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Post by mrsocal on Jan 24, 2015 12:23:02 GMT -8
I will give you my top three...
1) This by far is the best railroad movie ever made!!
2) If you like war movies this is the one.
3) This was the 1st train movie that I saw in a theater with my dad as a young boy, I LMAO!!
What about you???
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Post by jamesbrodie67281 on Jan 24, 2015 18:31:57 GMT -8
1 Emporer of the North
2 The Titfield Thunderbolt.
3 The train .
James Brodie.
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Post by dhs12001 on Jan 24, 2015 18:46:18 GMT -8
Murder on the Orient Express.
Dave Street
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Post by atsfan on Jan 24, 2015 18:50:53 GMT -8
Silver Streak
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Post by Deleted on Jan 24, 2015 19:22:15 GMT -8
Four great movies, in no order:
The Train - 1964
Emperor of the North - 1973
La Bataille du Rail (Battle of the Rails) - 1946. At least 80% is on-line rail scenes and action. French railway workers and the Resistance. In French, but versions with English subtitles can be found. Check out this rail crane sabotage scene:
There's a major wreck near the end.
La Bête Humaine (The Human Beast) - 1938. "This spellbinding melodrama uses trains as metaphors for working men’s camaraderie, masculine vitality, jealousy and madness..."
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Post by hhr on Jan 25, 2015 0:07:41 GMT -8
My personal favorite is 1975's "Breakheart Pass" starring Charles Bronson, Jill Ireland, Ben Johnson, and Richard Crenna just to name a few. Railroad scenes were filmed on the Camas Prairie Railroad (based in Lewiston), using Great Western Railway steam locomotive #75. Lots of good railroad action set against a fairly decent subplot, with an actual derailment of a cut of "runaway cars" and a caboose filled with cavalry soldiers.  |
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Post by mrsocal on Jan 25, 2015 8:15:29 GMT -8
My personal favorite is 1975's "Breakheart Pass" starring Charles Bronson, Jill Ireland, Ben Johnson, and Richard Crenna just to name a few. Railroad scenes were filmed on the Camas Prairie Railroad (based in Lewiston), using Great Western Railway steam locomotive #75. Lots of good railroad action set against a fairly decent subplot, with an actual derailment of a cut of "runaway cars" and a caboose filled with cavalry soldiers. I don't believe I have seen this film. I see a bucket of popcorn and a netflix night in my near future. Thanks!! |
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Post by hhr on Jan 25, 2015 8:35:44 GMT -8
It's a great movie, the first time I saw it in the theater I went for the railroading action, the second time I paid attention to the plot. It has some surprising twists and turns, and the cinematography is fantastic.
Of all of the late Mr. Bronson's work, it's a movie often overlooked and overshadowed by the "Death Wish" franchise.
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Post by The Ferro Kid on Jan 25, 2015 11:18:26 GMT -8
Buster Keaton's "The General."
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Post by 12bridge on Jan 25, 2015 19:10:46 GMT -8
The Original, Pelham 1-2-3.
The Train, Silver Streak.
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Post by hhr on Jan 25, 2015 22:16:07 GMT -8
I see the 1953 Ealing Studios comedy called the Titfield Thunderbolt made the list too. It's about a group of villagers trying to keep their branchline open in the face of Dr. Beeching's line closures under British Rail. The Thunderbolt was played by the "Lion" built for the Liverpool & Manchester Railway, it was 114 years old at the time of filming, and it still bears scars from being struck from behind by a cut of uncoupled cars. The Lion is only eight years younger than Stephenson's Rocket. Although still serviceable, the Lion is on static display in Liverpool in respect to its age. The only older locomotive to be under steam since the Lion was fired up to play The Thunderbolt, was the John Bull which was steamed by the Smithsonian in 1981 to celebrate its 150th birthday.  |
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Post by Brakie on Jan 26, 2015 2:51:27 GMT -8
As a former brakeman I chuckle at Hollywood train movies but,I do like Emperor of the North.
I liken "Unstoppable" to a fantasy movie like "The Hobbit".
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Post by Deleted on Jan 26, 2015 13:26:43 GMT -8
As a former brakeman I chuckle at Hollywood train movies but,I do like Emperor of the North. I liken "Unstoppable" to a fantasy movie like "The Hobbit". At least The Hobbit was pretty good. Unstoppable was a terrible movie. It was as if the production team had never seen a railroad. Deznel Washington is insufferable. |
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Post by Spikre on Jan 26, 2015 13:54:18 GMT -8
 Hey Guys, if you think that Unstoppable is bad in English,try watching it in Latino on Telemundo ! sometimes am glad that Latino isn't a second language . wonder what it sounds like in Italian,or Romainian ? Spikre  
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Post by gmpullman on Jan 29, 2015 1:51:02 GMT -8
I get enjoyment out of all of the aforementioned films but I am surprised that there hasn't been a mention of Von Ryan's Express yet. One of my favorites.
On the quirky side is "Track 29" with Theresa Russell or "The Station Agent" with Peter Dinklage. Oddly entertaining!
Ed
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Post by sd80macs on Jan 29, 2015 6:51:54 GMT -8
I like Emperor of the North, Silver Streak, And Runaway Train. And dont knock Unstoppable as that was almost a full blown documentory instead of a movie, LOL.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 5, 2015 17:44:01 GMT -8
Tough guys, not a RR movie but had a lot of RR action.
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Post by fr8kar on Feb 5, 2015 18:21:15 GMT -8
There's some pretty good SoCal railroad action in Duel and To Live And Die In L.A. Other than those two, Emperor of the North and Silver Streak are my favorites.
It's fun to watch Emperor of the North and see how many rules violations there are - practically everything they do with regard to operating the train is against the rules now!
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Post by toml on Feb 6, 2015 9:55:02 GMT -8
My favorite railroad movie is "DANGER LIGHTS" filmed in 1930.I feel the sense of true railroading , the hard work ,human nature and brotherhood. Well done.
Tom
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Post by valenciajim on Feb 7, 2015 2:08:47 GMT -8
How about The Great Locomotive Chase by Disney in the 1950's featuring Fess Parker?
From Russia with Love had some great train scenes.
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Post by bigb6flyer on Feb 7, 2015 6:24:50 GMT -8
Silver Sreak. Classic comedy combo of Richard Pryor/Gene Wilder.
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Post by jaygee on Feb 17, 2015 17:14:10 GMT -8
Maybe not my all time favorite, but mighty close....."It Happened to Jane" Bon apetite ! NH fans !
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Post by jhuteman on Apr 25, 2016 2:23:48 GMT -8
Hands down , NO question, Emperor of the North!(pole)! "Pole" was in the title at first but they had to drop it cause folks thought it was a Santa movie! For giving us characters like 'The SHACK' and 'A#1' and who can forget 'ole cigarette'! It just can't be topped!
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