That includes Stanton, Pennsylvania where an elevated curve in the track almost certainly insures a derailment and disaster. But it's going too fast and has already passed him by, thus worrying Connie, federal safety inspector Werner (KEVIN CORRIGAN), and, of course, Oscar and other company officials who are concerned what a potential calamitous incident might do to the stock price.Īnd their concerns are understandable as the runaway freight train is carrying highly explosive content in some of its cars and is quickly headed not only toward Frank and Will approaching from the other way on the same tracks, but also highly populated areas. That draws the attention of railroad controller Connie Hooper (ROSARIO DAWSON) who initially wants one of her trusted employees, Ned (LEW TEMPLE), to stop the train down the line. Getting out of the freight train he's operating to throw a track switch, he accidentally allows the train to fall into full-throttle gear, and before he can do anything, the unmanned train is headed down the track. Chris, who's currently living at his brother's house due to his wife, Darcy (JESSY SCHRAM), having put a restraining order on him, is a rookie conductor and sore point for all of the veterans who've come to realize that their boss, Oscar Glavin (KEVIN DUNN), is slowly but surely replacing all of them with younger workers.įrank and Will end up paired together on a freight train and don't get along perfectly, but they're soon forced to do so thanks to an incident caused by an inattentive railroad worker, Dewey (ETHAN SUPLEE). Frank, a widower with 18 and 19-year old daughters, has been on the job for 28 years and works as an engineer. PLOT: Frank Barnes (DENZEL WASHINGTON) and Will Colson (CHRIS PINE) are at different points in their careers as railroad employees.
QUICK TAKE: Action/Thriller: Two rail workers attempt to stop an unmanned train that's traveling at high speeds with volatile materials in its cars toward heavily populated areas. (2010) (Denzel Washington, Chris Pine) (PG-13)