Murder on the Orient Express

Off- hand I would say 'The Great Locomotive Chase' due to our nearness to the locale and a club member's interest and 'involvement' with it!

ALso 'cause it has the General.

Von Ryan's Express

Unstoppable (2010, Denzel Washington)

The Train (1964, Burt Lancaster)

Alex

Unstoppable (2010, Denzel Washington)

Great Escape

1) The Great St. Trinians train Robbery.

2) Unstoppable

3) Von Ryan's Express

For those who have not seen the Great St. Trinians Train Robbery, here is a trailer/excerpt that I found on the 'tube'. Most of you guys should enjoy this.

Silver Streak (1934)

"Terrible railroading, but swell melodrama." -quote from an RKO executive regarding the railroad action scenes.

How can you not love a movie starring the Pioneer Zephy?

Rusty 

Risky Business with Tom Cruise and Rebecca De Mornay in that famous train scene! 

Silver Streak (1976)

The Train

Under Siege 2: Dark Territory

Not really a movie but great atmospheric train and tram scenes from Melbourne, Australia in 1910.

I agree with most of the choices listed so far. My favorites in order: Von Ryan's Express, The Train, Murder on the Orient Express, Breakheart Pass. Almost forgot: Runaway Train---

The General (Buster Keaton), Murder On the Orient Express, From Russia With Love.

I know this question has come up before, but it's fun.

Pelham 123 (original)

Unstoppable and Water for elephants. Don

The best "train movie" hasn't been made yet !

Some of these already mentioned are OK.

"The Man In The Gray Flannel Suit" from 1956 with Gregory Peck and scenes in both CT. and on the Grand Central Viaduct of New Haven trains and EP5s.

1. Silver Streak

2. The Great St. Trinian's Train Robbery

Titfield Thunderbolt

Emperor of the North. 

1) Unstoppable (2010)

2) The Station Agent (2003) - probably the most overlooked one I've seen on OGR....

3) Back to the Future Part 3 (1990)

4) The Train (1964)

5) Runaway Train (1985)

"The Train"

John-

Effectively, none of them. 

The only one that I can think of that does not make me cringe (or bore me) would be "Danger Lights".

I do realize that "train movies" suffer hugely from movie-makers silliness, but, truly, as

fascinating as the subject is to all here assembled, railroading simply doesn't make

for very good movies, by its nature. Not sure why. I actually tend to avoid them.

Transsiberian with Woody Harrelson and Atlas Shrugged Parts I & II 

Depends on how you define........

Best visuals - Runaway Train

Best story - Silver Streak

Best action - Unstoppable

Grittiest - Emperor of the North

Best vintage - Buster Keaton's The General

lots of others I like.....

Unstoppable

Those would rank up at the top of my list, as well, with "The Train," "Silver Streak," "Von Ryan's Express," "The General," and a couple of others also included.  I have all on DVD or VHS.

!. The Train- Lancaster

2. Donovan's Reef Great Train set on the bar, kept Marvin occupied)-Wayne and Marvin

3.Emperor of the North-Marvin

4. Von Ryan Express-Sinatra

***** Favorite TV series- Casey Jones-Alan Hale Jr. and you can still see them on You Tube.!

I cant cut it to less than 3, in no particular order, depending on my mood:

Von Ryan's Express

The Train

Silver Streak

Forgot about Unstoppable. Von Ryan's Express was OK too. 

Forgot, "stranger on a train" Don

"The Train"

"Dr. Zhivago"

"North by Northwest"

"Titfield Thunderbolt"

all tied

Walt Disney's The Great Locomotive Chase, starring the B&O WILLIAM MASON as the GENERAL

The Polar Express

The Titfield Thunderbolt

Cecil B. deMille's UNION PACIFIC

Marx Brothers' GO WEST

A TICKET TO TOMAHAWK, starring RGS 4-6-0 No. 20, now being restored at the Strasburg. A replica of her was used on a sound stage in Culver City as a stand-in for Sierra 4-6-0 No. 3 on the TV series PETTICOAT JUNCTION

HELLO DOLLY - Strasburg's Pennsy D-16sb 4-4-0 No. 1223 and wooden coaches

I am compelled to add Thomas and the Magic Railroad - pretty hokey but Strasburg's ex-N&W Mollie 4-8-0 No. 475 and two wooden coaches were lettered INDIAN VALLEY for action scenes, including a departure from the Pennsy station in Harrisburg, PA

Silver Streak (1976)

Unstoppable

Don