I personally have a passon for a lot of trains in the movies like polar express awvr 777 and 1206 and the gp40 from runaway train ect I was wondering if you guys had any favorites.
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Emperor of the North, with Ernest Borgnine and Lee Marvin is my favorite. Set in 1933. Small steam. The whole movie takes place within 100 yards of the track, mostly on the train.
Wallace & Gromit The Wrong Trousers. Wish I could lay track that quickly…
Tom
Silver streak!
I’ll second Silver Streak!
Unstoppable with Denzel Washington.
SAME! i liked the movie so much i made a layout of stanton with a curve and everything
All of the trains and railroad equipment in The Journey Of Natty Gann.
-Kevin
For me, The Train, The General, and some of Buster Keaton’s other silent films, along with “The Cat Came Back”.
There’s probably a couple of others, but they’re not coming to mind, at the moment.
Wayne
Thanks for listing Emperor of the North, I need to watch that again. But, The Train is still at the top of my list. As a big WWII buff, the storyline adds to the appeal for me.
wdcrvr
+1 for Unstoppable
+1 For Siver Streak
But, a great one imo is “Narrow Margin” with Gene Hackman and a very attractive Anne Archer.
I also kinda liked a Steven Seagal train movie, “Under Seige 2”, full of the usual Seagal fight scenes.
Opening scene of The Music Man, Rock Island Line and Iowa Stubborn.
Opening scenes of Oklahoma Everything’s Up to Date in Kansas City.
Train arrival in McClintock.
Great Train Robbery.
The Great Locomotive Chase.
Just 4 of many.
The second Silver Streak. The one with Gene Wilder and Richard Pryor.
I saw parts of the first one from 1935 which had the alternate name of The Rainmakers according to IMDB. When TCM airs it, they use the Silver Streak title.
Forgot to add The General. One of the best Buster Keaton movies he made.
Beginning and ending scenes of “In The Heat Of The Night” featuring Thegorgeous Gulf Mobile and Ohio passenger train. The movie also has some MoPac freight action too.
This Property is Condemned, lots of L&N.
Von Ryans Express
I used to love Unstoppable. Until you realize all the problems in it. Watched it 4 times.
The original Silver Streak was good. I could write that movie, up until the failed test and the Hoover Dam construction.
I also enjoyed the remake Silver Streak, Oriental Express, From Russia with Love, that Southern Pacific movie with a runaway business car.
I know it’s not a train movie but I like Petticoat Junction.
I’m not really into train movies. My love of railroading is to great to be represented on a movie screen.
Kevin