I agree, the engineer should have tried to get the gun away from Patrick McGoohan's character, so he (the engineer) could kill Deveraux and that way the engineer could stop the train, thus leading to a happier ending to the movie without a train crash. :)
5:28. "You'd better do something you idiot, because in ten minutes you're going to have 200 tons of locomotive smashing through central station on its way to Marshall Fields!"
That sentence sets your heart racing and palms sweating all the way through the crash scene!
the funnier thing is this would never happen now days, engines at least the newer amtrack engines have an alerter that sounds every i think 3 min. (someone please correct me if im wrong) that and cutting cars while in motion and not closing the air valves on the cars seperating would through the train inton "emergency" mode and the train stops
There IS such a Button the console. Be it in the Locomotive or in the Push/Pull Control Cab.
The button has to be hit each time it lights up (Flashing slowly). If it is not hit by a certain time, the Flashing is followed by a "Whining" sound. ALMOST like a Siren. If the button is STILL not hit, the brakes will kick in.
@twoxland That is coreect. The air line bursting with the angle cocks open woul send an emergency application through the whole train. I still think it would crash into the station but not at the same force
Here's a funny thing. The porter said that there is no way to get to the lead locomotive. FP7 locomotives have an access hatch in the front and rear of them. In theory, George would have been able to use the hatches to get to the lead engine. It's funny that the porter didn't know that.
@vigo894 The front of the second locomotive was facing the baggage car and as you see in the shot at 4:17(or when the train leaves Kansas City in part 8) there's no way to open the hatch from the outside.
I think the porter did know but he didn't want George to go near the engines because he "might" get fired. Which I don't think it would have mattered anyway. Porter was playing mind games as if he didn't know anything. Lastly, the porter didn't really want to help George because he still believes George shot Sweden the Federal Agent.
Was the bad guy hanging out far enough to get hit? Seemed like plenty of room between trains. In any case Gene was hanging out as they passed those oil tankers.
Has anyone else noticed that the lead unit (4070) has dual controls? There are control stands on both sides of the cab... I've never seen this on a "covered wagon" before. Road-switchers sometimes have them for operation in both directions; don't know what the advantage on an F-unit would be.
"You better do something, you idiot...because in ten minutes you're going to have 200 tons of locomotive smashing through Central Station on its way to Marshall Fields!!"
@vinylrecord68 he doesnt know chicago very well the train would have to smash through the station cross the chicago river go west through most of downtown before getting to marshall fields!!!
I wonder how they did that scene of the engineer falling out of the cab after getting shot. That looks so real. He looks too old to do a stunt like that.
Im wondering specially being in the early 80's are the locomotives on Silverstreak E-7's or E-9's. I remember gowing up in Chi-Town and Burlinton Northern used to use E-9's on the commutter trains. Now they use F-40's
Those are CP F7s, Intermountain will be making the CP F7s like these. So N scalers will be able to recreate the Silver Streak train. I remember seeing these at the Clybourn stop on the CNW N/NW line
I LOVE this movie! My ABsolute favourite line of all comes @ 5:30 where the police chief says, "You better do something, you idiot, because in 10 minutes you're going to have 200 tons of locomotive smashing through Central Station on its way to Marshall Fields!!!" Heheh, I love it~ Classic!xD
Mickey Gilbert who was head stunt coordinator of this movie was also Gene Wilder's stunt double. Getting thrown off the train the first time, hitting the sign on top of the train, jumping off the bridge into the water and the narly stunt at the 8:43 mark ( although if this had REALLY happened, the trains brakes would have been thrown on ). However in the close ups during that stunt it is Wilder doing the stunt with while Pryor had a harness.
I agree, the engineer should have tried to get the gun away from Patrick McGoohan's character, so he (the engineer) could kill Deveraux and that way the engineer could stop the train, thus leading to a happier ending to the movie without a train crash. :)
saints093 1 week ago
5:28. "You'd better do something you idiot, because in ten minutes you're going to have 200 tons of locomotive smashing through central station on its way to Marshall Fields!"
That sentence sets your heart racing and palms sweating all the way through the crash scene!
GeorgiaKev 3 weeks ago
at 2:47 those EMD 567's are singing a song!
75Bird455 1 month ago
That shot from the engine to the helo..was total BS..shooting offhand at a moving aerial target...really..but hey..it was 1970s Hollywood right....
davehutchinson67 3 months ago
I thought the emergency brakes were immediate if pedal is released?
Pershingtank 4 months ago
@Pershingtank Toolboxes can prevent that.....
andrewstartrekmario 3 months ago
@andrewstartrekmario But they'd already been released for a while...
Pershingtank 3 months ago
clayburg had a nice rack on her
Daisyno2 6 months ago
gotta love how the alco kills :P
MilwaukeeSDman 7 months ago
8:48 TURBOTRAIN!!!!!!
MilwaukeeSDman 7 months ago
Pryor...thats impossible,Gene.. grab hold of my belt...Pryor... what are you going to do?...Gene...GUESS...superb
BOXINGFANFAN 7 months ago
The Engineer had so many chances.
FreakGame99 8 months ago
that jump from the next cart to th eother gene did obviously a stunt man but thats crazy!!! lucky jump great shot of it too and very scary....
TheRachaelShow1 9 months ago
5:42 sounds like Hong Kong Phooey. Lol
thannyd 9 months ago
@thannyd Same person. Scatman Coruthers did the voice for Hong Kong Phoeey
imstillstuckinthe80s 9 months ago
Any similarities with The Cassandra Crossing?
puterboy1 9 months ago
Richard pryors line "all the emergency cards have been cut". scatman" those damn hippys"lol
SIGNALMAN154 9 months ago
@SIGNALMAN154 ..its cords
Daisyno2 6 months ago
Fred Willard!
nickeax 1 year ago
at 0:28, Both Professors are dead, Real & Fake.
Fartingbellybutton 1 year ago
No Deadman Switch?
SalemStorm 1 year ago
@SalemStorm
theshipman 1 year ago
@SalemStorm That's what the pedal is.
nickeax 1 year ago
5:31, this looks like a job for the Swat Kats! XDDD
gygyman64 1 year ago
Wonderful General Motors EMD locomotive :(((
MrDelworth 1 year ago
@:20 quick scoping ala MW2! LOL
mrrictus 1 year ago
HAHAHA DAMN HIPPIES i love that guy
fakeqwerty 1 year ago 4
I Love this movie i've seen it about 5 times.
GenOrder7 1 year ago
Johnson once again gets to impersonate the professor. BANG
DiAnno13 1 year ago
I would put money on the locomotives derailing at that speed going through all the switching routs that it takes into the station.
switchstand 1 year ago
ahhh, good old Scatman!
h2opolodan11 1 year ago
the funnier thing is this would never happen now days, engines at least the newer amtrack engines have an alerter that sounds every i think 3 min. (someone please correct me if im wrong) that and cutting cars while in motion and not closing the air valves on the cars seperating would through the train inton "emergency" mode and the train stops
twoxland 2 years ago
all locos have them since the late 90s even yard engines. And you are correct a train separtates the train goes into braking mode or emergency.
iggyjill 1 year ago
@twoxland You are correct.
There IS such a Button the console. Be it in the Locomotive or in the Push/Pull Control Cab.
The button has to be hit each time it lights up (Flashing slowly). If it is not hit by a certain time, the Flashing is followed by a "Whining" sound. ALMOST like a Siren. If the button is STILL not hit, the brakes will kick in.
Modeltrainguy 1 year ago
@twoxland That is coreect. The air line bursting with the angle cocks open woul send an emergency application through the whole train. I still think it would crash into the station but not at the same force
rsynth75 4 months ago
Here's a funny thing. The porter said that there is no way to get to the lead locomotive. FP7 locomotives have an access hatch in the front and rear of them. In theory, George would have been able to use the hatches to get to the lead engine. It's funny that the porter didn't know that.
vigo894 2 years ago
@vigo894 The front of the second locomotive was facing the baggage car and as you see in the shot at 4:17(or when the train leaves Kansas City in part 8) there's no way to open the hatch from the outside.
NealPage1 2 years ago
Then I guess IMDB got it wrong. I remember seeing a streamlinger in a San Antonio railroad yard. I would love to ride inside one of those.
vigo894 2 years ago
I think the porter did know but he didn't want George to go near the engines because he "might" get fired. Which I don't think it would have mattered anyway. Porter was playing mind games as if he didn't know anything. Lastly, the porter didn't really want to help George because he still believes George shot Sweden the Federal Agent.
Nathanrailfan 2 years ago
Well hollywood has never been correct when it comes to trains.
iggyjill 1 year ago 2
1:20 - "Are you okay?" Of course not dummy, he's been shot!"
atwater8991 2 years ago 3
Was the bad guy hanging out far enough to get hit? Seemed like plenty of room between trains. In any case Gene was hanging out as they passed those oil tankers.
DarkRavenII 2 years ago
Has anyone else noticed that the lead unit (4070) has dual controls? There are control stands on both sides of the cab... I've never seen this on a "covered wagon" before. Road-switchers sometimes have them for operation in both directions; don't know what the advantage on an F-unit would be.
mlavender480 2 years ago
Some Canadian FP units has dual controls but for direction traffic it was mainly for switching at stations.
iggyjill 1 year ago
:40-:45 FUNNY stuff!! "is it over??"
ghanasoul 2 years ago
What a dumb fuck that guy was who got his melon bashed in.
Why in the hell would u stare at a coming train for like 10 secs or more to kill u like squashed maggots?
hip2thabone 2 years ago
is that Fred Willard???
DetroitLass 2 years ago
yeah
godzilla19892012 2 years ago
"If the engineer is dead who is driving the train?"...Just a tool box
BrodyFarmBoy 2 years ago 25
@BrodyFarmBoy That's exactly how I was thinking of it.
Dinosorable 9 months ago
@BrodyFarmBoy never trust a toolbox to drive the train...
h2opolodan11 3 weeks ago
"Emergency cords have been cut!"
"DAMN HIPPIES!"
That's what I say everytime you nitwits post a comment on YouTube that makes me crack up--Damn Hippies.
fez1964 2 years ago 14
"Well then, who's driving the train?"
The magic toolbox. Too bad it doesn't know how to stop.
Bellwestern80 2 years ago 6
"You better do something, you idiot...because in ten minutes you're going to have 200 tons of locomotive smashing through Central Station on its way to Marshall Fields!!"
vinylrecord68 2 years ago 5
@vinylrecord68 he doesnt know chicago very well the train would have to smash through the station cross the chicago river go west through most of downtown before getting to marshall fields!!!
hifijohn 10 months ago
I wonder how they did that scene of the engineer falling out of the cab after getting shot. That looks so real. He looks too old to do a stunt like that.
RTD8481 2 years ago
2:19 - 2:28
Na-Na-Naaaa-Na!
Na-Na-Naaaa-Na!
Hey! Hey! Hey!
Gooo-ood-byeeeeeee!
jeprice08 2 years ago
My favorite part is the decapitation by a CP switcher. I watch that part over and over again!
FreightBrute 2 years ago
I agree! I loved seeing the son of a bitch bad guy die! He deserved it!
jeprice08 2 years ago
It is a good thing you got to see the decapitation by the CP switcher, because if this was on cable this scene would have been cut out.
Nathanrailfan 2 years ago
Same here From the front It looks like an SW1500
BrodyFarmBoy 2 years ago
Actually, CP had SW1200s. Some are still on the roster.
FreightBrute 2 years ago
Thanks for posting. Gene Wilder and Richard Pryor are wonderful. Peace.
Hania454 2 years ago 2
3:55, Was that Fred Willard?
morechicharonesforme 2 years ago 2
8:43 - Wow...muchos kudos, great stunt!
8:48-49 Train fans look carefully and notice the red and white CN nose of United Aircraft's Turbotrain lurking quietly in the distance...
StratCatGenius 3 years ago
Wow, you do have a sharp eye!
FreightBrute 2 years ago 2
Dude, I went to see this in the theater when it came out...I must have been 5!
StratCatGenius 2 years ago
Im wondering specially being in the early 80's are the locomotives on Silverstreak E-7's or E-9's. I remember gowing up in Chi-Town and Burlinton Northern used to use E-9's on the commutter trains. Now they use F-40's
cowbells4u 2 years ago
Those are CP F7s, Intermountain will be making the CP F7s like these. So N scalers will be able to recreate the Silver Streak train. I remember seeing these at the Clybourn stop on the CNW N/NW line
RTD8481 2 years ago
Those aren't E-Units, they're FP7's. An easy way to tell is normally E-Units have 6-axle configurations while F-Units have 4-axle configurations.
Bellwestern80 2 years ago
There CP not CN
iggyjill 1 year ago
I LOVE this movie! My ABsolute favourite line of all comes @ 5:30 where the police chief says, "You better do something, you idiot, because in 10 minutes you're going to have 200 tons of locomotive smashing through Central Station on its way to Marshall Fields!!!" Heheh, I love it~ Classic!xD
tubeeorrnottubee 3 years ago 3
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tubeeorrnottubee 3 years ago
Mickey Gilbert who was head stunt coordinator of this movie was also Gene Wilder's stunt double. Getting thrown off the train the first time, hitting the sign on top of the train, jumping off the bridge into the water and the narly stunt at the 8:43 mark ( although if this had REALLY happened, the trains brakes would have been thrown on ). However in the close ups during that stunt it is Wilder doing the stunt with while Pryor had a harness.
seanncory 3 years ago
Weren't the emergency brakes cut?
Dudufrias 2 years ago
Best train movie ever made!
chatanugadotorg 3 years ago 4
:042 LOL. too funny.
Gene: "Are u alright?"
Pryor: Is it Over?
George: "Shit!"
Funny Scene.
ghanasoul 3 years ago 19
@ghanasoul You're right :DDDDD a very good scene!!!
Masinfira1 10 months ago