The Iron Giant, Train Scene

One of my Fave Train Scenes from one of my Top Favorite Animated Movies of All time! :)

[Avragesoulsgamelover]

I love how a train can almost take down the iron giant while a giant tank and heavy weapons can't even deal a single damage to it

[dirtydodge]

As someone who works on model railroads, the giant trying to line up the tracks perfectly at 1:30 is funny to me.

[calebshockency]

Is nobody gonna mention how both train engineers walked out of that wreck with only concussions? Forget sending the army, send Frank and Ollie from Maine Central Railroad!

[VivaLaDnDLogs]

The shot of the Giant turning to face the train always gets me. So many beautiful shots in this movie!

[MrGlostuber]

Someone needs to mod him into GTA5, maybe he's the only thing to stop the train.

[kurlykayla]

Honestly, I can empathize with Giant here. I too am a perfectionist.

[TheSoutherncross]

lol when that OCD kicks in you just gotta make sure its straight!

[annal]

when I was a kid I always thought that the antenna was also a representation of a "headache, " like he was sore after getting hit by a train and coming apart lol

[thesourlemongoober]

Imagine a kid killing hundreds with a giant robot and all he says is, "i was just testing the new cybertruck"

[CSX]

When you stare at your model train coming down the track a bit too long...

[GeneralCane]

This scene stressed the absolute f*** out of me as a kid.

[sirlunacy]

I know this is a kid's movie, but man that train conductor Wayyy underreacted in my opinion lol XD

[gino]

as a kid I was scared to go out at night because there was a house on a hill a mile away from my backyard. It looked like the iron giants eyes staring at me.

[CrossOfBayonne]

It's somewhat off that a steam locomotive in New England would pulling freight or passenger service in 1957 because by that time most of the railroads up there phased them out, I know a retired trainmaster named Victor who grew up during this era and remembered see steam on the Boston & Maine RR up in New Hampshire and they ranged in size from small 2-6-0s to big 4-8-2 mountains.

[TommyPicklesFan]

Train: Get out of My Way!
Giant: Oh No!

[coringraham]

The Giant is VERY special. His Antenna Flashing can repair himself.

[seanpirwin]

A train blows him to pieces but a full salvo from two battleships doesnt leave a scratch! How?

[itshanginglikehighnoon]

Me and my brother making really good points in an argument
Our dad choosing to ignore them: 0:17

[swisscheese-]

The locomotive that crashed is a "New York Central J3A Hudson" locomotive, except 2 inaccuracies, you cant exactly get a close up so i don't know if the second point is correct:
1. The J3a was an express locomotive, but here you can see it pulling hoppers
2. The J3a was a steam locomotive, so obviously it has to have a tender, but it doesn't seem to.

[OtepRalloma]

I love how this scene sets up as foreshadowing for the ending. No deus ex machina; just a Chekhov's Gun—I mean Giant.