One underrated aspect of this movie i rarely ever see appreciation for is the magnificent sound design. The sound effects in this movie sound absolutely phenomenal and help make this movie incredibly immersive.
As unrealistic as this scene is, it’s still a masterful display of imagination. In real life, a 179% downhill grade would cause the engines to explode due to the train’s weight and altitude angle. But the sound design as well as Tom Hanks’ scream really drives home the excitement in this scene.
I don't know how to not sound passive aggressive so apologies, but "the train exploding" I feel like is only one problem. Aside from the direction change from down to up causing the train to be "heavier" for a bit (An object in motion remains in motion) plus the fragility of the tracks built out of toothpicks would cause them to break. Plus, I don't know how trains work, but I feel like at the speed they are at, the hills would cause the train to fly off the tracks, again, Newton's first law. But yeah, the sound design is great for this scene and at many other points in the movie. The mixture of camera angles and switches between inside and outside the cabin really sells how fast the train is going, alongside the weightlessness of the hills and the strong "gravity" of the... what do you call them, valleys? The opposite of a hill. Point is, great scene. Unrealistic, but it doesn't have to be when you are dealing with fiction. That's what make most fictional works fun (Not implying that nonfiction isn't fun)
The only reason this thing would explode would be because of the crownsheet of the firebox being exposed due the water moving to the front end of the boiler
For those that don’t know, the first sign on the left says “danger 179% grade” which means the track is going up and down 179ft over 100 feet making this track more than mountain grade which at minimum is only 3%
Actually, I think it said 179° not 179%. Because, if it was 179 feet over 100 feet the gradient would be around 60°, but in the scene it is clearly almost vertical (around 180°). But then again, my maths may be wrong.
@@alexrose9507 being honest, I thought it was an error on the designers part or whoever because I have not once seen a grade sign using the degree symbol Also 180 degrees is a half circle which means those tracks would be going upside-down
@@WorthyEpert1 You're probably right. But since most people watching the film don't know much about engineering and railway grades they probably just tried to think of the simplest thing to describe it (i.e. 180 equals straight down). But, damn, they could have been a bit more accurate for us. 🙄😂
I’ve learned 2 things from this 1: Glacier Gulch is way more dangerous compared to anything that happens on Sodor 2: never let six flags design your railroad
The fact that the locomotive and tender weighs nearly 270 tons, I'm suprised that the ice didn't completely shatter when the loco rocked... but it's a "magic train"
actually, in real life there were cases of "ice railroads" which essentially they laid tracks over the ice during winter to make transporting whatever was being transported easier to deliver
0:14 "Considering the fact, that we have lost communication with the engineer, we're standing totally exposed in front of the locomotive, the train appears to be accelerating uncontrollably, and we are rapidly approaching Glacier Gulch, which just happens to be the steepest down-hill grade in the world, I suggest we all hold on... TIGHTLY!"
Distribution of weight and overall thickness of the ice. The pin however had enough force to puncture through the ice, causing the ice to start and shatter under its own weight.
As a kid, this scene always got my blood pumping and my heart racing cause my child self was like "BuT wHaT iF tHeY fAlL oFf AnD dIe???" and i hated it so much. As a now adult, I would 100%, not even thinking about it, ride a polar express themed roller coaster ANY day.
Easily. The fact that you can barely count the sleepers on the track as it picks up speed should tell you everything right there. BTW, me and a few friends did the math. Easily +160MPH.
@@Ninjagal22, Tom Hanks revealed Chris' name in a behind the scenes featurette that aired with the movie on ABC Family. It was back when ABC Family had the broadcast rights to the movie.
0:13 Well, considering the fact: That we have lost communication with the engineer, we’re standing totally exposed on the front of the locomotive, the train appears to be accelerating uncontrollably, and we are rapidly approaching Glacier Gulch, which just happens to be the steepest downhill grade in the world, I suggest, we all hold on… *TIGHTLYYYYYYYY!*
I saw the polar express in 2004 with my kindergarten class. I swear we went to the IMAX Theatre to watch it, cause this scene was so insane to watch on the massive screen!
Wait what about the kid in the observation car in the end of the train is he even okay when the train was on glacier gulch or the frozen lake when the cars where in the water 😨
Wish we had some scenes during these events,with the gulch and with the lake,we take a look back at the other children in the cars including Billy,because they must be having a wild time.
@@redguirus, not to mention that Pere Marquette has been used as the real Polar Express for Christmas excursion trains in Michigan since the movie came out.
My brother’s recast of this scene: Chase (PAW PATROL: The Movie) = Hero Boy Liberty (PAW PATROL: The Movie) = Hero Girl Woody (Toy Story) = The Conductor Mario & Luigi (Mario Bros.) = Smokey & Steamer/engineers Grunkle Stan (Gravity Falls) = Hobo Thomas the Tank Engine = The Polar Express
About the “low gear” sign, all I can imagine is either a diesel causing the dynamic braking resistor grids to explode or an electric basically powering an entire overhead line system trying to regen brake.
Now knowing how steam locomotives work, and knowing that steam locomotives have what’s known as a crow sheet, it stands to reason that the locomotive should have suffered a major boiler explosion due to the fact that the the crown sheet was left dry. Allowing it to become red hot, when the water touches it again, KABOOM! Thank you @historyinthedark for teaching me how the process works
Anyone notice that some of the sound effects used for when the train is derailing/slamming on the breaks and screeching across the ice are the same sound effects used for when the Titanic is scraping past the iceberg?... hmmmm
My favourite scene from this movie. This is one of my favourite family friendly Christmas movies, my favourite R Rated Christmas movie is Violent Night starring David Harbour as Santa Claus.
Also I dont think they had to stop on the ice for example at 2:09 train is already going full speed so why stop it, probably wouldve prevented the ice from breaking.
RW:1st comment,this whole vid is my favorite scene throughout the whole film when i first saw this movie and i love it,but it also got me on the edge of my seat and wow was it a fun yet scary experience.😬😁
The speed and sound of the train chugging on 1:19 is like the cylinders connected to the wheels could just pop out due how fast the train is going, I dont think steam locomotives can go that fast without the cylinders popping due to the speed like that
Being in the very front of a locomotive going down glacier gulch at a highly death defying speed and riding over a frozen lake that's clearly breaking may seem like fun to some people, but it's actually a one way ticket to death row. Luckily these guys survived. 😨😫
Today I learned that the engineer and Santa Claus are the two only overweight characters in the movie, but are also the most kind-hearted. The engineer is cautious of getting his passengers and his best friend (the fireman) to safety while Santa is understanding of the minds of children and gifts Hero Boy with the most prized possession of the North Pole when he was finally able to believe.
I’m surprised that the Pere Marquette 1225 in movie form didn’t suffer a critical damage since the Glacier Gultch roller coaster caused it to go way over the speed limit it was designed to go.
One underrated aspect of this movie i rarely ever see appreciation for is the magnificent sound design. The sound effects in this movie sound absolutely phenomenal and help make this movie incredibly immersive.
As unrealistic as this scene is, it’s still a masterful display of imagination. In real life, a 179% downhill grade would cause the engines to explode due to the train’s weight and altitude angle. But the sound design as well as Tom Hanks’ scream really drives home the excitement in this scene.
I don't know how to not sound passive aggressive so apologies, but "the train exploding" I feel like is only one problem. Aside from the direction change from down to up causing the train to be "heavier" for a bit (An object in motion remains in motion) plus the fragility of the tracks built out of toothpicks would cause them to break. Plus, I don't know how trains work, but I feel like at the speed they are at, the hills would cause the train to fly off the tracks, again, Newton's first law.
But yeah, the sound design is great for this scene and at many other points in the movie. The mixture of camera angles and switches between inside and outside the cabin really sells how fast the train is going, alongside the weightlessness of the hills and the strong "gravity" of the... what do you call them, valleys? The opposite of a hill.
Point is, great scene. Unrealistic, but it doesn't have to be when you are dealing with fiction. That's what make most fictional works fun (Not implying that nonfiction isn't fun)
Yeah. Any normal train would fly off the tracks and explode, but this isn't no ordinary train; "This is The Polar Express!" Sorry, i had to. Lol
insane g force would kill them all anyways
Mabye the engine was designed to handle a grade that steep
The only reason this thing would explode would be because of the crownsheet of the firebox being exposed due the water moving to the front end of the boiler
For those that don’t know, the first sign on the left says “danger 179% grade” which means the track is going up and down 179ft over 100 feet making this track more than mountain grade which at minimum is only 3%
Actually, I think it said 179° not 179%. Because, if it was 179 feet over 100 feet the gradient would be around 60°, but in the scene it is clearly almost vertical (around 180°). But then again, my maths may be wrong.
@@alexrose9507 being honest, I thought it was an error on the designers part or whoever because I have not once seen a grade sign using the degree symbol
Also 180 degrees is a half circle which means those tracks would be going upside-down
@@WorthyEpert1 You're probably right. But since most people watching the film don't know much about engineering and railway grades they probably just tried to think of the simplest thing to describe it (i.e. 180 equals straight down). But, damn, they could have been a bit more accurate for us. 🙄😂
@@alexrose9507 yeah
And the next sign says "Use low gear" Which means the train needs to be slow
I know that dining car gotta be a mess after that roller coaster 😂
😂
The chefs: THE CUPS!
You know that meme of the dudes have a Christmas dinner in the back of a moving van, That's how I imagin it going for them but way worse
@@bennytheclone1199looks like we both know the tgfbro Christmas calendar
Nah imagine what Billy went through all that by himself thinking why the fuck did I get on this train
I’ve learned 2 things from this
1: Glacier Gulch is way more dangerous compared to anything that happens on Sodor
2: never let six flags design your railroad
And 3:
CUZ THATS THE WAY THINGS HAPPEN ON THE POLAR EXPRESS -
I wonder how are the other occupants in the cars doing when the train's going downhill at that speed.
The conductor and the two kids look terrified.
@@lexusdriver1963 Huh. Good question. They were probably scared out of their minds too.
Imagine if a real freight train was going down that but it is way more challenging than Saluda grade lol
@@EricKNYShinzoOCHudson SODOR XD
The fact that the locomotive and tender weighs nearly 270 tons, I'm suprised that the ice didn't completely shatter when the loco rocked... but it's a "magic train"
actually, in real life there were cases of "ice railroads" which essentially they laid tracks over the ice during winter to make transporting whatever was being transported easier to deliver
My family and I watch this every christmas and every time we spot another ridiculous thing we just go "it's a magic train". 😂
Irl it would have sunk
A boiler explosion shouldve already happend 💀
And yet, a to y pin cause the whole lake to crack.
0:14
"Considering the fact, that we have lost communication with the engineer, we're standing totally exposed in front of the locomotive, the train appears to be accelerating uncontrollably, and we are rapidly approaching Glacier Gulch, which just happens to be the steepest down-hill grade in the world, I suggest we all hold on... TIGHTLY!"
@@Sticky_the_DJ 😆😆😆😆What's that sound for?!
@@Sticky_the_DJ Exactly.
Haha Awesome Phrase Ever From The Conductor 😂
😫😫😫😫😫😫😫😫😫😫😫😫😫😫😫😫😫😫😫😫😫
@@AndriaMcCormick-gw1xt What's wrong?
Tom Hanks' scream makes it even more funnier.... 😂😂😂
Because he sounds like Woody from Toy Story
@@Mitchellwigglefan Everytime the Conductor is excited or agitated, he sounds like Woody!
Incredible when a 2-8-4 Lima Built Berkshire Locomotive dosn't break the ice but a tiny pin does... "Magic Train."
I like that you know where the locomotive was made but the know-it-all kid didn’t.
Distribution of weight and overall thickness of the ice. The pin however had enough force to puncture through the ice, causing the ice to start and shatter under its own weight.
I guess the pin hit a thin part of the ice. Sometimes ice can have some little thin parts.
Holly (The hero girl): It's a Magic train.
@@KyleTheGamer574*cockatu bird screaming is heard in the distance*
All I'm hearing is nothing but Woody screaming at the top of his lungs when dropping down that slope and onto the roller coaster track.
Were the children in one of the coaches screaming with joy or with fear while the train was dashing up and down the hills?
@@dannytallman3022 Good question
@@dannytallman3022 more likely fear
Reminiscent of toy story 3 intro
@@braedenbaker2880 I dunno
As a kid, this scene always got my blood pumping and my heart racing cause my child self was like "BuT wHaT iF tHeY fAlL oFf AnD dIe???" and i hated it so much. As a now adult, I would 100%, not even thinking about it, ride a polar express themed roller coaster ANY day.
Hi
They really need to make a roller coaster like this
They do
You're exactly right. Imagine the thrills and chills
And then it derails and goes over an ice lake
@@Sticky_the_DJ lol
Think about like the Kidsongs episode "Ride The Roller Coaster"
0:33 I suggest we all hold on... TIGHTLY!
Yeah
AAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
The pin
@@stephaniemueller5095oohh nooo!
I think in this scene alone the Polar Express just broke the land speed record!
Easily. The fact that you can barely count the sleepers on the track as it picks up speed should tell you everything right there.
BTW, me and a few friends did the math. Easily +160MPH.
@@lizzyobrien2376 Holy Crap!
Damn.
Imagine watching this in IMAX in 2004 that’s insane.
I did! And this scene was just mind blowing!
@@Oheather22How was it? Did many peoples see it?
Didn't lose his hat or his glasses but she lost her ticket lol
I'm surprised they didn't lose their lives
Holly's ticket was in Chris' slipper.
@@joshmontemayor1212 I never read the book. But I never knew they had names
@@Ninjagal22, Tom Hanks revealed Chris' name in a behind the scenes featurette that aired with the movie on ABC Family. It was back when ABC Family had the broadcast rights to the movie.
@@joshmontemayor1212Who's Holly?
1:21
"Jiminy Christmas! The ice has frozen over the tracks!"
*ice cracking*
This would have been the scariest roller coaster in the world.
It's scary when the conductor is worried
@bobbyphilippou4487, my dad and I have the same color circle like yours.
0:13 Well, considering the fact: That we have lost communication with the engineer, we’re standing totally exposed on the front of the locomotive, the train appears to be accelerating uncontrollably, and we are rapidly approaching Glacier Gulch, which just happens to be the steepest downhill grade in the world, I suggest, we all hold on… *TIGHTLYYYYYYYY!*
(all screaming)
(😨😨😨😨😨😨😨😨😨😨😨)
THE PIN
Is it just me or does Glacier Gulch look like fun
It really does look fun.
Bro that is a straight drop
@@copypasta9563 nearly straight drop. Still got that 1° holding us in place
@@dan_38 eh true
It looks fun and scary in the same time
I saw the polar express in 2004 with my kindergarten class. I swear we went to the IMAX Theatre to watch it, cause this scene was so insane to watch on the massive screen!
Know it All: Whoa,My Glasses
The other children:Aaaaaaaah
And Even Billy the lonely boy at observation car holding the back balcony
That would be scary holding the back of the balcony! 😳
I’m so surprised that they didn’t make a roller coaster out of this!
(While going up the hill)
Kid 1: Uh oh.
Kid 2: Don't tell me. We're approaching Glacier Gulch.
Kid 3: Yep.
Kid 4: Extremely steep hills ahead?
Kid 5: Most likely.
Kid 6: .....bring it on.
Nice "Emperor's New Groove" reference.
0:36 BOO-YAH
Me:Omgggggggg😨😨😨😨😨😨😨😨😨😨😨
Gentlemen, it's been a privilege riding with you.
0:33 I suggest we all hold on, TIGHTLY!!!
1:48 I like the ghost stops them from falling just like how he saved the conductor when he almost fell
0:37 I can imagine how much G-Forces the train conductor and the two kids are feeling pushing them.
Laterals positive, and negative g-forces are crazy on this thing
Wow, that was a long way down. And here I thought stealth is the fastest roller coaster at Thorpe Park.
If that's what it's like on the engine, I'd hate to see what it's like for the cabins.....
The kids sure be flyin
The realistic version is that they probably ended up severealy injured 😨😨 I mean, no cintbelts for any of them...
The kids: WTF IS GOING ON
The kids in glacier gulch: HOW IN THE HELL IS THERE ZERO GRAVITY IN THIS TRAIN!?
the kids in the frozen lake: OMG WE'RE ALL GOING DIE!
Wait what about the kid in the observation car in the end of the train is he even okay when the train was on glacier gulch or the frozen lake when the cars where in the water 😨
0:44 tom hanks conductor scream from the polar express reminds me of woody the cowboy doll from disney pixar toy story.
Well, both the conductor and Woody are played by Tom Hanks.
POV: You're the train.
Ok but literally Tom Hanks screaming the whole time cracks me up every-time
Wish we had some scenes during these events,with the gulch and with the lake,we take a look back at the other children in the cars including Billy,because they must be having a wild time.
Same
2:28 "Step to your left please, to your left".
1:26 my dad taking me to school be like:
How you know?
@@tommyscott9085 becus the speed it was going on the down hill track and hit theice hardly
OK so the movie is telling me that an 80ton train does not break the ice but a tiny pin breaks it
= physics
Which means the engine (a berkshire) surpassed it's top speed of 75 mph.
i really wish there was a roller coaster like this
It’s what makes time travel possible.
I saw That Too When The Pin Fell On the Fireman's Hat
@jonathanmcginley8128, my dad and I have the same color circle like yours.
@@williamburke8242 …What?
@@jonathanmcginley8128 It's what you do to enter with an Email Address and Password for UA-cam!
God I love Tom Hanks
Tom hanks is a good actor
@@Thomasthetankengineandfriends And a very funny one too!
I'd watch this movie on a lot when I was 5 years old😊
She has got to be the toughest train in all fiction to withstand all that and keep on chugging.
Especially after slamming into that giant chunk of ice causing the little girl to nearly fall off.
The train in the movie is based on a real train, Pere Marquette #1225.
@@joshmontemayor1212 Yup, also known as the Christmas Berkshire.
@@redguirus, not to mention that Pere Marquette has been used as the real Polar Express for Christmas excursion trains in Michigan since the movie came out.
@@joshmontemayor1212 Yeah, I've seen videos of that. Makes me want to move there. XD
My brother’s recast of this scene:
Chase (PAW PATROL: The Movie) = Hero Boy
Liberty (PAW PATROL: The Movie) = Hero Girl
Woody (Toy Story) = The Conductor
Mario & Luigi (Mario Bros.) = Smokey & Steamer/engineers
Grunkle Stan (Gravity Falls) = Hobo
Thomas the Tank Engine = The Polar Express
That would be really funny
Thomas would be a good role for the polar express
Well the people on the front would fall off since Thomas has no fence.
Don't tell me. We're about to enter the Glacier Gulch.
I legit want to watch this scene in VR. I think it would be insane.
0:37 to 0:48 that drop is bigger than the Goliath itself
If I was doing a glacier gulch, I’ll be screaming.
Now I want to ride the polar express just to ride this roller coaster
About the “low gear” sign, all I can imagine is either a diesel causing the dynamic braking resistor grids to explode or an electric basically powering an entire overhead line system trying to regen brake.
In 2004 I saw movies that have an intense train scene. Spider-Man 2, prisoner of Azkaban, Incredibles and this.
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
@@braedenbaker2880 I didn't see that one.
Spongebob Squarepants Movie, Lion king 3, Sharktale, The Terminal, Shrek 2, Barbie as Princess and the pauper, Balto 3,
Can you imagine how frightened the other kids in the passenger cars must have been during this part of the ride?!
0:37 TIGHTLYYYY!!!! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHH!!!!
This is one of my favorite scenes of the Polar express, the roller coaster ride. I’m a huge fan of roller coasters..
I suggest we all hold on… TIGHTLY!! That’s what I say when i am at the top of the roller coaster hahaha
1:04 Nice catch on that pin with your teeth!
1:07 maybe not
Now knowing how steam locomotives work, and knowing that steam locomotives have what’s known as a crow sheet, it stands to reason that the locomotive should have suffered a major boiler explosion due to the fact that the the crown sheet was left dry. Allowing it to become red hot, when the water touches it again, KABOOM! Thank you @historyinthedark for teaching me how the process works
But this is not just a train or any ordinary train this is the Polar Express she is a magic train
Imagine experiencing this in VR!! 😮
you can, if you know the right places
@samretzloff4421, my dad and I have the same color circle like yours.
WHAT!
@@samretzloff4421 You enter your E-mail Address and your Password onto UA-cam!
I’m watching it in vr then
1:21 JIMINY CHRISTMAS THE ICE HAS FROZEN OVER THE TRACKS!
2:02 That'd be a fun superpower to be honest
This would make a great episode of Thomas & Friends!
I think they need to make the polar Express a 24 hour marathon the way they did a Christmas story this movie is just out of sight
I love this part 0:43
0:44 POV: You are the train.
Anyone notice that some of the sound effects used for when the train is derailing/slamming on the breaks and screeching across the ice are the same sound effects used for when the Titanic is scraping past the iceberg?... hmmmm
How the childrens and Billy would have felt during the dangerous trip like roller coaster?
My favourite scene from this movie. This is one of my favourite family friendly Christmas movies, my favourite R Rated Christmas movie is Violent Night starring David Harbour as Santa Claus.
I imagine the Polar Express being a rollercoaster and that Glacier Gulch is the big drop and climax.
Tom hanks screams make it scary ngl
This should be and actual roller coaster ride where exactly Idk but it should be and actual ride cuz this shit look fun as hell
They already made a ride out of this.
But if you rode the real polar express during this part of the track. You would slip off and die.
Either Dollywood or Silver Dollar City
Is glacier gulch a track or a roller coaster? 😅 LOL
Also I dont think they had to stop on the ice for example at 2:09 train is already going full speed so why stop it, probably wouldve prevented the ice from breaking.
The train was tilted over and the passenger cars was making a U shape and it wouldn’t get to the end track without it derailing
Can’t imagine how the kids inside the train must have felt during that zany run
I wonder what the other children in the passenger cars felt like when Glacier Gluch happend?
RW:1st comment,this whole vid is my favorite scene throughout the whole film when i first saw this movie and i love it,but it also got me on the edge of my seat and wow was it a fun yet scary experience.😬😁
“I suggest we all hold on…(screaming) tightly!”
(all scream)
1:21 “Jimmy Christmas! The ice has frozen over the tracks!”
When they were going back home they never made it clear how they got back through these huge obstacles
its a magical Train lol
I always just assumed the train took a different route back as a kid...
Now that you say that I’m gonna guess that too now
1:41 Im really confused at how that pin even cracked the ice like that when its a very light object
RIGHT?! I thought I was the only one. XD
This would be a really good ride for Universal Orlando!
0:55 me running to school on redbull
The speed and sound of the train chugging on 1:19 is like the cylinders connected to the wheels could just pop out due how fast the train is going, I dont think steam locomotives can go that fast without the cylinders popping due to the speed like that
Its a dream bruh, everything is possible than.
If I was in a car I would pray I would survive that ride
1:17 1:18
1:16
1:13
Love this movie
I bet every one in the passenger cars are now flying
holy hell that would be scary as shit
imagine being on the train and experiencing this
that one kid that has ridden every single ride at any theme park: bring it on
I would honestly loved doing that drop
0:37 That is one bendy train
Lol
0:07 Danger: 179 degrees grade!
0:08 Use low gear.
Being in the very front of a locomotive going down glacier gulch at a highly death defying speed and riding over a frozen lake that's clearly breaking may seem like fun to some people, but it's actually a one way ticket to death row. Luckily these guys survived. 😨😫
Top 10 list of movies for Christmas time always!!
0:38 in real life, the train would have flew off the tracks 😂
Best scene of the entire film. Made me shit myself as a kid.
0:55
"Welcome back how was that ride??" Every rollercoaster operater ever.
0:52 It's the same sound that's been used from The Lion King 1½ DVD game: Timon and Pumbaa's virtual safari 1.5
This movie is rated G, but in the MPAA rating, it might be rated PG for thematic elements and some intense images.
I honestly was surprised that it was rated G
Fun fact: during these scenes, the pilot (front end) of the Polar Express was extended to make the shots look better
as a kid i was wondering how tf the kids inside reacted
Mr Peabody & Sherman - Retrurn discuss it later and going greek
0:06 the sign that says "Danger 179° grade" is incorrect because Glacier Glacier is a vertical drop
It’s actually meant to say “129”
@@leroydhill5433But still it could have been more accurate
Bring it on. BOOYAHHAHAHA!! WHOOOO!
Today I learned that the engineer and Santa Claus are the two only overweight characters in the movie, but are also the most kind-hearted. The engineer is cautious of getting his passengers and his best friend (the fireman) to safety while Santa is understanding of the minds of children and gifts Hero Boy with the most prized possession of the North Pole when he was finally able to believe.
Actually, the fireman is the engineer's brother. It's been confirmed in a deleted scene, where the animation is unfinished
I love how one cotter pin shatters this lake yet a massive locomotive slamming half of its wheels into the ice does nothing.
I’m surprised that the Pere Marquette 1225 in movie form didn’t suffer a critical damage since the Glacier Gultch roller coaster caused it to go way over the speed limit it was designed to go.
They just went to the highest point in the Arctic, Mount Franklin and nearby Lake Erebus (the frozen lake)
Now THIS would definitely be hazardous