Train "777" would be a train traveling between Pittsburg/Baypoint and San Francisco airport that for whatever reason has been removed from service, or will be when it reaches the end of the line. I operate commuter trains in the San Francisco Bay Area. My hats off to you for a great job putting this hub together! =-D I have always been fascinated by the railroad and this movie made me do some research into the original accident and other rail road stuff. No doubt about it, the film maker did an excellent job portraying this story, with the Hollywood embelishments included. Patty I have to agree with what pretty much everyone else has said, y ou did a great job putting a face on the story behind the story! I just finished watching Unstoppable, very entertaining! Excellent casting of Frank Barnes and Will Colton.
Oh by the way, was the engineer retiring and did he get his job for life? But anyway thank you so much for your true story from the other side, I really appreciate it and the show was not all bad. My Grand Father worked on the old Central Railroad years ago, so trains are in my blood and I have always regretted not entering into this respectful and challenging career. Patty Inglish MS (author) from USA and Asgardia, the First Space Nation on July 15, 2017: This content is accurate and true to the best of the author’s knowledge and is not meant to substitute for formal and individualized advice from a qualified professional. Pennsylvania Man Lived the Drama That Inspired Unstoppable. Runaway Train Stopped After Two Uncontrolled Hours.Disaster avoided during hours of panic, 66 miles of terror. Speed (1994): A runaway bus is piloted by Keanu Reeves in an attempt to keep it from exploding.This film was outstanding, but Harvey Weinstein bought the rights and offered only a limited showing in America because he did not like the ending. Snow Piercer (2014): Chris Evans, Kang-Ho Song, Tilda Swinton.Silver Streak (1976): Gene Wilder and Richard Pryor.Runaway Train (1985): Jon Voigt, Eric Roberts.Disaster on the Coastline (1979): Lloyd Bridges, Raymond Burr.A lot of the other railroading people and local residents look real, because they are! Other Runaway Movies The lead welder from the yard is brave and comic all at once. Rosario Dawson is the high-powered Yardmaster who controls rail yard operations and dispatch as she fights for control of the Crazy Eights (#777 in the film) and against the unworkable plans of her superior. I have seen that track a couple of times. One tense scene is actually at the elevated railroad track and bridge of the Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway at Bellaire OH. You'll also see someone from Detroit 187. They may even want to work for the railroads afterward.ĭirector: Tony Scott (brother of Ridley Scott) Fox Films 98 minutesĪt least 50 talking roles in the film went to local residents. The film could have been made at the R level, but the real events were not R-rated except for the language and potential danger, so a lot for kids that need to see the film would not be able to do so, until it was released on DVD. PG-13 wouldn't like all this sex and carnage.īut there were crashes and fires and destruction - and injuries. No bodies with 4th degree burns:carbonized - watch the old Signal 30 for that.
No slashed bodies dripping intestines onto the tracks over pools of blood running onto the parallel highway. However - No sex scenes/strippers and the Hooters Girls are dressed more conservatively than at the actual restaurants.