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IMDb to the rescue! It was indeed both SP and AT&SF. They had continuity problems as well as geographical, so 2 great trains for the price of one admission.
What about Von Ryans Express with Frank Sinatra.
Also trains played a big part in all the Bourne movies where the action was in Europe.
Rick
CHECK OUT “THE WRECKER” with young John Wayne… GRRRReat engine shots… Very first frames are Dad’s engine being readied on the turntable !! Also, of course, “THE GENERAL” with Buster Keaton !!!
Yes , someone said "Taking of Pelham 123 " I grew up in New yawk. Trust me, the original version with Walter Mathau, Robert Shaw (JAWS), Jerry Stiller ( Seinfeld ) and Eli Wallech is THE ONE and ONLY one. There are now 3 ( TV/ with Vincent DiOnofrio from Law & Order. OK ), but Mathau is the one !!! IT truely captures the theme and beat of the city in the 1960s. I believe the score is Quincy Jones/ fast,up temp jazz…I rode the Pelham line many a time as a teen in Manhattan . Took the IND ( Independant line) from Hillside Ave, Jamaica,Queens to Lex Ave./ Manhattan with my dad where we eventually moved To in 1963 . Sometimes LIRR to/from New Hyde Park. I emphasize all this because the Mathau one even grips someone like me… It reeks NYC, the way it felt in the1960s… Fugeddaboudit !!!
NORTH BY NORTHWEST is one my favorites; I love the NYC shots, and it has a lot of “through the window” views of the Lakes and trackside scenery. RUNAWAY TRAIN is one of those surprisingly good movies where it initially appears as a cheap action flick, but the depth of the drama sucks you into the characters. Plus, it has some great shots of some old power!
Animated Trains on TV and in the Movies have progressed beyond the typical balloon stacked 8/10 wheeler steam locomotive:
The Polar Express.They studied the only surviving Pere Marquette 2-8-4 from pilot to tender and copied her right down to the rivets!!
Bolt.A CSX Freight being pulled by a pair of AC4400’s.
The Simpsons.On one episode of Fox’s long running animated sitcom,Homer and Bart go out out to what Homer thinks is an abandoned line andstart pulling up ties when a they hear the sound of a train horn.
The next scene shows a passenger train pulled by an AB set of Santa F Units jump the tracks;do a complete circle in mid air then land’wheels down’on the tracks unharmed!!!
Again, it is hard to find. I stumbled across “THE WRECKER” in the library… Someone is causing wrecks on the railroad for revenge… It’s real old black and white 1930s ish USA western steam with model Ts ,too…
“ONCE APON A TIME IN THE WEST” this is a rail road story from the 1800s ,lots of train seens…Henry Fonda,charles Bronson,jason Robards,and loads of others …its a must see must own… other favorites but lacking a good story line “emporrior of the north” “runaway"still want to see the original” silver streak"
Unless I missed it, I can’t believe no one mentioned “The Train” with Burt Lancaster.
I think you mean Robert Shaw.
Kevin
It’s easier to find when you go by the title “Hurricane Express”.
BIG 10-4 !! Yes, it’s “Hurricane Express” !!! Mea culpa !!! [sigh]
The Wrecker is also a book written by Clive Cussler. It’s a good read along with The Chase.
Marlon:
You must have missed it, LOL! I mentioned it in my first post. GREAT movie!!
Tom [:D]
Hi rails, I wanted to say MEA CULPA on info I gave about a John Wayne movie . Another rail corrected me and is spot on. The movie is titled " The Hurricane Express " not The Wrecker as I stated (which IS the dastardly character breaking our hearts throughout the flick [ God, I hate seeing trains smash up ] ). I found it in the library once but it may be hard to find. It’s very old, black and white, and could be John Wayne’s first film .( OK OK rivet counters ,so it’s not ! So sue me !! )
Let’s not forget “Stand by Me” When the Kid’s get caught on the tresle. That’s classic
Netflix has it.
Oh Yes!!How could we forget"Stand By Me"??
The only thing I didn’t like was the Extended Vision Caboose on the freight train!!
I’m not sure when EVC’s were introduced but I don’t think they were in use in 1959!!
Okay.As far as European Trains in Spaghetti Westerns go,don’t forget Clint Eastwood’s"Man With No Name"trilogy"Fist Full of Dollars";“For a Few Dollars More"and"The Good,The Bad and The Ugly” and Charles Bronson’s’Far East Meets Old West’saga"Red Sun".
Clint Eastwood’s 1984 Psychological Thriller"Tightrope"has a climactic scene with Clint and the killer fighting in a New Orleans Freightyard as a New Orleans Public Belt freight rumbles past.
1967’s"Hour Of The Gun"with James Garner as Wyatt Earp and Jason Robards as Doc Holliday has some NdeM equipment standing in for the Southern Pacific.
Besides 1973’s"The Train Robbers",trains figured promininently in at least three of The Duke’s Westerns:
1963’s"McClintock"has a few scenes involving trains including a scene of Stephanie Powers and Jerry Van Dyke arriving in town;1971’s"Big Jake"an Ndem 10 Wheeler stands in for the mythical"Texas and Southwestern"or something like that ; 1965’s"Sons of Katie Elder has a scene at the beginning of a D&RGW Narrow Gauge train and an NdeM steam train arriving at the station and 1969’s"True Grit"has a scene of a caboose and Kim Darby arriving at the Fort Smith Depot.
And no,I haven’t forgotten John Wayne and Maureen O’Hara in John Ford’s"The Quiet Man"either!!
Great scenes involving the Irish Railways.
Trains play a part in two Denzel Washington Movies:1996’s"Courage Under Fire".Scene where Lou Diamond Phillips deliberately drives his Mustang into an oncoming train*(*It was filmed around Austin,but I don’t remember if they filmed on the Austin Northwestern or Gulf Colorado and San Saba)and 2000’s"The Bone Collector"has some
Actually,The Duke’d be a little perturbed about the email going around with him saying"Why The Hell Should I Have Ta Press One For English"!!
Turns out all three of his wives were Latinas:His first two-Josephine and Esparanza-were Mexican and his third wife-Pilar-was Peruvian.
John Wayne spoke Spanish very well and was an authority about Tequila!!
I think the greatest Train Movies were Under Seige 2 and the Emperor of the North.