Documentary, History, Mystery, Drama, Crime
The Ashtabula train disaster and bridge collapse was the worst train disaster of the 19th century, claiming the lives of 97 people. The engineering and structural failures that caused the collapse of a bridge that stood for over a decade, also took down the most luxurious train of the day, “The Pacific Express #5.” The accident happened in Ashtabula, Ohio on December 29, 1876 during a raging blizzard, sending the luxury train crashing 70-feet into a river gorge and costing the lives of 97 people. The disaster shocked the nation, yet it’s a story that’s been lost in the pages of history. In a strange twist of fate and intrigue, the bridge disaster also became the backdrop to the still unsolved murder of Charles Collins, the railroad’s chief engineer. It also contributed to the eventual suicide of millionaire Amasa Stone, the president of the railroad and the designer and builder of the bridge.
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Into Thin Air: Death on Everest
Do You Like Bears in Spring?
Michigan vs. Ohio State: The Rivalry
Tidal Wave
Czech Dream
Teachers
Beyond the Poseidon Adventure
A Kiss Before Dying
The Man from London
Pike River
Railman
Simla Scenes: Indian Viceroy at Lahore
Youngstown Boys
The Silver Streak
Chicago: America's Railroad Capital
The Station
Barricade
2046
Strangers on a Train
The Quiet Man
SIMILAR MOVIES
Into Thin Air: Death on Everest
IMDB 5.5 | Nov , 1997
An adaptation of Jon Krakauer's best selling book, "Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster". This movie attempts to re-create the disastrous events that took place during the Mount Everest climb on May 10, 1996. It also follows Jon Krakauer throughout the movie, and portrays what he was going through while climbing this mountain.Do You Like Bears in Spring?
IMDB 5.3 | Jul , 2003
A connected series of love notes scribbled in library art books convinces grocery store clerk Hyun-chae that a mystery man, known only as 'Vincent', is pursuing a relationship with her. Meanwhile, a friend from her high-school days, subway driver Dong-ha, has relocated to Seoul to pursue a relationship with her.Michigan vs. Ohio State: The Rivalry
IMDB 6.2 | Nov , 2007
Steeped in a rich tradition dating back to their inaugural meeting in 1897, this rivalry extends beyond the pursuit of a Big Ten title, and is renewed each year through the pageantry and colliding cultures that distinguish the two schools.Tidal Wave
IMDB 6.9 | Jul , 2009
On Haeundae Beach, a guilt-ridden fisherman takes care of a woman whose father accidentally got killed. A scientist reunites with his ex-wife and a daughter who doesn't even remember his face. And a poor rescue worker falls in love with a rich city girl. When they all find out a gigantic tsunami will hit the beach, they realize they only have 10 minutes to escape.Czech Dream
IMDB 7.2 | Jun , 2004
Two students from the Czech Film Academy commission a leading advertising agency to organize a huge campaign for the opening of a new supermarket named Czech Dream. The supermarket however does not exist and is not meant to. The advertising campaign includes radio and television ads, posters, flyers with photos of fake Czech Dream products, a promotional song, an internet site, and ads in newspapers and magazines. Will people believe in it and show up for the grand opening?Teachers
IMDB 5.6 | Oct , 1984
A teacher reconnects with an old student who is now an attorney representing a family who is suing the school for graduating their son who still cannot read or write. Amid the daily chaos of teaching in an inner city school, Alex Jurel tries to decide if he will lie at his deposition to protect the school or tell the truth and risk throwing away his career.Beyond the Poseidon Adventure
IMDB 5.1 | May , 1979
After "The Poseidon Adventure", in which the ship got flipped over by a tidal wave, the ship drifts bottom-up in the sea. While the passengers are still on board waiting to be rescued, two rivaling salvage parties enter the ship on search for money, gold and a small amount of plutonium.A Kiss Before Dying
IMDB 5.6 | Apr , 1991
Infatuated with the idea of becoming rich, college student Jonathan Corliss secretly dates Dorothy Carlsson to gain the approval of her wealthy father. When Dorothy tells Jonathan that she is pregnant and that her father will deny her inheritance if he finds out, Jonathan murders her, but he stages her death as a suicide. As Jonathan works his way onto Mr. Carlsson's payroll, Dorothy's twin sister, Ellen, investigates the apparent suicide.The Man from London
IMDB 7.2 | May , 2007
A switchman at a seaside railway witnesses a murder but does not report it after he finds a suitcase full of money at the scene of the crime.Pike River
IMDB 0 | Nov , 2016
On the 19th of November 2010, the Pike River mine exploded with 31 men trapped inside. In the immediate confusion that followed no one knew what had happened. Within hours two men would manage a heroic escape but 29 remained unaccounted for. Over five days the men’s families and loved ones waited, hoping they would come out alive. Then two further explosions sealed the men’s fate. However, the fuse that would eventually snuff out so many lives was lit decades before. Set in the drama of the five days between the three explosions, Pike River reveals the tragic back story of the mine where pressure for profits would eventually contribute to the deaths of 29 men. Featuring interviews with the Pike River families and scripted drama to depict key events.Railman
IMDB 0 | Jan , 1976
Railman is a film concerned as much with the distribution of roles within the film collective as with getting “as close as possible to the life and routines” of an NUR station master. Filmed at Grove Park Station, Lewisham, in south east London, and set against the backdrop of state divestment in transport infrastructure, Railman might be regarded as a modest and experimental corrective to officially sanctioned British Transport Films.Simla Scenes: Indian Viceroy at Lahore
IMDB 0 | Aug , 1931
An intimate insight into the servant culture and lifestyle of the Viceroy of India and family, as they visit Simla (Shimla) and Lahore.Youngstown Boys
IMDB 6.2 | Dec , 2013
"Youngstown Boys" explores class and power dynamics in college sports through the parallel, interconnected journeys of one-time dynamic running back Maurice Clarett and former elite head coach Jim Tressel. Clarett and Tressel emerged from opposite sides of the tracks in Youngstown, Ohio, and then joined for a magical season at Ohio State University in 2002 that produced the first national football championship for the school in over 30 years. Shortly thereafter, though, Clarett was suspended from college football and began a downward spiral that ended with a prison term. Tressel continued at Ohio State for another eight years before his career there also ended in scandal.The Silver Streak
IMDB 6.7 | Dec , 1934
A high-speed train becomes the star of the film as it rushes from Chicago to Hoover Dam to transport an iron lung to a needy patient.Chicago: America's Railroad Capital
IMDB 0 | Jan , 2017
In this documentary, Chicago, America’s Railroad Capital, you’ll discover how the third largest U.S. city became the nation’s most important hub, serving six of North America’s largest railroads. Along with its robust commuter system, more rail traffic passes through Chicago than any other city in America.The Station
IMDB 6.3 | Jan , 1952
A day in the life of a train station.Barricade
IMDB 5 | Dec , 1939
In China, a singer and a journalist meet while traveling on a train attacked by bandits.2046
IMDB 7.2 | Oct , 2004
Women enter and exit a science fiction author's life over the course of a few years after the author loses the woman he considers his one true love.Strangers on a Train
IMDB 7.7 | Jun , 1951
Having met on a train, a smooth-talking psychotic socialite shares his theory on how two complete strangers can get away with murder to an amateur tennis player — a theory he plans to test out.The Quiet Man
IMDB 7.3 | Jul , 1952
An American man returns to the village of his birth in Ireland, where he finds love and conflict.