Trains Movie List
List of movies where trains or the railroad play an important role.
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- DirectorJohn HoughStarsPeter FondaSusan GeorgeAdam RoarkeDown-on-their-luck racers Larry and Deke steal from a supermarket manager to buy a car that will help them advance their racing chances. Their escape does not go as planned when Larry's one-night stand, Mary, tags along for the ride.To say why it's on this list is a spoiler - grade crossings are dangerous (first and last scenes of the movie)
- DirectorRichard DonnerStarsMel GibsonDanny GloverJoe PesciWith personal crises and age weighing in on them, LAPD officers Riggs and Murtaugh must contend with deadly Chinese triads that are trying to free their former leaders out of prison and onto American soil.Bad guys kill by pushing cars into path of oncoming train at a railroad grade crossing.
- DirectorTony ScottStarsDenzel WashingtonChris PineRosario DawsonWith an unmanned, half-mile-long freight train barreling toward a city, a veteran engineer and a young conductor race against the clock to prevent a catastrophe.A good movie for anyone that has no knowledge of trains... but ridiculous scenes that fail to adhere to physics or common sense (the derail situation on the curve is the worst example of movie errors ever) tend to ruin this movie for many of us.
- StarsRob LoweKristin DavisEsai MoralesA train filled with atomic devices threatens to destroy the city of Denver. John Serger (an NTSB agent) has to prevent this from happeningA good movie for the kids - but why would a novice government official know how to handle a train better than the very experienced engineer that is in charge of the train?
- DirectorMark RobsonStarsFrank SinatraTrevor HowardRaffaella CarràAn American POW leads a group of mainly British prisoners to escape from the Germans in WWII.Nothing to say except that this is a great movie fitting this list.
- DirectorAndrey KonchalovskiyStarsJon VoightEric RobertsRebecca De MornayTwo escaped convicts and a female railway worker find themselves trapped on a speeding train with no brakes and nobody driving.A very good train focused movie.
- DirectorArthur HillerStarsGene WilderRichard PryorJill ClayburghOn a long-distance train trip, a man finds romance but also finds himself in danger of being killed, or at least pushed off the train.A good comedy with the train being prime, no expense was spared for a great ending in tihs film.
- DirectorJoseph RubenStarsWesley SnipesWoody HarrelsonJennifer LopezA vengeful New York City transit cop decides to steal a trainload of subway fares. His foster brother, a fellow cop, tries to protect him.Very good and realistic portrayal of seizing control of a train, although in real life it could not have occurred as depicted. A true to life replica subway line segment was built in Nevada, identical to the New York line, to allow the stunts. A must see.
- DirectorRobert ZemeckisStarsTom HanksChris CoppolaMichael JeterOn Christmas Eve, a young boy embarks on a magical adventure to the North Pole on the Polar Express, while learning about friendship, bravery, and the spirit of Christmas.A great movie for the family.
- DirectorRobert KirbysonStarsNicole Gale AndersonJohn BillingsleyKunal SharmaA Los Angeles subway train is brought to a slamming stop, the tunnel partially collapsed, and several people injured. The survivors must figure out what caused it, and must deal with the greater danger that soon faces them.Not a train movie. After first 5 minutes, there is nothing in the movie relevant to trains, railroads, subways - and a poor excuse for a disaster movie.
- DirectorJohn FrankenheimerStarsBurt LancasterPaul ScofieldJeanne MoreauIn 1944, a German colonel loads a train with French art treasures to send to Germany. The Resistance must stop it without damaging the cargo.
- DirectorTony ScottStarsDenzel WashingtonJohn TravoltaLuis GuzmánArmed men hijack a New York City subway train, holding the passengers hostage in return for a ransom, and turning an ordinary day's work for dispatcher Walter Garber into a face-off with the mastermind behind the crime.
- DirectorRoger SpottiswoodeStarsBen JohnsonJamie Lee CurtisHart BochnerThree years after a prank went terribly awry, the six college students responsible are targeted by a masked killer at a New Year's Eve party aboard a moving train.
- DirectorGeoff MurphyStarsSteven SeagalEric BogosianEverett McGillCasey Ryback hops on a Colorado to LA train to start a vacation with his niece. Early into the trip, terrorists board the train and use it as a mobile HQ to hijack a top secret destructive US satellite.
- DirectorRalph InceStarsAnita StewartEarle WilliamsJulia Swayne GordonThis silent film presents drama to prevent a train from falling from a damaged railroad bridge.A silent film, and questionable portrayal of early 1900's railroad inspection... but some good scenes from 1915 railroading.
- DirectorFrank O'ConnorStarsRalph LewisJean ArthurHugh AllanSilent film drama depicts effect on everyone as color blindness becomes a concern due to "railroad improvements", the color light block signal.Although a fictional drama, depicts actual history of the effect of railroads moving to simple color light signals in early 1900's. A must see for any railfan.
- DirectorFrank R. StrayerStarsJay WilseyBlanche MehaffeyWilliam V. MongWhen a railroad engineer refuses to participate in a strike, the union drops him and he loses his job.Simple drama with good old railroad scenes.
- DirectorNat RossStarsJohnnie WalkerEugenia GilbertAlec B. FrancisA war veteran returns home to find his sweetheart totally upset: Her father will lose his sight unless she can get funds for an expensive procedure. He and some Army mates hatch a plot utilizing the railway safe, but a rival robs the safe and the money is taken by the pals. A train journey later involves high speeds. The money is needed before the rival can send the hero to prison.Some good old railroad footage.
- DirectorEmory JohnsonStarsWilliam Collier Jr.Sally BlaneJ. Farrell MacDonaldA railway is threatened by mysterious wrecks, which turn out to be caused by criminals using a unique deception.
- DirectorJ.P. McGowanStarsHelen HolmesLeo D. MaloneyRex DownsA runaway train hurtles toward a passenger train on the same track. A female telegraph operator hired over the objection of the owner is the only person who can stop it. She overcomes impossible odds to save the imperiled passengers.
- DirectorRay NazarroStarsSterling HaydenEve MillerBarton MacLaneWith the Civil War about to begin, Southern saboteurs attack frontier railroad construction.
- DirectorAlfred HitchcockStarsFarley GrangerRobert WalkerRuth RomanA psychopathic man tries to forcibly persuade a tennis star to agree to his theory that two strangers can get away with murder by submitting to his plan to kill the other's most-hated person.Only 5-10 minutes of railroad footage - but good early scenes for rail buffs.