Who the hell greenlit the idea to also make said train track go *over* a mountain, resulting in a straight vertical drop, and then decided it would be a good idea to build that *twice* ?
It would have been better if they'd just had confidence in the scene, and cut out all the goofy crap that distracts you from how awesome what is happening really is...
I think the worst part is that he really isn't just pulling the levers randomly, he is making the correct motions to get the train to go between forward and reverse as quickly as possible. I've also just sort of always assumed that the "logic" here is that the train is torque steering, but it is still very cool. The amount of detail crammed into this animated Christmas movie is insane.
That engineer in a previous life was one of the Titanic’s engine room personnel. He’s been given a second chance with the Polar Express, and he has sworn an oath to keep that train on the rails and out of harm’s way AT ALL COSTS. His quick and fast lever pulling is to make the train Torque Steer with as much momentum as he can keep it with. It’s almost exactly what the engineers on Titanic did when they used the reverse motion on the propellers to aid in maneuvering the ship… in that one James Cameron movie. Confirm or deny if that was real, historians.
The engine crews did not, to my knowledge, use the torque of the propellers to swing the stern. However, despite going full astern on the portside and starboard shafts, they maintained ahead slow on the center shaft to maintain water flow over the rudder to allow the ship to turn.
@@jamesharding3459 I think they did pop it into full reverse to try to make the turn. A wrong call. Had they just dead stopped the engines and let it hit straight on they'd have been okay.
You're asking the wrong questions. Are we going to ignore that my man was able to REVERSE THE TRAIN BACK, AND IN LESS THAN 3 MINUTES MAKE IT LAND ON THE RAILS EXACTLY. ABSOLUTE LEGEND
Considering how well the Conductor, Engineer and Fireman do this, i'd say that too. I would however say it doesn't happen super often, but it has happened many times. My guess is they've been through it 5-10 times before this, enough times for the Engineer to figure out how to turn the train around, and to understand the Conductors slang for left and right, like "hang a louie" and "toss a richie", without thinking. These times however are somewhat infrequent, maybe on average every 3 or 4 years, but it doesn't happen like clockwork. Maybe also this is the only time that the was cracking under them.
@@galahad6300 To be fair, when the conductor starts throwing out slang for left and right, it wouldn't be too hard to believe that the Engineer and Fireman just knew to flip the trains direction whenever the Conductor shouted anything.
@@Collisto2435 Thats a good point. Also considering the Engineer could roughly see the relative location of the track out the side. But if it were the first time, the Engineer might be a bit confused by what the Conductor is saying, and hesitate in his lever pulling. Its atleast what i might do, if i were the Engineer.
@@galahad6300 It definitely helps to have a second pair of eyes, in this case on top of the cab where half the field of view isn’t blocked by a boiler.
One small thing I noticed about this scene, while it isn't the most realistic movie, they did realistically animate what wheel slip looks like. When the pistons go full speed, that's a wheel slip. It can happen on ice or when getting the train first moving, basically when it doesn’t have traction or momentum. Its the attention to small details that I love the most
The locomotive is based off a Berkshire type steam locomotive which was a superheated and reused the stem twice. They were meant for fast freight service on railroads like nickel plate road, pere marquet and chesapeake and ohio. They were also built by lima locomotive works
4:45 Just think of how precise they had to be to get the train back on the rails. The flange on train wheels are about an inch thick. These guys nailed the landing on those tracks like gods
Besides the fact it hurts your brain, especially if you're a railroad engineer. The train cars themselves literally start *bending* when they climb the mountain and its gets really obvious at the top.
Actually this train in real life is the only train that could pull this off as it actually did happen and the writers decided to do it for the movie…this whole sequence was based off a real life scenario that actually happened where they had to drift the train without tracks on the ice
I love the fact that there's an extremely heavy steam train Plus six or seven train cars on a sheet of ice and yet one tiny cotter pin makes the entire lake crack open
I will never forget this cartoon, this video reminded me of my childhood, I used to watch it every time I watched it on TV as a child, and watching these 4 minutes makes my hair grow. These old engine is just Beast, no doubt, the moving of pistons OMG. I just love this (Watched this during lockdown, corona virus)
Well I'd be happy to tell you that if you enjoyed watching this engine in the movie, you can see it in real life! They based the Polar Express loco off of Pere Marquette 1225, which currently operates in Michigan, check it out: th-cam.com/video/xqr-F6yOHjA/w-d-xo.html Hope you enjoy :) Sincerely, Mr. Bl0ckm4nn, your friendly neighborhood railfan
I’m so glad we have a movie like this that portrays trains as the terrifying and majestic beasts that they are. Seriously, trains are fkin scary. I love this movie.
This is my favorite childhood movie. Legit though I must have watched it over 11 times in a single day on Christmas when I was younger, and I could almost recite the whole movie word for word then. I haven't watched it in years though, and will most likely now watch it again because of this video
Having watching this movie a bunch growing up. Just hearing the You say run melody, plus this awesome scene really does bring a tear to my eye of just how much more awesome this scene can get.
*Saw this masterpiece in 3D maaannnyy years ago , it’s an experience I’ll never forget … miss u dad* *This edit is absolutely amazing!* Also the song so emotional, in a good way!
Bro, that's gotta be the best locomotive crew in the world. It's all fun and games until it's off track, but these guys were handling the engine like it's Tokyo drift.
4:08 Anyone else notice how the passenger cars don't appear behind the conductor? Animation slip up i assume. 4:13 "You're gonna lose your ticket." I think everyone has lost their tickets in the passenger cars from how much this train has been shaking around.
Misutā Dōtai aka, The "Holiday Train" Hero - Conductor. Quirk: Polar Express. Quirk Type: Mutant. Quirk Range: Close Range. Quirk Description: Similar to Ida's ability, Conductor's quirk afford him great speed & agility. How they differentiate, is that Conductor needs a steady supply of coal (which his body has adapted to eating) to keep running similar to how a train needs it to keep running. (The costume can appear based on your interpretation)
Ive seen this so many times repeatedly and i no matter what its a fantastic and amazing sequence. I like it better when theres different background music instead of the original
Using my knowledge of physics, I can calculate that the speed of the train at 1:34 is 193.8 mph faster than at 1:25, so assuming the train was already going 150 mph, the train accelerated to 343.8 mph at 1:34.
sweet fuckin jesus. Thats faster than the China Railway CRH380A! The base model has a top speed of 236 mph with a cruise speed of 217 mph, while the 16 car variant once got up to 302 mph! The Polar Express was going faster than a fucking Chinese bullet train when it hit Glacier Gulch!
On a steam locomotive, pulling the throttle lever backwards (yes, that's the throttle that the pin came out of, not the brakes) is actually how you accelerate - so, the phrase "throttle to the ceiling" means a train at full throttle. Though, if they have the reversing gear lever pulled back, then opening up the throttle is what you'd want in order to put full power in reverse.
The journey in life you’re usually skating on ice and don’t even know it. Strait is the way and narrow is the path and very few that find it. Balance from left to right until you find your grove. Then step on the gas and take it all the way till the top
How to get an excuse from Santa to replace every drive wheel on the polar express. also that is some fricken strong ice since the entire polar express with its coaches would weigh in at 401.25 tons.
Who the hell greenlit the idea to build a train track running straight through the floor of an Arctic lake?
Who the hell greenlit the idea to also make said train track go *over* a mountain, resulting in a straight vertical drop, and then decided it would be a good idea to build that *twice* ?
Rien Smift
TOY
probably steam product quality control
Takahashi brother?
Santa
That Engineer, fireman, and conductor are the best drift team of all time.
F&F eat your hearts out.
The big 3
props to the people who *BUILT* it, too!
The driver must have some sort of achievement for that from someone
My favorite character in this movie is the hobo
This entire sequence is far more badass than it has any right to be
and lets keep it that way
steamer is badass
It would have been better if they'd just had confidence in the scene, and cut out all the goofy crap that distracts you from how awesome what is happening really is...
@@davidtucker9498 like what exactly?
honestly
"A REAL CONDUCTOR...ALWAYS FINDS A WAY TO REACH HIS DESTINATION ON TIME!"
"BELIEVE"
"PLUS ULTRAIN"
Mruh the my hero reference lol 😂
“You may have heard of these words before, but I am going to show you what it truly means..... BELIEVE..... IN..... SANTA CLAUS!!!!!”
"CONDUCTOR, WE'RE RUNNING OUT OF TIME! WE'RE NOT GONNA MAKE IT"
*Checks watch* "..Not on my *Watch"*
“Nothing ever happens to the Kennedy’s” -JFK
Godspeed
I don’t care what anyone says, this scene here is the best scene from any christmas movie made ever.
Only topped by die hard
@@ThisHandleIsRare fax
@@ThisHandleIsRare fax 2.0
@@ThisHandleIsRare fax 3.0
@@ThisHandleIsRare Fax 4.0
1:56 I like how that tiny ass pin cracked the ice, but the entire weight of a passenger train drifting on it didn’t.
That train is drifting like a car!
Movie logic + its just to make your anxiety rise
im guessing the ice was almost at it's limit and the pin brought it over the limit. also it went directly into the ice and not on top
I like how nobody replied on this comment for over a year and now there are 4!, in just last 2 weeks.
Make it five
“He’s not pulling levers randomly...every single pull...is more than a 100% of his power!”
Stop it
I can't stop crying
Oscar
I think the worst part is that he really isn't just pulling the levers randomly, he is making the correct motions to get the train to go between forward and reverse as quickly as possible. I've also just sort of always assumed that the "logic" here is that the train is torque steering, but it is still very cool. The amount of detail crammed into this animated Christmas movie is insane.
Joe Dingo
Yes they put tonnes of detail of the train making sure it was the correct type, style, and model before even getting to the conductors
@@joedingo7022 I think it would technically be possible using the weight of the coaches being pulled to swing the locomotive
STEAM OVERDRIVE!!!! SHE'S GOANNA BLOW!!!!
That engineer in a previous life was one of the Titanic’s engine room personnel. He’s been given a second chance with the Polar Express, and he has sworn an oath to keep that train on the rails and out of harm’s way AT ALL COSTS. His quick and fast lever pulling is to make the train Torque Steer with as much momentum as he can keep it with. It’s almost exactly what the engineers on Titanic did when they used the reverse motion on the propellers to aid in maneuvering the ship… in that one James Cameron movie. Confirm or deny if that was real, historians.
The engine crews did not, to my knowledge, use the torque of the propellers to swing the stern. However, despite going full astern on the portside and starboard shafts, they maintained ahead slow on the center shaft to maintain water flow over the rudder to allow the ship to turn.
@@jamesharding3459 I think they did pop it into full reverse to try to make the turn. A wrong call. Had they just dead stopped the engines and let it hit straight on they'd have been okay.
1:58
I guess old habits die hard am I right?
This is my new favorite head canon
@@joshuarubenstein2298oh my god
Are we gonna just ignore the fact that my man executed a perfect j-turn in a steam locomotive?
Yes, we are.
*in a steam locomotive*
You're asking the wrong questions. Are we going to ignore that my man was able to REVERSE THE TRAIN BACK, AND IN LESS THAN 3 MINUTES MAKE IT LAND ON THE RAILS EXACTLY. ABSOLUTE LEGEND
Nah, we don't ignore it, we respect it
@@jo3y960 Don't forget about turning right and left xD
2:24 This part syncs up so well its unbelievable
Ikr
I am like number 224 :D
what about this one 2:45
3:32 goes perfect
@@mrwow1667 So true
A real conductor always finds a way to get back on track!
👍🤣
🤣🤣🤣
That’s actually a nice quote
Stop. That works out
Believe!!!!
GO BEYOND PLUS ULTRAIN!!
"Young man, you too can be a train driver!"
Rhys Davies a train. Driver.
The plot of spirit tracks
Best comment ever😂👌
I can. But my parents say that I will never accomplish my dreams
WHY CHOOSE THAT USELESS PIECE OF SHIT
3:31, I feel like the music swelling here is such a great touch. They found tracks, they have hope.
Such a good sound**track** ;D
@@nekozimo I want you to know I hate you so much rn 🤣 that's such a bad joke it's perfect in every other way
I feel like, out of all the soundtrack memes of this track, this scene is the one that works the best.
Ah yes, a classic moment in contemptible history where Deku learns the importance of santa.
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@@aliu8351 what
@@jogiacbaldiandstuff9056 he’s asking what the weather is
excuse me sir, may I ask for the entire context of your comment?
The conductor sounds like he's been through this multiple times
Considering how well the Conductor, Engineer and Fireman do this, i'd say that too. I would however say it doesn't happen super often, but it has happened many times. My guess is they've been through it 5-10 times before this, enough times for the Engineer to figure out how to turn the train around, and to understand the Conductors slang for left and right, like "hang a louie" and "toss a richie", without thinking. These times however are somewhat infrequent, maybe on average every 3 or 4 years, but it doesn't happen like clockwork. Maybe also this is the only time that the was cracking under them.
@@galahad6300 To be fair, when the conductor starts throwing out slang for left and right, it wouldn't be too hard to believe that the Engineer and Fireman just knew to flip the trains direction whenever the Conductor shouted anything.
@@Collisto2435 Thats a good point. Also considering the Engineer could roughly see the relative location of the track out the side. But if it were the first time, the Engineer might be a bit confused by what the Conductor is saying, and hesitate in his lever pulling. Its atleast what i might do, if i were the Engineer.
@@galahad6300
It definitely helps to have a second pair of eyes, in this case on top of the cab where half the field of view isn’t blocked by a boiler.
One small thing I noticed about this scene, while it isn't the most realistic movie, they did realistically animate what wheel slip looks like. When the pistons go full speed, that's a wheel slip. It can happen on ice or when getting the train first moving, basically when it doesn’t have traction or momentum. Its the attention to small details that I love the most
honestly this movie had way better animation then any other 3d animated film of the time.
Everybody gangsta till the train starts speaking Japanese
NANI?!
Train: _I AM THE SYMBOL OF PEACE!_
Thomas: You dare oppose me mortal?
"山手線のご利用ありがとうございました"
@@AVROS8199 lol
you thought it was a normal dream but it was I train. (-train brando)
The conductor when the engineer can’t hear them: WE ARE F***ED
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Ddkdodjdjkdbdnxhsjhdbxdnx xxnsos
Seems legit
@@debapriyaghosh7243 Truly inspiring.. changed my life.
You can never claim you drift until you drift a train like that on a frozen lake. Till then you are nothi g
nothi g
I am nothi g
The Life is Nothi g
I am absolutely nothi g
Guess I am nothi g
The locomotive is based off a Berkshire type steam locomotive which was a superheated and reused the stem twice. They were meant for fast freight service on railroads like nickel plate road, pere marquet and chesapeake and ohio. They were also built by lima locomotive works
I always wondered what type.Of train that was in the movie?
Ty
I remember NKP 765 and 1225 (Pere Marquette) doing a doubleheader if im not mistaken
@@austinhughes1924 this is the S2, specifically 1225 Pere Marquette th-cam.com/video/yzAPjEUyyaw/w-d-xo.html
@@austinhughes1924 a Berkshire locomotive
4:45 Just think of how precise they had to be to get the train back on the rails. The flange on train wheels are about an inch thick. These guys nailed the landing on those tracks like gods
That was what I call epic😊
@@blueraccoon1088how about astonishing
Anyone who remembers this movie you have had a good childhood😂
Thx Typo Jking 😄
typo jking im stilla kid and i watched the polar like 100 times
i meant polar express
Funny thing is I grew up and live in the town the actual train is home to
YASS I KNOW
2:15 this kid . . . He's stand user !
BRUH XD
No no, the train is the stand user, and this is part of the stand
@@hunterofdarkness8329 THE TRAIN IS A STAND!
Love train
@@gwineafowl208 dojyaaan
GO BEYOND
*PLUS ULTRAIN!*
Sheldon cooper would be proud
Tf2 thats why its called the PAINtrain
hello soldier
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The fact they do this as a schedule every year is just insane
2:10 That hobo is like a hero that only shows up when he's most needed, then vanishes as quickly as he came
Bet his Quirk is ghost
@@blueraccoon1088no he is just a stand user who can’t control his stand
This's the best one of Train Animations in my mind.
Kawaii Meme well its animated...
Besides the fact it hurts your brain, especially if you're a railroad engineer. The train cars themselves literally start *bending* when they climb the mountain and its gets really obvious at the top.
Because it’s the only one
@@dragonkrieg4444 inaccurate, yes, but I'll be damned if it doesn't look cool as hell.
Fax
"GO BEYOND! POLE-EXTRA!"
...
"BERKSHIRE, SMASH!"
no.
Yeeees!!!
Amelia Jones Nooooooooooooooooooo!!!!
Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees!!!!!!
Maybe
Fast and the Furious: We have the best drift scene...
The Polar Train : Hold my beer people....
More like, Hold my hot chocolate. ;)
@@nicksivert5431 came here to say that
More like hold my magical train/engine.
🚂🚃🚃
Hold my coal
Even after 17 years, this is still one of my favorite movies. I love the cinematic shots, and this just made them look even better.
3:10 the conductor DABBED!
AS A RETIRED DAB POLICE HE IS UNDER ARREST FOR DABBING
@@lendleguanzon4753 NO
He was dabbin before it was cool lol 😂
Lendle Guanzon shut up yo mouth
@@lendleguanzon4753 no bro. This one is for sure the *coolest* . He safe for now.
After 19 years this movie still holds up and the edits are amazing
I love how this song is perfectly synced with what's happening in the scene😎
the driver and the fire man are the most underrated duo ever
0:47 the engineers saying "Oh No" in sync really gets me. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Nooo! You cant drive a train on ice! Everyone will die.
Movie: haha train go brrrrr
In a made up story you can do anything .they survive the lake and arrive at the North Pole
[Says Quietly] Well i mean, if the ice is strong enough to hold the train it could....
Actually this train in real life is the only train that could pull this off as it actually did happen and the writers decided to do it for the movie…this whole sequence was based off a real life scenario that actually happened where they had to drift the train without tracks on the ice
@@jj_gaming2589 CAP it didn't even happen 💀
@@jj_gaming2589 also I'm not taking this seriously I'm just a unfunny person
Have you heard these words before? ALL ABOARD!!!!!!
@Mr. OOF Hun No
Plus Ultra!!!
Yes I have.
Elizah Jones idk but I thought of Dinosaur Train
instead of PLUS ULTRA its ALL ABORD
My god. "You Say Run" truly does go with everything :D
As long as the scene matches perfectly with the timing of the soundtrack itself.
200TH LIKE
I mean there was a little bit of editing to make it flow but mostly I'd agree
I love the fact that there's an extremely heavy steam train Plus six or seven train cars on a sheet of ice and yet one tiny cotter pin makes the entire lake crack open
Surface tension is a hell of a thing. Disrupting that is a hell of a thing
3:09 Tom Hanks zooming by with a dab
LOL IT PERFECTLY LOOKS LIKE A DAB LMAO
It was suppose to be stabilisation movements. But the was we are seeing it really look like this pose from the football (i think it's from there).
Perfectly timed with the music too
Made that comment 4 years before you did.
Bro did the power dab
I will never forget this cartoon, this video reminded me of my childhood, I used to watch it every time I watched it on TV as a child, and watching these 4 minutes makes my hair grow.
These old engine is just Beast, no doubt, the moving of pistons OMG. I just love this
(Watched this during lockdown, corona virus)
Well I'd be happy to tell you that if you enjoyed watching this engine in the movie, you can see it in real life! They based the Polar Express loco off of Pere Marquette 1225, which currently operates in Michigan, check it out: th-cam.com/video/xqr-F6yOHjA/w-d-xo.html
Hope you enjoy :)
Sincerely, Mr. Bl0ckm4nn, your friendly neighborhood railfan
I’m so glad we have a movie like this that portrays trains as the terrifying and majestic beasts that they are.
Seriously, trains are fkin scary. I love this movie.
2:56 demn the wheel spin was satisfiying
I never truly appreciated how amazing and detailed this movie was when I was younger
RUNNING IN THE 90S INTENSIFIES
DEJA VU I HAVE BEEN AT THIS PLACE BEFOR HIGHER ON THE STREETS
*track
And I know it's my time to go
Dragon Traveler CALLING YOU
Niklas Niko wrong meme mate.
This is my favorite childhood movie. Legit though I must have watched it over 11 times in a single day on Christmas when I was younger, and I could almost recite the whole movie word for word then. I haven't watched it in years though, and will most likely now watch it again because of this video
Having watching this movie a bunch growing up. Just hearing the You say run melody, plus this awesome scene really does bring a tear to my eye of just how much more awesome this scene can get.
3:09 I love how he dab when the beat goes down
So the conductor finally reached 100% of his power
Scientist: that's not how trains work
The polar express: imma pretend I didn't here that
*Saw this masterpiece in 3D maaannnyy years ago , it’s an experience I’ll never forget … miss u dad*
*This edit is absolutely amazing!*
Also the song so emotional, in a good way!
0:40 JuMpInG jEePeRs ThE cOtTeR pIn ShEaReD oFf. that is a certified rebel classic
1:38 When the train goes at ultra speed (999%)
子供のときから今もだけど
クリスマスになったら必ず観ちゃうな。懐かしい
Bro, that's gotta be the best locomotive crew in the world. It's all fun and games until it's off track, but these guys were handling the engine like it's Tokyo drift.
Meanwhile, while the ice is cracking Polar Express: Don't worry kids we can make it once we are across the ice HANG ON!! *speeds up*
Am i the only one who's watched this every winter since like 2006? I can't be the only one who's made this a tradition right?
Nope, I do it too
This shows up in my recommendations every december.
I watch this movie ever year in december. It's been a tradition of watching this movie with hot chocolate.
🚂🚃🚃
Ya know it’s practically impossible to steer a train… practically.
The guy telling engineer where to go takes more balls of steel than anyone will EVER have
4:08 Anyone else notice how the passenger cars don't appear behind the conductor? Animation slip up i assume.
4:13 "You're gonna lose your ticket." I think everyone has lost their tickets in the passenger cars from how much this train has been shaking around.
You see the carts at the end of the shot he was just blocking them
@@Ihaveagasmask
Agreed
her's hadn't been punched, hence the ticket issue.
Watching this on Christmas day 2023. Merry Christmas, and Plus Ultra.
*G E T U S T H E B L A Z E S O U T T A H E R E*
(Anime Train Eruobeat Intensifies)
Makes it out causally
Fast & Furious: drifting cars on the regular
These madlads: drifting a WHOLE DANG PASSENGER TRAIN on the regular
I haven't even watched My Hero Academia, and this fits so well...
2:16 me stark I don’t feel so good
th-cam.com/video/L1B6x12_G6g/w-d-xo.html
Pause at 0:44 and you'll see a flux capacitor in the background
That explains how they made it to the north pole and back in one night on a train!
You Saw that VIDEO OF GWR studios
It was made by: Dr. Emmet Brown in the movie called Back To The Future
ya we know
where?
*D A N K E X P R E S S*
When the train slows down going up the hill at 4:45, it kinda looks like an edit.
1:50 :driver: throws up cotter pin
I love how it goes back to the original music after just perfection
Misutā Dōtai aka, The "Holiday Train" Hero - Conductor.
Quirk: Polar Express.
Quirk Type: Mutant.
Quirk Range: Close Range.
Quirk Description: Similar to Ida's ability, Conductor's quirk afford him great speed & agility. How they differentiate, is that Conductor needs a steady supply of coal (which his body has adapted to eating) to keep running similar to how a train needs it to keep running.
(The costume can appear based on your interpretation)
Why. Why does this work so well?
Loving this!
Why can I hear present mic saying this 😂
i was on the floor laughing my ass off by how shockingly fitting it is......damn nice vid hahaha! ~had a joyful 5 min ride there x'D
1:50 Why that fits so well?
Ive seen this so many times repeatedly and i no matter what its a fantastic and amazing sequence. I like it better when theres different background music instead of the original
I’m more impressed that his glasses and hat stayed on that whole time
If only there was a Polar Express Anime. Imagine how crazy the ice lake scene would be with this music as the tension rises!
3:34 Train quirk: ARTIC TRIAN DIFT ACTIVATED!!!! CHOOOO CHOOOO
Honestly, I think this has to be one of the most underrated movies
"The train that was too angry to die."
"Now it's time for a lesson. You may have been served this drink before, but I'll serve you one that's truly neat. Go Beyond! Hot - Chocolate!"
this is beautiful
Using my knowledge of physics, I can calculate that the speed of the train at 1:34 is 193.8 mph faster than at 1:25, so assuming the train was already going 150 mph, the train accelerated to 343.8 mph at 1:34.
So you’re telling me that this train was going at half the speed of sound?
sweet fuckin jesus. Thats faster than the China Railway CRH380A! The base model has a top speed of 236 mph with a cruise speed of 217 mph, while the 16 car variant once got up to 302 mph! The Polar Express was going faster than a fucking Chinese bullet train when it hit Glacier Gulch!
2 of my favorite things combined, the Polar Express in 2004 and My Hero Academia in 2014, a 10 year Gap :)
At that speed, the air resistance would completely disintegrate the boy, girl, and conductor.
His driving skill at God level 👌👍
4:47 an engine must do what an engine's gotta do GO BEYOND PLUS ULTRA!
Jesus this scene was already intense as is but now you just made it even more intense
YOUNG KID, YOU COULD ALSO BE A REAL CONDUCTOR!
On a steam locomotive, pulling the throttle lever backwards (yes, that's the throttle that the pin came out of, not the brakes) is actually how you accelerate - so, the phrase "throttle to the ceiling" means a train at full throttle. Though, if they have the reversing gear lever pulled back, then opening up the throttle is what you'd want in order to put full power in reverse.
The thrill and the excitement till the last moment was just beautiful here! Beautiful direction! 🌠
For reason... this is the most ridiculous and most Epic moment in that Movie
How that conductor’s hat stayed on his head through all that amazes me.
The journey in life you’re usually skating on ice and don’t even know it. Strait is the way and narrow is the path and very few that find it. Balance from left to right until you find your grove. Then step on the gas and take it all the way till the top
How to get an excuse from Santa to replace every drive wheel on the polar express. also that is some fricken strong ice since the entire polar express with its coaches would weigh in at 401.25 tons.
The train is going so fast
My favorite movie! Thanks for making it even better!😂
1:07 This is where the fun begins.
Watching this right after snowpiercer is something else
I've always felt the polar express should've been a traditional CGI movie, without any motion capture featured
No disrespect but what about how they animated gta 5?