Best Railroad Movies (topic rehashed)

[cherokee woman]

Has anyone seen "Derailed"? We saw it the other day. [tdn]

Granted the name of the movie is "Derailed"; it has trains and plenty of violence.
Now tell me why the movie was called "derailed"[?] Or was it the plot[?]

Either way, in my opinion, the movie STUNK[tdn]

[cherokee woman]

Has anyone seen "Derailed"? We saw it the other day. [tdn]

Granted the name of the movie is "Derailed"; it has trains and plenty of violence.
Now tell me why the movie was called "derailed"[?] Or was it the plot[?]

Either way, in my opinion, the movie STUNK[tdn]

[Anonymous]

This isn't a railroad movie but it did have a crash scene in it- The Fugitive, starring Harrison Ford. The railroad scene was filmed near Dillsboro, North Carolina on The Great Smokey Mountain Railroad, a tourist railroad that also does some switching chores for a couple of small industries on the former Murphy Branch of the Southern Railroad. The movie set ( two locomotives and a bus ) is still there.

[Anonymous]

This isn't a railroad movie but it did have a crash scene in it- The Fugitive, starring Harrison Ford. The railroad scene was filmed near Dillsboro, North Carolina on The Great Smokey Mountain Railroad, a tourist railroad that also does some switching chores for a couple of small industries on the former Murphy Branch of the Southern Railroad. The movie set ( two locomotives and a bus ) is still there.

[ironhorseman]

WOW, it's up to 7 pages now. Did anybody mention yet "The Greatest Show on Earth," 1952, Charlton Hesston? It's the movie about the Ringling Bros and their circus train and stuff. Never saw the whole thing, but seen parts of it. I was reminded of it when I read the article in the March 2004 issue of trains.

[ironhorseman]

WOW, it's up to 7 pages now. Did anybody mention yet "The Greatest Show on Earth," 1952, Charlton Hesston? It's the movie about the Ringling Bros and their circus train and stuff. Never saw the whole thing, but seen parts of it. I was reminded of it when I read the article in the March 2004 issue of trains.

[cypriano]

I enjoyed the train scenes in "Greatest Show on Earth." Not mentioned yet was another non-train movie with a great movie scene: "Dr. Zhivago" I understand the train scene were filmed in Northern Finland.

[cypriano]

I enjoyed the train scenes in "Greatest Show on Earth." Not mentioned yet was another non-train movie with a great movie scene: "Dr. Zhivago" I understand the train scene were filmed in Northern Finland.

[Anonymous]

If you want a railroad movie that will have you rolling on the floor watch Buster Keaton " The Railrodder". Buster is standing on the London Bridge reading a paper about the opportunities avaiable "out west" ( Canada) casually folds the paper stands up on the railing and jumps in the river and starts swimming...next scene he is climbing out of the Atlantic ocean and walks up to an active single track RR (CNRR I think) and climbs aboard an idling Fairmont putt-putt inspection car and takes off on his way to the west coast. It's B&W but worth every penny. There is also a documentary of how the made The Railrodder called "Buster Keaton Ride's Again", that's just as hilarious as the main film.


Jim

[Anonymous]

If you want a railroad movie that will have you rolling on the floor watch Buster Keaton " The Railrodder". Buster is standing on the London Bridge reading a paper about the opportunities avaiable "out west" ( Canada) casually folds the paper stands up on the railing and jumps in the river and starts swimming...next scene he is climbing out of the Atlantic ocean and walks up to an active single track RR (CNRR I think) and climbs aboard an idling Fairmont putt-putt inspection car and takes off on his way to the west coast. It's B&W but worth every penny. There is also a documentary of how the made The Railrodder called "Buster Keaton Ride's Again", that's just as hilarious as the main film.


Jim

[rixflix]

Yep, Zhivago is a great film in many respects and it's train scenes are pretty unforgetable. Strelnikov's armored train roaring past, flags flying, on some ominous mission is cool!
So is the scene when the passengers open the door to reveal a solid sheet of ice which
they then have to break with a shovel to throw their own manure out. . Did a whistle ever sound so shrill or did steam ever look so good as they do here in the thin, frigid air of the vast steppes? (actually Finland)
Wow!!! [tup]

[rixflix]

Yep, Zhivago is a great film in many respects and it's train scenes are pretty unforgetable. Strelnikov's armored train roaring past, flags flying, on some ominous mission is cool!
So is the scene when the passengers open the door to reveal a solid sheet of ice which
they then have to break with a shovel to throw their own manure out. . Did a whistle ever sound so shrill or did steam ever look so good as they do here in the thin, frigid air of the vast steppes? (actually Finland)
Wow!!! [tup]

[cypriano]

No one has mentioned "Trainspotting."

[cypriano]

No one has mentioned "Trainspotting."

[vsmith]

Are there any trains in trainspotting?

I just remember the "baby on the ceiling" scene and the "bedspread incident"..

and the best scene in the movie.. toilet diving (literally) to retrieve his drugs....

Oh man thats a wicked movie, have to rent it again now...

[vsmith]

Are there any trains in trainspotting?

I just remember the "baby on the ceiling" scene and the "bedspread incident"..

and the best scene in the movie.. toilet diving (literally) to retrieve his drugs....

Oh man thats a wicked movie, have to rent it again now...

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by Trainnut484

One of the best railroad movies is "Danger Lights." It features Milwaukee Rd operations during the 1930's. The best scene is when two steam engines try to push or shove each other back. Whistles sounding like battle cries and wheels spinning. It's kinda like a backwards version of tug-a-war. You certainly won't see something like that today being done with diesels!

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by Trainnut484

One of the best railroad movies is "Danger Lights." It features Milwaukee Rd operations during the 1930's. The best scene is when two steam engines try to push or shove each other back. Whistles sounding like battle cries and wheels spinning. It's kinda like a backwards version of tug-a-war. You certainly won't see something like that today being done with diesels!

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by Trainnut484

One of the best railroad movies is "Danger Lights." It features Milwaukee Rd operations during the 1930's. The best scene is when two steam engines try to push or shove each other back. Whistles sounding like battle cries and wheels spinning. It's kinda like a backwards version of tug-a-war. You certainly won't see something like that today being done with diesels!

you may have to spend more time around the roho, it's been done

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by Trainnut484

One of the best railroad movies is "Danger Lights." It features Milwaukee Rd operations during the 1930's. The best scene is when two steam engines try to push or shove each other back. Whistles sounding like battle cries and wheels spinning. It's kinda like a backwards version of tug-a-war. You certainly won't see something like that today being done with diesels!

you may have to spend more time around the roho, it's been done

[Anonymous]

Just a little note . . . FYI .

Pentrex is again having a close out sale on videos.

One of the videos available is Broadway Limited. It is selling for $7.95. This is cheaper than you can order it through Blockbuster.

So you fans of East Coast railroad take notice. It is a black and white movie, but it is suspose to be loaded with a lot of train scenes.

[Anonymous]

Just a little note . . . FYI .

Pentrex is again having a close out sale on videos.

One of the videos available is Broadway Limited. It is selling for $7.95. This is cheaper than you can order it through Blockbuster.

So you fans of East Coast railroad take notice. It is a black and white movie, but it is suspose to be loaded with a lot of train scenes.

[jeremygharrison]

Some classic British railway films (as we would say) that I haven't seen mentioned:

Oh Mr Porter
The Lady Killers
The Railway Children
Brief Encounter
Night Mail

... all well worth watching in their own way.

Jeremy

[jeremygharrison]

Some classic British railway films (as we would say) that I haven't seen mentioned:

Oh Mr Porter
The Lady Killers
The Railway Children
Brief Encounter
Night Mail

... all well worth watching in their own way.

Jeremy

[The Block House]

I HAVE ALWAYS THOUGHT "THE TRAIN", "EMPEROR OF THE NORTH", AND "BREAKHART PASS" ARE ALL VERY GOOD RAILROAD MOVIES. MY NEIGHBOR LIKES "VON RYANS EXPRESS" WHICH I FIND A LITTLE OVER ACTED AND EXTRA CAMPIE.

[The Block House]

I HAVE ALWAYS THOUGHT "THE TRAIN", "EMPEROR OF THE NORTH", AND "BREAKHART PASS" ARE ALL VERY GOOD RAILROAD MOVIES. MY NEIGHBOR LIKES "VON RYANS EXPRESS" WHICH I FIND A LITTLE OVER ACTED AND EXTRA CAMPIE.

[traingeek087]

The train is by far the best. No special effects just real explosions and real action. Good story line too.

[traingeek087]

The train is by far the best. No special effects just real explosions and real action. Good story line too.

[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.
Captain Video aka Rixflix

[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.
Captain Video aka Rixflix