Best Railroad Movies (topic rehashed)

[rixflix]

It was "Young Tom Edison" (1940) and it was followed by "Edison the Man" (1940) starring Spencer Tracy.

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[Rick Gates]

Does anyone remember an old Mickey Rooney movie...I think it was called or about Young Thomas Edison. At the end of the movie, he chases down a passenger train (steamers) using the steam whistle and morse code to warn the passenger train that a bridge is out?

[Rick Gates]

Does anyone remember an old Mickey Rooney movie...I think it was called or about Young Thomas Edison. At the end of the movie, he chases down a passenger train (steamers) using the steam whistle and morse code to warn the passenger train that a bridge is out?

[jeaton]

Hey Vic! That's one my wife (thirty five year Spani***eacher) might actually watch with me.

[jeaton]

Hey Vic! That's one my wife (thirty five year Spani***eacher) might actually watch with me.

[rixflix]

vsmith, I can sense you're a man of discernment.
Call me at area code 202 with info from my bio and I'll send you a copy of "La Bete Humaine"
Raves for"Silver Streak" and "Runaway Train"?

Now Really!!!
Let's grow old together!!!

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[rixflix]

vsmith, I can sense you're a man of discernment.
Call me at area code 202 with info from my bio and I'll send you a copy of "La Bete Humaine"
Raves for"Silver Streak" and "Runaway Train"?

Now Really!!!
Let's grow old together!!!

Captaim Video aka Rixflix

[vsmith]

El Ultimo Tren -or- The Last Train

Saw a really good train movie this weekend on DVD, it was a film from South America, Uraguay to be precise, called "El Ultimo Tren" or "The Last Train" about a group of retired railraod workers trying to prevent the sale of the last steam locomotive in Uraguay, which is to be sent to the US. So they Steal it in protest, right before its to be shipped and take off across the country with a banner reading "Our National Heritage Is Not For Sale" drapped to the tender with the police trying to stop them. The TV coverage eventually brings out people to help them on their way. its a really good film about aging, facing one's past, and dealing with the ulitmate futility of their flight. The loco looks like a 19th century German built 2-6-0 and the movie is presented as if it was a real event that took place, whether this is true or nor I cant say, but its a good film to watch. Look for it if you can find it, i rented it at Blockbuster. In spanish with subtitles.

[vsmith]

El Ultimo Tren -or- The Last Train

Saw a really good train movie this weekend on DVD, it was a film from South America, Uraguay to be precise, called "El Ultimo Tren" or "The Last Train" about a group of retired railraod workers trying to prevent the sale of the last steam locomotive in Uraguay, which is to be sent to the US. So they Steal it in protest, right before its to be shipped and take off across the country with a banner reading "Our National Heritage Is Not For Sale" drapped to the tender with the police trying to stop them. The TV coverage eventually brings out people to help them on their way. its a really good film about aging, facing one's past, and dealing with the ulitmate futility of their flight. The loco looks like a 19th century German built 2-6-0 and the movie is presented as if it was a real event that took place, whether this is true or nor I cant say, but its a good film to watch. Look for it if you can find it, i rented it at Blockbuster. In spanish with subtitles.

[Anonymous]

THE SILVER STREAK I LIKE WHEN IT CRASHES IN TO UNION STATION

[Anonymous]

THE SILVER STREAK I LIKE WHEN IT CRASHES IN TO UNION STATION

[rixflix]

Can I get a witness?
"la Bete Humaine" is great!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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[rixflix]

Can I get a witness?
"la Bete Humaine" is great!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Captain Video aka Rixflix

[Anonymous]

Does anyone have any idea of what the most recent movie is that was made involving any decent amount of trains? I was just wondering. [:)]

[Anonymous]

Does anyone have any idea of what the most recent movie is that was made involving any decent amount of trains? I was just wondering. [:)]

[Supermicha]

I also think "runaway train"
with jon voight was a good film. many views of a f7 and some jeeps.

Micha

[Supermicha]

I also think "runaway train"
with jon voight was a good film. many views of a f7 and some jeeps.

Micha

[rixflix]

These flicks are primarily set in the coal mining industry but have some railroad scenes:

"Matewan" is about the struggle to unionize the miners in a far corner of West Virginia. Directed by John Sayles (has he ever made a bad film?) who also appears as a preacher. Moving story and music, nice acting with good country-accented speech. There are a few train shots of N+W steam and coaches. According to an earlier post, the film was shot on C+O and the dominating piece of scenery is a massive concrete coaling tower. One of my favorite films.[tup]

"The Molly Maguires" is set in the 1870's Pennsylvania coalfields and is named after the secret and violent Irish miner society that terrorized the area. The Philadelphia & Reading Coal & Iron Police send Pinkerton agent Richard Harris to infiltrate the group which is headed by Sean Connery. There is a miners train running between town and mine pulled by (boooo) an overly gaudy small engine, but the depot is nicely painted in
(yaaaay) Reading chocolate and cream. They back-dated the real village of Eckley by covering the streets with dirt, taking down pole lines, etc. and spent 11 million making the movie, but recovered only 15% of their cost. In my Reading childhood there were still people who thought of the Mollies as the Robin Hoods of their day. [tdn]

"Pittsburgh" has John Wayne rising from exploited miner to exploiting coke magnate. Randolph Scott is his best friend and Marlene Dietrich plays with both of them. Humdrum plot with mandatory minehead fight between the male leads and minimal train action. [tdn]

hasta la bye-bye
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Blessed be Jean Shepard in all HIs works

[rixflix]

These flicks are primarily set in the coal mining industry but have some railroad scenes:

"Matewan" is about the struggle to unionize the miners in a far corner of West Virginia. Directed by John Sayles (has he ever made a bad film?) who also appears as a preacher. Moving story and music, nice acting with good country-accented speech. There are a few train shots of N+W steam and coaches. According to an earlier post, the film was shot on C+O and the dominating piece of scenery is a massive concrete coaling tower. One of my favorite films.[tup]

"The Molly Maguires" is set in the 1870's Pennsylvania coalfields and is named after the secret and violent Irish miner society that terrorized the area. The Philadelphia & Reading Coal & Iron Police send Pinkerton agent Richard Harris to infiltrate the group which is headed by Sean Connery. There is a miners train running between town and mine pulled by (boooo) an overly gaudy small engine, but the depot is nicely painted in
(yaaaay) Reading chocolate and cream. They back-dated the real village of Eckley by covering the streets with dirt, taking down pole lines, etc. and spent 11 million making the movie, but recovered only 15% of their cost. In my Reading childhood there were still people who thought of the Mollies as the Robin Hoods of their day. [tdn]

"Pittsburgh" has John Wayne rising from exploited miner to exploiting coke magnate. Randolph Scott is his best friend and Marlene Dietrich plays with both of them. Humdrum plot with mandatory minehead fight between the male leads and minimal train action. [tdn]

hasta la bye-bye
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Blessed be Jean Shepard in all HIs works

[PistolPete]

Under Seige II with Steven Seagal is pretty good. It mostly takes place on a train taken over by a terriorist group. Seagal plays a Navy Seal who takes them out one by one. In fact I am watching it now on FX.
I also remember a scene in Footlose filmed in a yard.

[PistolPete]

Under Seige II with Steven Seagal is pretty good. It mostly takes place on a train taken over by a terriorist group. Seagal plays a Navy Seal who takes them out one by one. In fact I am watching it now on FX.
I also remember a scene in Footlose filmed in a yard.

[rixflix]

If you are seriously interested in (not only railroad) movies, "Videohound's Golden Movie Retriever (fill in the year)" is the book for you. It is published by Visible Ink Press and is available from Barnes & Noble, Amazon, etc. and now has a companion DVD book. It's paperback, 1700 pages long and crammed with information on every movie ever sold on VHS tape. It's reviews give info on date, rating, format, actors, directors, writers, and music for each flick. Reviews themselves are pithy and often funny. Other sections include: alternate titles, categories ("trains" is one), series, awards, cast (with each actor's movies listed), directors (ditto), writers (ditto), cinematographers (ditto), and composers (ditto); also video sources (sellers), websites of actors, directors, studios, etc. In short, this is the video bible. Say you can remember the actors but not the title, with this book you'll be able to find it, read the review and maybe buy or rent it.
The films are rated "woof" (as in dog), 1, 1-1/2, 2,...4 bones. I give it [tup][tup][tup][tup]
(no bones in the smilies)


Must leave now, adios
Blessed be Jean Shepard in all His works
including "A Christmas Story" and "My Summer Story" on VHS
Captain Video aka Rixflix
Over and Out

[rixflix]

If you are seriously interested in (not only railroad) movies, "Videohound's Golden Movie Retriever (fill in the year)" is the book for you. It is published by Visible Ink Press and is available from Barnes & Noble, Amazon, etc. and now has a companion DVD book. It's paperback, 1700 pages long and crammed with information on every movie ever sold on VHS tape. It's reviews give info on date, rating, format, actors, directors, writers, and music for each flick. Reviews themselves are pithy and often funny. Other sections include: alternate titles, categories ("trains" is one), series, awards, cast (with each actor's movies listed), directors (ditto), writers (ditto), cinematographers (ditto), and composers (ditto); also video sources (sellers), websites of actors, directors, studios, etc. In short, this is the video bible. Say you can remember the actors but not the title, with this book you'll be able to find it, read the review and maybe buy or rent it.
The films are rated "woof" (as in dog), 1, 1-1/2, 2,...4 bones. I give it [tup][tup][tup][tup]
(no bones in the smilies)


Must leave now, adios
Blessed be Jean Shepard in all His works
including "A Christmas Story" and "My Summer Story" on VHS
Captain Video aka Rixflix
Over and Out

[Anonymous]

]Although this movie isn't about trains, train wreck at the beginning of the Fugitive was pretty intense. Those two Illinois Southern units crashing into the bus makes you want to watch the scene over and over again. Then the freight cars fly everywhere. It is awesome![:D]

[Anonymous]

]Although this movie isn't about trains, train wreck at the beginning of the Fugitive was pretty intense. Those two Illinois Southern units crashing into the bus makes you want to watch the scene over and over again. Then the freight cars fly everywhere. It is awesome![:D]

[vsmith]

QUOTE: Originally posted by rixflix

Just acquired "The 39 Steps" by Alfred Hitchcock (pssst...Hitch loved trains!!!), one of his classic mistaken identity thrillers. Thrilling for train fans is the express train to Scotland shrieking through the night and making an emergency stop on the Forth Bridge where the hero / victim climbs off the train to make his escape.

Some Hitchcock films with railroad action:
THE 39 STEPS (1935)
NORTH BY NORTHWEST (1959)
STRANGERS ON A TRAIN (1951)
There are at least two more. I've seen short clips of them in one of those "collect them all" things that they put in front of vhs features. Because of the way they fla***he clips and titles, it's hard to correlate the two.

Captain Video aka Rixflix

Rixflix,

you need to get Hitchcocks "Number 17" also done about the same time as The 39 Steps. It has a great chase at the end where the bad guys are on a train and the cops are chasing them in a bus, its done with models but its impressive none the less. BTW the inevitable traincrash at the end is very well done.

[vsmith]

QUOTE: Originally posted by rixflix

Just acquired "The 39 Steps" by Alfred Hitchcock (pssst...Hitch loved trains!!!), one of his classic mistaken identity thrillers. Thrilling for train fans is the express train to Scotland shrieking through the night and making an emergency stop on the Forth Bridge where the hero / victim climbs off the train to make his escape.

Some Hitchcock films with railroad action:
THE 39 STEPS (1935)
NORTH BY NORTHWEST (1959)
STRANGERS ON A TRAIN (1951)
There are at least two more. I've seen short clips of them in one of those "collect them all" things that they put in front of vhs features. Because of the way they fla***he clips and titles, it's hard to correlate the two.

Captain Video aka Rixflix

Rixflix,

you need to get Hitchcocks "Number 17" also done about the same time as The 39 Steps. It has a great chase at the end where the bad guys are on a train and the cops are chasing them in a bus, its done with models but its impressive none the less. BTW the inevitable traincrash at the end is very well done.

[Supermicha]

The best film i have ever seen was "Disaster on the Coastliner" with William Shatner. Nice film i think.

Micha

[Supermicha]

The best film i have ever seen was "Disaster on the Coastliner" with William Shatner. Nice film i think.

Micha

[rixflix]

Just acquired "The 39 Steps" by Alfred Hitchcock (pssst...Hitch loved trains!!!), one of his classic mistaken identity thrillers. Thrilling for train fans is the express train to Scotland shrieking through the night and making an emergency stop on the Forth Bridge where the hero / victim climbs off the train to make his escape.

Some Hitchcock films with railroad action:
THE 39 STEPS (1935)[tup]
NORTH BY NORTHWEST (1959)[tup]
STRANGERS ON A TRAIN (1951)[tup]
NO. 17 (1932) thank you vsmith
There are at least two more. I've seen short clips of them in one of those "collect them all" things that they put in front of vhs features. Because of the way they fla***he clips and titles, it's hard to correlate the two.

"The Bridge on the River Kwai" is one of my all-time favorites. The construction and destruction of the bridge and it's conflict of wills between Niven, Holden and Jack Hawkins is gripping. You'll feel the tug-of-war too when the bridge and the locomotive are destroyed and the doctor character exclaims, "Madness!!!"[tup]

"East of Eden" is a Cain and Abel story featuring James Dean. He gets to hitch a freight train ride from Monterey to Salinas (?) and tries to implement his scheme to refrigerate
produce during shipment on what else but the Espy. All he wants is his father's love and dad is kinda stingy with that commodity.[tup]

"Stand by Me", even without the "all-time train dodge" is a wonderful film about four boys in their last days of boyhood. Men will be powerfully reminded of that time in their own lives. Beautifully shot against big Oregon scenery. The "Barf-a-rama" story will stick in your minds if not on everything else within hurl-shot. Buy this and you'll watch it many times.[tup]

I think the boss would like me to work now. Bon matin, kids.
Blessed be Jean Shepard in all His works.
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