipe failed then the air would dump and if you were not going too fast already the emergency brake app would stop the train. But I don't think there is much in the brake pipe that would fail from just heat.

[ericsp]

I suspect that once the wires from the control stand burned up the engine would go to idle. I would not be long before that engine overheated and would shut down. It is a stupid movie. If you see something about a train in a movie, it is probably wrong. A locomotive could not run for long if it were "completely on fire".

[Anonymous]

ok then, let's try this...

lets say i managed to get into an F40PH with a couple malitoff cocktails, threw the throttle into the eigth notch, hot wired any alertor/deadman pedal contraption, and chunked the malitoffs into the back....

what would happen?

[Anonymous]

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!SPOLIER ALERT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!




Actually, it was all of the germs that us humans are now amune too. The aliens were not used to it, so they died. Simple, yet it made a great movie, book... and radio broadcast...

[fuzzybroken]

Wife and I saw it yesterday, we both liked it. It is a movie, and I noticed other "inconsistencies" in the movie, like after the first attack on (New York?), nothing electrical works, but then you see one person taking pictures with what looks to be a digital camera, and another guy videotaping -- how does their stuff work when nobody else's does?

Nonetheless, very entertaining movie. I was surprised at the ending, but I had started thinkin' it was the crows.

-Mark
www.fuzzyworld3.com

[Anonymous]

Remember, the crew was vaporised, and all electronics fried. So, it was just a run away.

I also thought about it while I was watching, but it added to the movie.

[Anonymous]

Would anyone else concur that a modern engine would shortly come to a complete stop if it was suddenly set aflame[?]

[Anonymous]

Hey guys the answer to most of if not all the answers pertaining to the movie IS THAT IT IS JUST THAT A MOVIE like others have said[#dots] SO LETS NOT HAVE TO SAY IT AGAIN PLEASE [banghead][V][banghead]

[chad thomas]

QUOTE: Originally posted by vsmith

QUOTE: Originally posted by chad thomas

Are you sure your asking the right question though?

By the way... your second quote in your sig is one of my favorite scenes. The one I like the best is when they are stealing Disaster Area's ship and they are trying to figure out how to start it, especialy the spew about trying to find a black button on a black background that lights up black when you find it. And Marvin knew all along because he parked it but no one bothered to ask him.

"..Well you said you wanted Adventure, Excitement, and Really Wild Things..."[(-D]

"Yea, But were all going to die, arn't we?-Aurthur Dent

[vsmith]

QUOTE: Originally posted by chad thomas

Are you sure your asking the right question though?

By the way... your second quote in your sig is one of my favorite scenes. The one I like the best is when they are stealing Disaster Area's ship and they are trying to figure out how to start it, especialy the spew about trying to find a black button on a black background that lights up black when you find it. And Marvin knew all along because he parked it but no one bothered to ask him.

"..Well you said you wanted Adventure, Excitement, and Really Wild Things..."[(-D]

[chad thomas]

Are you sure your asking the right question though?

By the way... your second quote in your sig is one of my favorite scenes. The one I like the best is when they are stealing Disaster Area's ship and they are trying to figure out how to start it, especialy the spew about trying to find a black button on a black background that lights up black when you find it. And Marvin knew all along because he parked it but no one bothered to ask him.

[vsmith]

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[chad thomas]

I got it off the series on TV, but your correct.

[csxengineer98]

QUOTE: Originally posted by chad thomas

QUOTE: Originally posted by csxengineer98

QUOTE: Originally posted by chad thomas

Thrown of course

Unless I can borrow one of those new missle launchers from Amtrak.

missle launchers from amtrak? so..thats where the billion dollor 06 FY opporating buget for amtrak is for..not trains but train defence from ETs..lol
I chose to reject your reality..and substitue my own...lol
csx engineer

Reality ???? My reality is that the actual population of the universe is one. And you are all figements of a deranged imagination. That's the story I'm stickin' with.

i think i read that in a book? "the hitch hikers gide to the gallaxey" id do believe
csx engineer

[chad thomas]

OK I'll be serious (or at least try)

I think the alerter system is what would do it. But if not for that I think the heat of the fire (or death ray) would cause breakers to trip as soon as things got hot and long before wires started melting.