Polar Express - train car skiing

They must reach the front of the train before it hits Flattop Tunnel.

[theneondragon]

That shot of the driver wheels moving that fast gives me chills to this day, and I'm almost 19.

[sammurabi]

I've always loved the bit at 0:55 with the Hobo's seriousness underscored by the engines bark as it climbs the grade. The timing of it all genuinely gives me chills.

[thestudentofficial]

It's unbelievable how hard this movie went for just a kid's Christmas movie

[moviebuff]

This scene was truly inspired. People don’t give well-directed action enough respect these days

[cesarivangongoramedina]

1:54 I like too much to see how wheels are moving too fast, the mechanism of these type of trains, completely captures me. :D

[godzilla]

I love how the mouth of the tunnel was like a dragon’s face. The smoke blowing through the holes like how a dragons snorts smoke and the icicles like the teeth of a dragon.

[NHSUKFan]

The Visual effects and CGI done by Sony pictures imageworks are amazing in this film

[xxreyrppuppetmasxx]

1:47

Fun fact: There was a Backstory for the Ghost Hobo from the deleted scene where the Engineers told the Hero Boy and Girl that there once a there was a man who walks on top of the train when the train approaches the flat top tunnel he doesn't escape right on time now in the present the Hobo helps the Boy to get to the front of the polar express so he doesn't want the hero boy end up like the hobo did.

[Staralium]

I love the sounds of the train going uphill it’s chilling

[ThePereMarquetteFan]

0:54 “There is but one inch of clearance between the roof of this rattler and the roof of Flat Top Tunnel. Savey?”

[thevarietychannel]

1:42 to 2:30 I really like that soundtrack. Riding down a hill on my bike with that soundtrack on a cold night is awesome.

[_The_Black_Cerberus_]

The one thing I never could figure out about the polar express was the number of passenger cars I swear every scene the number constantly changes

[elishaschoonover]

I always thought the Hobo was supposed to be Jack Frost. He looked behind himself and the snow went away, leaving him with the perfect hold. He also disintegrated into snow. I figured that's why he called himself the king of the North Pole.

[jesseruscito]

When the train is moving up hill I can’t even imagine the raw amount of torque that is going to the wheels. Has to be hundreds of thousands of pounds of force per foot

[ImpossibleRai]

CGI in this film has aged well.
I love this movie not just bevause of its morals, its impacted my hobbies. Im a brit, and the Pere marquette is my favourite American Loco, bevause of this movie.

Thanks a lot!

[GageisGreat]

That train must really be magic considering the boiler should have exploded here

[MrOct]

2:22 it's nice to see how the smoke and light from the train makes the cave looks 10x scarier

[jovani]

This movie just made me fall in love with trains even more

[salihreyhan]

I love this movie growing up every Christmas 🎄🌲🎄

[Staralium]

Riding a train with skis must be the coolest thing ever