The defining characteristic of this trope is that the train is out of control or can't be brought to a controlled safe stop. Emperor of the North ...

The film tells a tale of two convicts, Oscar "Manny" Manheim (Jon Voight) and Buck McGeehy (Eric Roberts), who escape from an Alaskan prison and stow themselves ...

Nightmare Fuel: The death of the corrections officer who falls under the train is absolutely horrifying. To make it even better, you get a glimpse of the body ...

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The beginning featured a freight train running past the prison, accompanied by a piece of soul music by convict Jonah who played the guitar in this script.

A page for describing WMG: Runaway Train (1985). The movie is set in the same universe as other 80s and 90s action movies. It would make sense and also be …

Runaway trains typically run out of track before they run out of momentum. A train of some kind is on an out-of-control (or apparently out-of-control) trip to ... Anime & Manga · Film · Live Action TV · Real Life

On May 19, 1989, a freight train traveling in the Cajon Pass in California lost control and derailed in the city of San Bernardino.

The story concerns two escaped convicts and a female assistant locomotive driver who are stuck on a runaway train as it barrels through snowy desolate Alaska.

Having run out of brake fluid, James is unable to stop and is sent on a super fast ride through Sodor, ending with a big crash at Tidmouth Sheds.