"If you were close enough to see it you'd be dead!" One of the greatest lines in movie history.

@ArchTeryx00

3 жыл бұрын

And coming right after one of the dumbest. Pure exposition for the movie audience; a real engineer would have been 100% aware of the fact that if it was in visual range, he'd be less than a minute from collision.

@vuurvrrailfanner4656

3 жыл бұрын

Well it’s kinda strange because it would be a minute but early cause it was in max speed

@SunnyTheRic

2 жыл бұрын

Sounds like something that should be said in every horror movie.

@MonTube2006

2 жыл бұрын

What do you actually know about "movie history"?

@jim6820

2 жыл бұрын

Brilliantly played by actor Kyle T. Heffner now age 64. A very very underrated performance.👍👍👍👍👍👍

I'm a BNSF (formerly UPRR i left in November of 2021) conductor and when i was in conductor trainee class for UPRR we actually talked about this movie and unstoppable. Some of us actually met the guy who was responsible for the true events of unstoppable. He wasn't fired, no one died and he's happily retired.

@armageddon1981

3 жыл бұрын

@Hawk 1224 yep, the one and the same.

@oregonrailfan7046

3 жыл бұрын

@@armageddon1981 no none of that is true he was fired from CSX you are lying

@oregonrailfan7046

3 жыл бұрын

@@armageddon1981 but the wiki and all the videos I watched on the incident say he was fired

@armageddon1981

3 жыл бұрын

@@oregonrailfan7046 anybody can add stuff on to wikis and also i just messaged my friend from CSX who knows him too. He was pulled out of service for a while and was reinstated. Hey, i'm not an argumentive person and i have nothing to prove to you, especially if you've never been a railroad employee. Your only rebuttal to this is "wikis and videos". Also, his name was never publicly released and he told us that. I'm done talking to you. Once again, when you find out his name and you can somehow get in touch with him, then I'll hear you out. Once again, stay in your lane and troll someone else!! Oh, fyi, i did my own research...there are no videos that talk about him being fired...as i said, show some documents and I'll back down.

@robertgift

3 жыл бұрын

Arm, howas he responsible? What did he do wrong? Thank you. In Coloradope we had a runaway train on Tennessee Pass. Sadly, it killed engineer and engineer trainee. Water in the brakeline mid train froze. Could not release brake line pressure after the ice blockage so rear half of train's brakes could not apply. Tank car spilled acidestroying vegetation, still sparse there today.

The train is a character in itself, the way it charges through the other train like it were nothing.

@ekop1778

Жыл бұрын

STUPID KRAMER DRIVER HE WAS CRAWLING WHEN SHOULD OF BEEN SPEEDING UP

@joseeduardozavalaromero9566

Жыл бұрын

@@ekop1778 it wasn't the driver,s fault his train has some heavy cars and he couldn't speed his train when the runaway pass 12 and it reaches toward at the caboose and the cargo

@dionst.michael1482

10 ай бұрын

Shadduup!

@arch9enius

8 ай бұрын

Yeah if he went too fast he'd get pushed right out the othr end of the loop by his own momentum and 💩💥🍳💥🗯🔥💥💥💥🔥🔥🔥💀.

@StuartRyan-yi5ok

4 ай бұрын

It is a menacing character just like the truck from the movie DUEL. The producers give it a life of its own.

Interesting fact: The locomotive of the train pulling onto the siding had just been retired by the Alaska Railroad a few months before the movie was shot. The train itself shown was actually the Movie Production train lol, where the cast and crew were living while shooting in the frigid conditions. The locomotive had originally been built in the 1950s for the US Army in the early days of the Cold War under contract by ALCO with a unique design that allowed its bogies to be adjusted to fit multiple track gauges. At the time, it was thought important in the event of the Third World War in Europe that the U.S. be able to provide locomotives as that would have been how supplies would have been moved around the European theater and the adjustable bogies meant they could have been fit to the several European rail gauges in existence. However, by the late 1950s it was obvious any World War would be so catastrophic that of all the things anyone would be worrying about, there wouldn't be anything left to move *by* rail assuming the rail system itself even still existed, so they were sold as surplus to US Rail Lines where they served for many decades in traditional rail service.

@nolimitphil6286

Ай бұрын

Interesting about the adjustable gauge trucks... When Signal Maintainer 40 switches the track to derail the runaway (before discovering it was not unmanned), I believe the train parked on the siding in the background might also be the same movie production train.

These trains are beautiful. The locomotives, the freight cars, everything. I'm glad I'm a train lover

@sector5514

2 жыл бұрын

Trains are the best

@nathancorcoran5347

2 жыл бұрын

That’s Right, they are from heaven.

@train_dude_youtube9

2 жыл бұрын

They’re from the design of George Stephenson😍

@kaijufan6246

2 жыл бұрын

@@train_dude_youtube9 that's good, right?

@nathancorcoran5347

11 ай бұрын

Yep.

Most of the sequence uses a real set of engines in Alaska Miscalculation meant that the caboose did get clipped by the other train The actual impact was a beautifully detailed set of large miniatures that were shot in a closed down winery in Cuca Monga, California. Stephen Marsh, production designer, Runaway Train

@bernecomp

3 жыл бұрын

Fantastic work. I thought they just sacrificed some old rail cars. Completely realistic.

@christianwheeler5920

3 жыл бұрын

Very impressive work and well-executed practical effects. 👍

@ThePursuitofHappiness1988

3 жыл бұрын

Great to have your input! Stellar work!

@abloogywoogywoo

3 жыл бұрын

@@bernecomp An old caboose was actually scrapped. You can tell where its a model and where its not, the real caboose however was janked off its chassis by 3 tractors.

@bernecomp

3 жыл бұрын

@@abloogywoogywoo The mixing of effects was masterful.

The crash is so well done. When you couldn’t use computers to make something look good, you had to rely on classic silver screen trickery. And the music sells it too, Perfectly paced.The haunting stare of the brakeman reminds me of a veteran thinking back to the battlefield.

@richardkaltenbach3961

Жыл бұрын

Exactly Like REBECCA DE MORNAY's Facial Expression, Earlier In The Film When Manny Tells Buck: "Just Do What I Say And Don't Crap On Yourself! I Let You Tag Along To Be A Regular, Not A Piece Of Shit!"

@anotherHelldiver

11 ай бұрын

Yes,But why is the Caboose guy wearing a WW2 Combat helmet?

@armorpro573

9 ай бұрын

@@anotherHelldiverSouvenir, war trophy, who knows?

The shot of the trains passing each other is really beautiful.

@dennisbartole

2 жыл бұрын

That s my favourite

@archiebunker7688

7 ай бұрын

Kramer is on the phone telling George Costanza to order from the soup nazi.

@expertCSS

2 ай бұрын

PuRe DeStRuCtIoN

I watched this movie as a teenager. Picked it up recently for a bargain and rewatched it today. Sometimes memories can be deceiving. Some old movies don't hold up very well but THIS ONE is a pure gem in it's own right. 37 years after it's premier it's still worth watching! Absolutely love it! Especially Jon Voight's and Eric Roberts' performance. The scene of them fighting in the engine is acting at it's finest!

@piccalillipit9211

Жыл бұрын

I went on and on about it to my GF - from memory it was great, eventually, we watched it - she admitted it was an amazing movie. She saw it cold and overhyped by me like 5 years ago...

@Giovanni_Norero

9 ай бұрын

I remember seeing this movie scene on KZread when I was like seven, and I was enthralled by it not knowing it was from a movie. I had already watched unstoppable at that time and it was and still is one of my favorite movies. I saw this video recommended to me with the exact same movie scene and I was instantly hit with nostalgia. Then realizing it was from a movie, I really hope I can order it and see how things were like in the 1980s! I really want to feel nostalgia for this!

@neohubris

9 ай бұрын

I'm going to pick it up, I remember watching it as a kid and really enjoying it

@vuelle9816

7 ай бұрын

As some people at the time said: The movie could’ve been a classic, but nobody wanted to watch it because it was made by cannon

@LegoMannnnn

6 ай бұрын

I just finished rewatching it 25 minutes ago lol. Your right, it was good

What a movie they don’t make them like this anymore, 10 out of 10!

@usmale4915

3 жыл бұрын

You're right; it is a great movie! 10/10

@kayriv814

3 жыл бұрын

20/10

@ronaldshank7589

3 жыл бұрын

And yet, the movie flopped at the Box Office, which to me is an absolute travesty! In my humble opinion, this movie is a classic!!!

@deepspire

3 жыл бұрын

Nah. No payoff. They never showed the train crashing at the end. It just showed the train speeding off into the fog....

@rhianimal19

3 жыл бұрын

I bet you loved 2012 too, disaster junkie, LOLZ

This was, hands down, the best damn performance of Jon Voight's career!!

@dannystewart1412

3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely. He was perfect.

@kayriv814

3 жыл бұрын

@@dannystewart1412 he is awesome May god bless him

@studiodevelopers2467

3 жыл бұрын

@@dannystewart1412 Yeah he says Corporations ! Remember that part ?

@jkryanspark

3 жыл бұрын

I thought his best performance was biting Kramer on Seinfeld. lol

@jmm2000

2 жыл бұрын

Before production of the movie, Voight wanted to enhance his character, so he met with formers convicts about their lives in prison. If you look closely at his facial features, he applied small cotton balls inside his nasal cavity to represent years of abuse inside prison; fights and assaults.

"Luckilly no one was hurt! They jumped clear before the crash, but the break van was in smithereens!" haha

@clinthowe7629

3 жыл бұрын

We call it a caboose, i dont know for sure is a caboose performs a similar function to a British brake van or not. They enabled the rear of the train to be observed for hot boxes and derailed cars and such.

@r211Afan

3 жыл бұрын

Thomas, right?

@sseriously

2 жыл бұрын

@@r211Afan Yes.

@ahalfsesameseedbun7472

2 жыл бұрын

@@clinthowe7629 basically the same thing.

@railwayadventureswithleigh6040

2 жыл бұрын

@@r211Afan you're right

It is the twisting metal and screeching sounds that make it intense

This movie was PURE DRAMA! You can't shake it out of you for a couple of days or longer after watching it. The way movies should be.

@lasvegassnowman5505

3 жыл бұрын

I love this movie when I have seen a vhs cover on it in Austria and believe it or not my sister ended up playing a small part with Eric roberts in a film with him in america

@davidwinter6148

3 жыл бұрын

@@lasvegassnowman5505 Cool!

@BCAD01

3 жыл бұрын

Poor acting but cool,though!!

@davidwinter6148

3 жыл бұрын

@@BCAD01 I thought John Voight turned in an excellent performance. The others may have been a bit iffy but he did well I thought. Thank you.

@prairierailproductions6737

2 жыл бұрын

If I was that engineer I’d yank the throttle into nocth 90 and I wouldn’t care that it only goes to 8 !

One of the finest movies nobody has ever seen.

@RoopDaddy86

3 жыл бұрын

I saw it in the theatre back then, and a few times since. One of the finest performances by Eric Roberts and Jon Voight, ever...or any other actor of that time. Just amazing. Lions sometimes have to go out by their own rules. Manny surfing the engine into the winter is a scene I’ll never forget.

@glashoppah

3 жыл бұрын

Nor I. Absolutely breathtaking.

@speargraphy6301

3 жыл бұрын

Fantastic film. Watched it 32 years ago..

@daveyboy_

3 жыл бұрын

Huge train fan , never even knew it was in the theaters at the time.

@johnadams6535

3 жыл бұрын

I saw it in the theater too.

I saw this movie in the theater after reading several articles in “art” movie magazines praising it. When I read it was a Golan-Globus production, I assumed it would be a cheap B movie, but it turned out to be really good! Manny’s monologue about what Buck is REALLY going to do is one of the best in cinema: “And then he's gonna look around the room - see how you done. And he's gonna say "Oh, you missed a little spot over there. Jeez, you didn't get this one here. What about this little bitty spot?" And you're gonna suck all that pain inside you, and you're gonna clean that spot. And you're gonna clean that spot. Until you get that shiny clean.” Brutal, but true.

@jscottupton

2 жыл бұрын

Yes...the worst part of the movie was the words "Golan-Globus" in the credits. To their credit, however, they KNEW this was an "art" film and they had the bucks to make it.

"If you were close enough to see it you'd be dead! GET IT?!" + This scene with the railway, winter and one red light... - I love that moment! The mood of this movie is insane!

LOVE this movie. Watched it over and over when I was a teenager in the 90s.

@adamm2837

3 жыл бұрын

Same here, well I was a bit younger then a teenager but my Grandma had a copy of this on VHS and I just about wore it out back in the 90s!

@jaronburstyn1997

2 жыл бұрын

Ditto I could watch it again and again

@leenettywilson528

Жыл бұрын

Me too me too mate they were the days , godbless you

In reality, they would have derailed given how the switch was set. Still love the movie.

@woozleboy

3 жыл бұрын

You can force through a closed switch approaching from the frog end. Lighter cars might climb the rails, but those GPS and F unit would blow right through. Far more likely to derail from the cars it struck, but that wouldn't make the movie as exciting.

@abloogywoogywoo

3 жыл бұрын

@@woozleboy 4 locomotives thundering down at 60mph weigh much much more than a flatcar and caboose.

@railfantyler6235

3 жыл бұрын

Ok dude so having worked on the csx railroad I have seen this kind of thing before basically for example what happened is a csx emd sd40-2 was sitting in a siding and forgot to re align the switch and a power move came through the only thing keeping that power move from derailing is it’s speed and weight basically the power love plows into that switch slamming it into the open position or it would have jumped the track but that’s not gonna happen with locomotives so moral of the story and a lesson (don’t fucking leave the switch aligned the wrong way) locomotives are stronger than railcars and can in small move bend a rail or destroy a titanium wall easily

@kayriv814

3 жыл бұрын

@@abloogywoogywoo your Right, Because 4 Locomotives Is more powerful Than a flatbed and a wooden caboose

@bruh-hd8gm

3 жыл бұрын

wait I thought it just split the switch or something

I believe there is a huge blooper wich they left in and no one has noticed, the eastbound 12 was originally going to be pulled by a pair of ARR gp40’s but we’re switched last minuet, and the forgot to remove a shot of the original train stopping at the signal, you can see it at 00:15

@leadthrower4712

7 ай бұрын

Always wondered about that!

"Oh, man!" That sums it up pretty well.

I remember when this movie was made. This scene was shot on Turnagain Arm. Those not knowing a movie was being made actually thought the engines used in this scene were wrecked when seen parked on sidings. Jeez, I miss Alaska.

@spicetruckin

2 жыл бұрын

Just rode the Coastal classic from Anchorage to Seward and back. Noticed the trestle bridge.

@C2H6Cd

6 ай бұрын

Wow you've seen them with your own eyes? Lucky guy.

Directed by Andrei Konchalovsky from a story by Akira Kurosawa, this was a Golden Globe Award winner for Jon Voight, Best Actor in a Motion Picture Drama!

@raven4k998

2 жыл бұрын

to slow old man

2:35. He’s like “Alright, Ima head out”

@bobross4449

3 жыл бұрын

He was like *AWW HELL NO*

@nitsu2947

3 жыл бұрын

i mean no one wants to get plowed by 4 locomotives going at 60mph (maybe) so yeah, he's gonna be like "aww hell no"

@caboose9843

3 жыл бұрын

The way he jumps is downright comical

This remarkable movie defeats your expectations but delivers much more. It is not a 1980s "jeopardy" movie (despite its banal title), and this big crash occurs half way through. If you are expecting another even more spectacular crash at the end, you will be disappointed. Instead, the film turns into an allegory of life's struggles and the inevitability of death. It winds down slowly with a slow poetic fade, as the train plunges on into --- who knows what? This is not a smash and crash crowd pleaser but a rather melancholy and haunting tale, with a bit of thriller action thrown in.

@jonathanbirch2022

Жыл бұрын

The ending kinda sucked, but the rest of it was good

@C2H6Cd

6 ай бұрын

@@jonathanbirch2022 : Yes it was not a happy ending with pink ponies flying around so it sucked, thanks for the deep analysis.

@jonathanbirch2022

6 ай бұрын

@@C2H6Cd no it suckeed because of the plot holes, the warden goes on the train by himself and they could have stopped the train way easier

@C2H6Cd

6 ай бұрын

@@jonathanbirch2022 : You told above that only the ending sucked. Whatever, movies tend to be illogical because if they were logical their runtime would be 3 minutes: “oh catch that guy, ok send out 100 SWAT boys, cool he’s under arrest, let’s have a tea” - that would be a very “exciting” film. Alien (1979): “Omg, what are those eggs?! It’s biohazard, don’t touch them, kill it with fire” - ending credits roll, 5 minutes film done. Cool

@jonathanbirch2022

6 ай бұрын

@@C2H6Cd except in Alien it actually makes sense and is explained why they go near the eggs. Alien is a masterpiece, this movie well isn’t lol

This movie still holds up pretty well. Danny Trejo got his start here. Very good movie.

I find it hard to imagine how train collisions still happen. A few years back we had a freight train head on just south of Guymon, Oklahoma and I believe the only one that survived jumped off the train and ran and the collision was around 80MPH ending up in a massive fire. Then a little ways south of us was another one just south of Pampa, Texas near I believe White Deer. Both were beyond words on how violent they were.

@richardkaltenbach3961

Жыл бұрын

And Don't Forget About The Ones In California: CHATSWORTH And SAN BERNARDINO!!

great movie , one of my favs.

@kayriv814

3 жыл бұрын

Same

@studiodevelopers2467

3 жыл бұрын

@@kayriv814 Scary movie / ugly movie , but its a good one..

@NASCARCHAT24

8 ай бұрын

''ugly movie''?@@studiodevelopers2467

I think it's funny how the Alaska Railroad Did not want anything relating to them on the film and yet if you take a look at those GP units you can make out the Alaska Railroad's Paint scheme with Alaska on the side of the lead unit.

@kayriv814

3 жыл бұрын

Ikr it’s funny

@abk2k3aaronkauflin83

3 жыл бұрын

And in the rail yards and offices if you look you can see Alaska rr equipment and logos

@StocktonSubber

3 жыл бұрын

Actually, that is not the ARR. They actually used TWO railroads for the filming of Runaway Train. One is indeed the ARR, while the other was some railroad in Montana. You can tell the difference by the bogeys on the GP9s. The ARR GP9s have AAR Type B bogies, while the Montana GP9s used Blombergs.

@abk2k3aaronkauflin83

3 жыл бұрын

@@StocktonSubber I know actually in interesting fact when the show the locomotives for the first time when smoke is around the reversing units u can see a arr geep backing up in the back round

@bobross4449

3 жыл бұрын

@@StocktonSubber yep and the Montana double for 3010 was sold to the ARR in 85 and is still on there today

Hard to believe Roberts ""Oh Man" isnt right up there with ""rosebud"" and ""Frankly My dear"" in the best cinematic quotes of all time

@glashoppah

2 жыл бұрын

"I thought we was friends! I thought we was PARTNERS!"

"Who cares!" Said the fireman, "this is good coco!"

@raven4k998

2 жыл бұрын

this is russia this is how we do it lol nice and slow

@king2bman

2 жыл бұрын

Instead of the "Flying Kipper", it's the flying locomotives!

@MilesL.auto-train4013

2 жыл бұрын

cocoa...

I love the snow in the scenery. It’s all blank making the trains stand out.

The great Akira Kurosawa was involved in the screenwriting of Runaway Train.

I hate the cold but thought the cinematography and locations were beautiful. When I saw this as a kid, I wanted to go there

@user-bd3ds4ev5f

9 ай бұрын

I believe this was filmed in Alaska.

Can we take a second to appreciate the dispatcher board and how the train being put into the siding is on a crossover?

How have I never heard of this movie? Looks awesome.

@raven4k998

2 жыл бұрын

well you just haven't so to bad

@mulletover3832

2 жыл бұрын

@@raven4k998 ^too

@jdb47games

2 жыл бұрын

It is. See it.

@raven4k998

2 жыл бұрын

@@mulletover3832 no to bad

@rayhankazianga6817

2 жыл бұрын

@@raven4k998 nope m8 it's "too bad"

This film is the definition of underrated

Underrated film. Unstoppable borrowed a lot from this.

I’ve always wondered How that GP approaching the switch suddenly becomes what looks like an Alco? Then, all the blue and yellow hoppers disappear and it’s a work train entering the siding. Hollywood magic I guess.

@stevenbullock9276

3 жыл бұрын

I love this movie- one of my favorites, but I was wondering the same. They didn't even try to make them look similar.

@railtrolley

3 жыл бұрын

The first view of the train @00:15 is short hood leading on the lead loco. Then the rest of the scene it's long hood leading.

@oldgoat142

3 жыл бұрын

Don't you just love consistency? LOL!.

@railtrolley

3 жыл бұрын

@@oldgoat142 Continuity is supposed to pick up these errors? They most likely not Train people.

@oldgoat142

3 жыл бұрын

@@railtrolley They're definitely not, no question, but even people with zero knowledge about trains can see the difference between a hopper train and a work train.

I actually remember watching Unstoppable for the first time back in 2019, and I really liked it (since I was a huge railfan at the time), but now knowing this movie exists, maybe I'll have to give it a watch, too.

@rus0004

8 ай бұрын

Do it! There is some acting that's a bit janky if you ask me, but it's such a great movie, especially if you're a rail fan like us.

@arch9enius

8 ай бұрын

It's better.

@arch9enius

8 ай бұрын

@@rus0004 Like the 'Seaview Shuffle ' in the loco cab.

Hey man, you put a scratch on my caboose!!

@bobross4449

3 жыл бұрын

🤣

@therealskull4786

2 жыл бұрын

I'll buff out, right?

2:53 Was that Marty McFly at the end. "Oh, man. Doc's gonna kill me!"

This reminds me of The Flying Kipper Thomas and Friends season 1, but this is about the 4 diesel locomotives

@77PacerStudios

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I remember that too! As far as I know, I STILL HAVE the VHS tape of that at my house, it just hasn't been watched in years! If I remember correctly, Ringo Starr is the narrator of the one I have. Yes, the Ringo Starr of the Beatles!! Just curious, was the narrator Ringo Starr for you too, or was it either Michael Angelis or George Carlin?

@kayriv814

3 жыл бұрын

4 American Diesels

Man, I still quote the crap out of this movie to this day since first seeing it in 85.

@Heritage367

4 ай бұрын

"Come on, Ruby!"

@Del-Canada

4 ай бұрын

@@Heritage367 I can last nine more months for an appeal. I can stand on my head nine months

That's why there are no more cabooses.

@johnclamshellsp1969

3 жыл бұрын

They were negotiated away in liew of higher wages. The EOT or blinking device at the rear of a train took over the cabbose. Also they were dangerous to be in. Any train in or out slack became a whip. Many injured in them, in the day.

@railtrolley

3 жыл бұрын

@@johnclamshellsp1969 Caboose. A legacy left over, from the early days of rail. Often at the time, they were one of the few vehicles in the train equipped with brakes. Mr Westinghouse's invention of continuous automatic air brakes contributed towards caboose redundancy.

@glashoppah

2 жыл бұрын

And what a shame - used to love to sit by the tracks and watch a train go by and wait for that little red caboose with the guy in it, waving.

When I think of the term “runaway train”, I often refer back to the The Far Side cartoon. It shows a milk carton with a photo of a train with the caption saying “Runaway Train. Have you seen me?”.

My 2nd favorite movie of all time. A true classic!

@markomaras6495

9 ай бұрын

Since you clearly have taste, can you tell us the first?

@DaleBouwman

9 ай бұрын

@@markomaras6495 Well you asked nicely....so, Reservoir Dogs! What's yours?? top 3.

2:35 One of the hardest-going shots in all of cinema.

One of the best movies ever.

Anybody else stop to think when that guy jumped off the caboose to avoid the train hitting him head on, that there was no way he jumped far enough away to keep from getting hit by something?

Just like Gomez Addams when he was in the train room playing with his trains

@visionist7

3 жыл бұрын

The covered bridge!

@varianschirmer9375

3 жыл бұрын

Deadman's Curve.

@varianschirmer9375

3 жыл бұрын

He's using the diesel.

What a awesome movie

I like the music

@beezertwelvewashingbeard8703

3 жыл бұрын

Sounds like it would be chase scene music from the first Terminator movie.

@inkdreams5113

3 жыл бұрын

Trevor Jones did the score, although dated it’s one of my favourites.

When dispatch says clear and go to a side track, don’t dilly dally.

@N00N01

2 жыл бұрын

Thats just undirect order to go Knotch8+sand

A solid film. Some great performances too. Well worth watching.

*"Luckily no one was hurt."*

@jakebate1533

11 ай бұрын

Nice reference to "Thomas & Friends". 👍🚂

Great video and a great movie as well. Thanks for posting this. Have a nice day.

It was my favorite movie as a kid (I must have seen it on VHS shortly after it came out). I really need to watch it again.

i remember watching this bull when i was 9 lol. my favourite movie. you can still find it on youtube too!!

I like to point out these runaway locos are Gp's because they have 2 axle, 2 trucks on a b-b wheel configuration

@therealskull4786

2 жыл бұрын

GP40, F7, GP7, GP7.

"Well, maybe we're on an Express or somethin'!" Lol!!!

0:18 EMD GP 38s or 40s leading a bunch of ballast or coal hoppers . 0:27.....magically changes to an ALCO and a MoW train..interesting

@BugattiTeen

11 ай бұрын

I saw that, too

I know trains react slowly, but would you have thought if it was you on East bound 12 would have jammed the throttle open to get on the siding?

@daytona1073

3 жыл бұрын

Maybe he did... Or maybe he thought he was already clear... Or maybe, like the comments here about the switch, it wouldn't have made for a good movie...

@ArchTeryx00

3 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately the switch radius was quite steep. You had to go in below a maximum speed or you'd derail your train going over the switch. Dudes in the dispatch center couldn't see that. The runaway, on the other hand, was Notch 8 down a straight track, and had no such limitations. It won the race.

@tommybrown6305

3 жыл бұрын

I would say another factor is if you jam the throttle wide open you could experience wheel slip in which the train will make less progress than it would with the throttle at notch 2

@boydmccollum692

3 жыл бұрын

@@ArchTeryx00 yeah, but if East Bound didn't just stop to contact dispatch about what was up, he may have just cleared. And by his reaction "I don't see no runaway...", he wasn't exactly the sharpest tool in the tool shed.

@ArchTeryx00

3 жыл бұрын

@@boydmccollum692 To be fair, he HAD to stop. He had a red absolute signal in front of him - and contacted dispatch to find out WHY there was a red signal there. Them getting into an argument about the runaway is what killed precious seconds and ultimately led to the collision. (NO real engineer would have made such a stupid argument about "I don't see no runaway." They know how long trains take to stop and how much ground they can cover!) If dispatch had just given him a Diverging Clear signal and told him to get into that siding double-time, and Eastbound 12 had simply obeyed the order, he would have made it.

I’ve got this in my queue on Tubi, think I’m about ready to watch it again.

I feel as though Barstow wasted time by ordering Eastbound 12 to come to a full stop, then waiting for them to radio in to ask why. He should have just called EB 12 while they were still moving and told them to slow down then proceed to the siding. The crash might have been avoided. (On the other hand that wouldn't have made for an exciting movie.)

@jmm2000

2 жыл бұрын

Depending on the type of track the EB 12 was traveling on. Most sidings have a maximum speed limit, like 10 to 25 MPH. Also the switch the train is traversing through probably has a strict speed limit so EB 12 had to obey the rules.

@jaronburstyn1997

2 жыл бұрын

Just like in Titanic if they missed the iceberg what kind of movie would it be

@Island_Line_Rail_Productions

2 жыл бұрын

@@jmm2000 I guess it would depend on when/where the train was when the decision was made to line the train into the siding. I would have thought that the signal would indicate and Limited Clear oe Medium clear vs having a stop and proceed. Seeing as how the switch was lined for the siding, I would thing that even if the Runaway was in the block, it would still indicate the aspect for the siding.

This is like the unstoppable 1206 scene

@albee8259

3 жыл бұрын

Oh yeah when 777 hit 1206's container

@camking1343

3 жыл бұрын

@@albee8259 yes you're right! 😄😀🚂💥

@jesusalfredofernandezcruz1833

3 жыл бұрын

Maybe an homenage??.

@BmdZero

3 жыл бұрын

This is what inspired Unstoppapble

@7GL6

3 жыл бұрын

@@BmdZero no an incident called “the crazy 8’s incident” inspired unstoppable

Such an underrated 80s action film It’s so good

Barstow made a great mistake: he should have directly pulled Eastbound 12 on track 2 without stopping it

@s.sestric9929

3 жыл бұрын

If you hit a switch going too fast you will derail.

@schmoburger6086

3 жыл бұрын

Couldve put him through the turnout into road 2 on a caution signal. But that wouldnt have made for a good film.

An excellent movie,a fine cast ,great performances (Voight and Roberts esp)a standout movie ,have the DVD,one of my all-time favourite films thanks for the post Auckland New Zealand 2021

Fantastic movie---spread the word!

So dispatch decided to not tell the engineer until he called?

@stuff_n_thanngs7552

3 жыл бұрын

Lol. Right? I always wondered that

@GearheadExplorer85

Жыл бұрын

Then he complains about the train going too slow after he stopped the engineer at a red signal lol

We used to watch this all the time on Sunday afternoons on Fox 55 Fort Wayne Indiana

The 2010 movie "Unstoppable" had a simulare scene of a runaway train crashing into the rear of another train that didn't get on a siding in time.

@joshuasummers7440

3 жыл бұрын

John Combs I was thinking the same thing.

@Senna-78

3 жыл бұрын

I thought the same thing the first time I saw Unstoppable. Then I discovered that movie was not a remake of Runaway Train but was based on a real story

@stuff_n_thanngs7552

3 жыл бұрын

Definitely a throw back to this movie.

@movinmetal2596

3 жыл бұрын

Yup, that scene came to mind for me too. Clearly ‘borrowed’ from this film 🙂

@bobross4449

3 жыл бұрын

@@Senna-78 runaway train was based off of a nyc runaway in the 60s

I like those four engines when I drew pictures of them

@jacobhinojosa6462

3 жыл бұрын

@Daniel Chang 27

@jacobhinojosa6462

3 жыл бұрын

@Daniel Chang I remember I found it on KZread

@jacobhinojosa6462

3 жыл бұрын

@Daniel Chang Thanks I drew pictures of four locomotives 🚂🚂🚂🚂 because I’m writing ✍🏻 story about Runaway Train in my state of Texas

@snug-fibbage7441

3 жыл бұрын

@@jacobhinojosa6462 can I see the pictures and read the story please 🙏

@jacobhinojosa6462

3 жыл бұрын

@@snug-fibbage7441 I try

After the collision, Manny's reaction to Buck's ignorant comment was priceless. I wish this video showed that.

Definite continuity problems - I've watched this several times and am still bemused by the freight's engine being plastered with snow, then it isn't, then it's snow covered again. Good job that brakeman bailed out - even if the collision was done with models, it was pretty spectacular.

Awesome 🍿🍿🍿🍿🍿

One of the biggest snubs in Academy Awards history. I think it only got 2 noms; one for supporting actor and one for score (if memory serves me correct. I don't feel like looking it up rn.) Imho, it was the best movie of 1985. *Edit: it was 3 noms (best actor, best supporting actor, and best editing.) No Oscars, however. Massive snubs

@jonathanbirch2022

Жыл бұрын

“Best movie of 1985” definitely not

At the time this movie came out , i was working for the railroad mainly on train wrecks. I loved the movie.

I loved the scene, ( not here ) when Eric Roberts saying “ Manny I need some Shoes “ I need some Shoes “ in the beginning . Love 💕 this movie 🎥 this scene was filmed at Portage Glacier. I wish they continued movie 🎥 making here in Alaska 🌹💐💕🤩 to this day.

R.I.P 1906-1957 R.I.P 1909-1953 Rest In Peace Grandpa Tahana/Michael Charles Francis Tahana, October 4th, 1941 ~ April 9th, 2017.

Man! I was confused. When I saw the title of 'Runaway Train' I thought it was a video about this girl I knew in high school.

Tiger paw train tires they really grip the rail no matter what

@raven4k998

2 жыл бұрын

yeah steel isn't know for grip strength sure but not grip

This is a forgotten classic movie

On! On! On! Yelled the diesels

This movie FELT cold.

I remember seeing this movie on television when I was a kid. I thought it as intense.

When i was a child my father worked at Warner Brothers. They had to do a scene of a train crashing into another train. It was all made with miniature trains in a special effects scene. I have often wonder what movie that actually was? It was about 1945.

1:54, A very Great Sequence, and the Music is tremendous. Also, for informational purposes, the Lineup of the Runaway Train is this: an EMD GP40, a EMD F7, and Two EMD GP7’s. As for the Locomotive pulling the train that Looses it’s caboose, it’s an Alco MRS-1 (Though the begging it’s a different locomotive).

i like how this was created first before unstoppable came out with 1206's boxcar destruction scene

That scene rivals any latest Hollywood movie 🎥 its so REAL!!!

Awesome. ♡ T.E.N.

AWVR 777 and that train have 2 things in common they are both runaways and the broke a pees of rolling stock but AWVR 777 broke a box car and that train broke a cuboos

@Joshua_Starshard

3 жыл бұрын

Actually 3 if you count Ryan Scott smashing through AWVR 767’s windshield.1206 hit the grain car too hard.

@Joshua_Starshard

3 жыл бұрын

Work on your spelling please.

@oregonrailfan7046

3 жыл бұрын

@@Joshua_Starshard let’s be honest he’s probably a 12 year old kid

@Joshua_Starshard

3 жыл бұрын

@@oregonrailfan7046 yeah you’re probably right.

@Senna-78

3 жыл бұрын

The only real difference is AVWR 777 is based on a real story happened in 2001 (CSX 8888), that train is not. So a real train decided to imitate a movie

R.I.P 1917-1978. R.I.P 1913-1984. Rest In Peace Sandy Tahana/Sandra Noreen Tahana, November 20th, 1945 - May 20th, 1985.

Shoes!....I need shoes!!!!! Damn, I loved this movie growing up

The engine we see at 0:17, is it ARR EMD GP40 3020? And the cars seen at 0:23, what kind of cars are they and how long are they? Just curious to know. I know this engine was playing Eastbound 12 just from a brief moment before they shot the actual one which was MRS-1 1605 playing Eastbound 12. Still a cool locomotive. Like them both actually.

Did anyone notice at this time mark, 0:15, it’s a GP locomotive. But at 0:29, it’s shows like a ALCO locomotive.

I live a few hundred feet from a trainyard and I hear those horns all the time. Kind of a sad sound.

Great Film and Wreck scene!

To this day, this movie kind of scares me. It's almost like the train had a mind of it's own.

@justinratcliffe947

2 жыл бұрын

That's kinda the point to it. The train is even made to look like some kind of monster