Original subtitles

I'D GIVE ANYTHING TO RIDE ON A TRAIN LIKE THAT.

MARY'S BEEN ON ONE.

YOU HAVE?

UH-HUH. ALL THE WAY TO MINNEAPOLIS.

YOU'RE LUCKY.

AND IT HAD AN OUTHOUSE ON IT AND EVERYTHING.

LAURA...

WELL, THAT'S WHAT YOU SAID.

NEVER MIND. COME ON.

WE BETTER KEEP WALKING OR WE'LL BE LATE.

Carl: YOUR PA GOING TO SPRINGFIELD NEXT WEEK?

Mary: SURE. HE'S GOING WITH YOUR PA.

I WISH WE COULD GO.

I WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO GET ON THE TRAIN,

BUT AT LEAST I COULD SEE IT UP CLOSE.

WHY DON'T YOU ASK HIM?

WOULDN'T DO NO GOOD.

I'D MISS A SCHOOL DAY.

BUT WE'RE STUDYING RAILROADS.

LT'D JUST BE LIKE SOME EXTRA SPECIAL HOMEWORK.

YEAH!

MARY CAN ASK OUR PA.

WHY ME?

BECAUSE YOU CAN PUT YOUR GLASSES ON

AND LOOK SERIOUS WHEN YOU ASK HIM.

IF I ASK HIM, HE'LL THINK I JUST WANT TO GO FOR FUN.

PLEASE, MARY.

I KNOW IF YOUR PA SAYS YES,

MINE WILL, TOO.

PLEASE, MARY.

WELL, ALL RIGHT.

I'LL TRY.

THANKS, MARY.

Mary: PA, GUESS WHAT.

YOU SAW AN ELEPHANT.

NO. WE'RE STUDYING TRAINS AND RAILROADS IN SCHOOL.

WE GOT A WONDERFUL IDEA HOW TO GET EXTRA CREDIT.

OH, YEAH? WHAT'S THAT?

WE THOUGHT WE'D GO WITH YOU AND MR. EDWARDS

TO SPRINGFIELD AND LEARN ALL ABOUT TRAINS.

YOU ALWAYS SAY THERE'S NOTHING BETTER THAN

SEEING THINGS FIRSTHAND.

HEY, HOLD ON, NOW. YOU'D BE MISSING SCHOOL.

NOT REALLY, PA. lT'D BE JUST LIKE SCHOOL, ONLY DIFFERENT.

WE COULD LEARN A LOT.

WELL, YOU CAN LEARN JUST AS MUCH BY GOING TO SCHOOL.

YOU CAN LEARN EVERYTHING YOU HAVE TO KNOW.

BUT MR. EDWARDS IS LETTING CARL GO.

OH, HE IS?

YEAH. I GUESS HE'LL BE

THE ONLY ONE GETTING EXTRA CREDIT.

CARL, WHAT DID YOUR MA SAY ABOUT THAT?

WELL...

SHE DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING.

HMM. WELL, IF GRACE THINKS IT'S ALL RIGHT,

I GUESS I SHOULDN'T STAND IN THE WAY OF HIGHER EDUCATION.

YOU CAN GO.

- THANKS, PA. - THANKS, PA.

COME ON.

YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE LIED.

I DIDN'T YET.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU DIDN'T?

YOU SAID MR. EDWARDS SAID CARL COULD GO,

AND THAT HIS MA DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING.

WELL, ALL WE HAVE TO DO IS ASK HIM.

IF HE SAYS CARL CAN GO, I DIDN'T LIE.

YOUR MA DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING ABOUT IT, DID SHE CARL?

OF COURSE NOT. SHE DOESN'T EVEN KNOW YET.

THERE. YOU SEE? ALL WE HAVE TO DO IS GET HIM TO SAY YES.

PA?

Edwards: WE'RE IN HERE.

GO ON.

HEY, WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE NEW CURTAINS?

Laura: THEY'RE BEAUTIFUL.

WELL, OF COURSE THEY'RE BEAUTIFUL.

YOU KNOW, I DID A LOT OF THE SEWING ON TH--

FACT IS, I DID MOST OF IT.

HEH HEH!

- PA? - YEAH?

CAN I ASK YOU A QUESTION?

SURE. FIRE AWAY.

WELL, WE'RE STUDYING

ABOUT TRAINS IN SCHOOL.

AND YOU AND MR. INGALLS

ARE GOING TO SPRINGFIELD.

WELL, I THOUGHT...

WE THOUGHT WE COULD LEARN A LOT MORE ABOUT TRAINS FIRSTHAND

AND GET EXTRA CREDIT.

OH, NO, YOU CAN'T DO THAT.

YOU'D MISS TOO MUCH SCHOOL.

BUT OUR PA'S LETTING US GO.

HE IS?

OH, IS THAT-- IS THAT TRUE, MARY? DID YOUR FATHER SAY THAT?

YES, SIR, HE DID.

HE THOUGHT IT WAS A FINE IDEA.

OH, UH...

WHAT DO YOU THINK, GRACE?

OH, IT'S UP TO YOU. I'M NOT GONNA SAY A THING.

WELL...

ALL RIGHT, BUT MAKE SURE YOU'RE CAUGHT UP ON YOUR CHORES.

YES, SIR.

NOW, GET OUT OF HERE

AND LET ME FINISH UP WITH THESE CURTAINS.

- THANKS, PA. - THANK YOU.

YIPPEE!

ALL RIGHT! HE SAID YES!

WE BETTER GET ON HOME. SEE YOU AT SCHOOL.

OK, SEE YOU. THANKS.

THERE. YOU SEE? I DIDN'T LIE.

Carl: TOOT! TOOT!

[CH-CH-CH]

[CH-CH-CH]

[CH-CH-CH]

I'VE GOT A NICER ONE THAN THAT,

AND I'M GONNA BRING IT TO SCHOOL TOMORROW

AND TELL THE CLASS ABOUT IT.

YEAH? WELL, I'M GOING TO SEE A REAL TRAIN WITH MY PA,

AND I MIGHT EVEN BE ABLE TO RIDE IT.

WHO CARES? BETTER PUT THAT BACK.

WANT TO REALLY SEE SOMETHING?

WHAT?

COME ON. I'LL SHOW YOU.

SHH. BE VERY QUIET.

MY FOLKS ARE STILL EATING LUNCH.

WHAT ARE THEY?

ROCKETS, THAT'S WHAT.

LEFT OVER FROM THE FOURTH OF JULY.

YOU MEAN THOSE BIG ONES?

YEAH.

GOLLY.

YOU WANT ONE?

YOU MEAN IT?

YEAH. WHAT HAVE YOU GOT TO TRADE?

I GOT A PENKNIFE.

LET'S SEE.

IT'S KIND OF CRUMMY. YOU GOT ANY AGGIES?

2 AT HOME.

YOU CAN HAVE IT.

THANKS.

BRING THE AGGIES TOMORROW.

I WILL. AND THANKS!

[EXPLOSIONS AND WHISTLING]

[EXPLOSIONS STOP]

[COUGHS]

WELL, IT'S ALL OUT.

WHAT IN THE NAME OF HEAVEN HAVE YOU BEEN DOING?

I...I...

WELL, ANSWER ME!

WILLIE GAVE IT TO ME!

HE GAVE YOU WHAT?

A FIREWORKS.

I DIDN'T KNOW IT WAS THAT BIG!

YOU COULD HAVE BURNED DOWN THIS BARN!

OH, NOW, GRACE, LOOK HERE. HE SAID HE DIDN'T KNOW--

ISAIAH, HE COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED.

I'M SORRY.

THERE. YOU SEE?

SORRY IS NOT ENOUGH.

NOW GO IN THE HOUSE.

YES'M.

HA!

SURE DID MAKE A BLUEY, DIDN'T IT? HEH HEH.

EVERY TIME ONE OF THEM DOES SOMETHING WRONG,

YOU SAY, "BOYS WILL BE BOYS," OR, "THEY'RE ONLY CHILDREN."

OH, NOW, GRACE--

ISAIAH, THEY ARE ONLY CHILDREN,

AND THEY HAVE TO BE PUNISHED WHEN THEY DO SOMETHING WRONG,

OR ELSE THEY'LL NEVER THINK ANYTHING THEY EVER DO IS WRONG.

WELL, WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO DO?

IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT I WANT.

BUT THE BOY HAS GOT TO LEARN A LESSON.

ALL RIGHT.

I'LL, UM,

TELL HIM HE CAN'T GO ON THE TRIP.

[SIGHS]

MAYBE HE'LL CHANGE HIS MIND.

HE WASN'T REAL MAD AT FIRST.

TILL MA GOT MAD. THEN HE REALLY GOT MAD.

HE WON'T CHANGE HIS MIND.

I SURE AM SORRY.

THANKS. I SHOULD NEVER HAVE TRADED WITH WILLIE IN THE FIRST PLACE.

BUT IT WAS WILLIE'S FAULT BECAUSE IT WAS WILLIE'S IDEA.

Willie: HEY, WAIT UP!

HEY, CARL!

DID YOU BRING THE AGGIES?

WHAT'D I SAY WRONG?

- MORNING, GRACE. - CHARLES.

YOU GOT ANY MAIL FOR ME?

OH, YES, INDEED.

HERE YOU ARE.

AH, A NEW CATALOG.

CAN'T AFFORD TO BUY ANYTHING THAT'S IN IT,

BUT IT'S FREE, AND IT'S FUN TO LOOK AT.

- CHARLES. - YEAH.

YOU KNOW ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED WITH CARL?

YEAH.

WELL, I WAS VERY UPSET,

AND NOW HIS LITTLE HEART'S

JUST ABOUT BROKEN ABOUT NOT GOING.

OH, I KNOW. THE GIRLS TOLD ME.

I THINK HE'S LEARNED HIS LESSON.

BUT NOW I CAN'T GET ISAIAH TO CHANGE HIS MIND.

THAT SURPRISES ME. HE'S USUALLY THE EASY ONE.

I KNOW.

TROUBLE IS, I TOLD HIM THAT,

AND NOW HE'S TRYING TO SHOW ME JUST HOW FIRM HE CAN BE.

WOULD YOU TALK TO HIM, PLEASE?

I'LL GIVE IT A TRY.

OH, THANK YOU, CHARLES.

ALL RIGHT. I'LL SEE YOU LATER.

GOOD-BYE.

♪ OL' DAN TUCKER WAS A FINE OLD MAN ♪

♪ WASHED HIS FACE IN A FRYING PAN ♪

♪ COMBED HIS HAIR WITH A WAGON WHEEL ♪

♪ DIED WITH A TOOTHACHE IN HIS HEEL ♪

♪ GET OUT THE WAY FOR OL' DAN TUCKER ♪

I'M ALL THROUGH FOR THE DAY.

YEAH, ME, TOO.

WE OUGHT TO GET AN EARLY START TOMORROW MORNING.

WELL, YOU NAME IT.

WHAT DO YOU SAY I PICK YOU UP AT YOUR PLACE? 5:00.

SOUNDS GOOD. I'LL BE READY.

YEAH. CAROLINE'S GONNA MAKE LUNCHES FOR US.

HOW MANY YOU GONNA BE NEEDING?

AH, JUST ONE.

STILL HAVEN'T CHANGED YOUR MIND ABOUT THE BOY, HUH?

NO. HE'S GOT TO LEARN HIS LESSON.

I KNOW THAT, BUT WE ALL MAKE MISTAKES.

FIRST, EVERYBODY THINKS I'M TOO SOFT WITH THE YOUNG ONES.

THEN THE FIRST TIME I PUNISH THEM, THEY THINK I'M TOO HARD WITH THEM.

I DIDN'T SAY THAT.

I TOLD THE BOY HE CAN'T GO, AND I'M GONNA STICK TO IT.

DO WHAT YOU THINK IS RIGHT.

I'LL SEE YOU IN THE MORNING.

ALL RIGHT.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING UP SO LATE?

I WAS DOING SOME EXTRA STUDYING.

WITH THE LIGHT OUT?

WELL, I DIDN'T WANT TO WAKE UP JOHN OR ALICIA.

OH...

NOW, YOU GET BACK TO SLEEP RIGHT NOW.

YES'M.

AND NO MORE STUDYING WITHOUT A LAMP.

IT'S NOT GOOD FOR YOUR EYES.

YES'M. GOOD NIGHT.

GOOD NIGHT.

GOOD NIGHT, PA.

GOOD NIGHT.

PA?

HMM?

HAVE A GOOD TRIP TOMORROW.

YEAH, I WILL.

GOOD NIGHT.

[SIGHS]

HERE YOU ARE.

OH, THANK YOU.

WHAT TIME ARE YOU LEAVING IN THE MORNING?

BRIGHT AND EARLY.

YOU CERTAINLY WERE QUIET AT SUPPER.

I HAD A LONG DAY.

DID YOU SEE CARL'S SPELLING TEST? HE GOT AN "A."

YEAH, I SAW IT.

THAT BOY CERTAINLY IS

WORKING HARD AT HIS STUDIES, ISN'T HE?

YEAH.

WELL, I BEST GET ON TO BED.

ISAIAH?

I DON'T WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT ANYMORE.

WELL, I'LL TELL YOU,

BETTER MAKE SOME EXTRA SANDWICHES FOR THAT TRIP TOMORROW.

THAT BOY EATS LIKE A HORSE.

I WILL, ISAIAH.

[STEAM HISSING]

UH-HUH. GOT YOURSELF A STEAM BATH, DIDN'T YOU?

YOU KIDS BE CAREFUL.

YES, SIR.

HE DONE THAT ON PURPOSE.

NO. HE WOULDN'T DO THAT.

HA HA HA! HA HA HA!

COME ON WHILE HE AIN'T LOOKING.

ARE YOU GONNA FILL THIS TANK,

OR ARE WE GONNA TAKE ROOT HERE?

FILLING HER AS FAST AS I CAN.

I WANT TO TELL YOU SOMETHING.

WHEN I WAS RIDING FIREMAN,

I COULD DO IT A LOT FASTER THAN YOU'RE DOING IT.

THEY MUST HAVE HAD FASTER WATER IN THE OLD DAYS.

OH! YOU'RE A REGULAR COMIC, AREN'T YOU, HUH?

NOW YOU DO YOUR WORK AND LEAVE THE TALKING TO ME.

VALLEY FORGE. YEAH. THAT'S ONE OF HANSON'S.

IT SHOULD BE. HE'S GOT HIS NAME ALL OVER IT.

HEY, KIDS, YOU HAVING FUN?

Laura: SURE ARE, PA.

Mary: WE WALKED CLEAR AROUND THE FRONT END OF THE TRAIN.

NOW WE'RE GONNA WALK AROUND THE BACK END.

Carl: THE ENGINE'S COOLIN' ITS STEAM.

OH, YEAH, THEY'RE KNOWN TO DO THAT WHENEVER YOU GET TOO CLOSE TO THEM.

YEAH, AND WE'LL BE DONE UNLOADING IN ABOUT HALF AN HOUR.

WE'LL MEET YOU BACK AT THE STATION, ALL RIGHT?

Laura: YES, SIR. SEE YOU.

Mary: SEE YOU.

Charles: SEE YOU.

THAT'S A FINE-LOOKING BOY, THAT CARL, EH?

WELL, I'VE BEEN LISTENING TO YOU

BRAG ABOUT YOUR KIDS LONG ENOUGH.

NOW IT'S YOUR TURN TO LISTEN TO ME.

WELL, GO RIGHT AHEAD.

WELL, THAT CARL, HE'S A WONDER WITH HIS HANDS.

YOU KNOW, LAST WEEK, HE GETS TO REBUILDING

THAT LADDER UP IN THE TREE HOUSE--

WHERE'D YOU GO?

Mary: I'D GO ALL THE WAY To CALIFORNIA

AND NEVER STOP TILL I SEE THE PACIFIC OCEAN.

Laura: IF YOU HAD ENOUGH MONEY, BUT ME, I WOULDN'T.

I'D GO JUST THE OPPOSITE WAY.

TO BOSTON AND NEW YORK CITY IF I HAD ENOUGH MONEY.

NOT ME. I'D GO WAY FAR.

TO CHINA.

ON A TRAIN?

THERE'S AN OCEAN, SILLY.

OH, YEAH.

YOU KNOW WHAT THAT IS?

THAT'S A CABOOSE.

WELL, ANYBODY KNOWS THAT.

DON'T GO UP THERE. IF THE TRAIN MOVES, YOU COULD GET HURT.

GIRLS! COME ON, NO ONE WILL CARE.

TOOT, TOOT!

WAIT FOR ME!

HEY, LOOK.

BE CAREFUL. YOU MIGHT BREAK IT.

Carl: THEY MADE IT THAT WAY SO IT WON'T BREAK.

WE SHOULDN'T TOUCH ANYTHING IN HERE.

DON'T HURT TO LOOK.

CLOTHES!

Mary: PUT THOSE BACK.

I'M NOT HURTING THEM. I'M JUST LOOKING.

WHAT DO YOU SUPPOSE THEY ARE?

I THINK MARY'S RIGHT. YOU BETTER PUT THEM BACK.

IT SAYS "DANGER" ON THEM, NOW, PUT THEM BACK!

GIRLS!

ALL RIGHT, I'LL PUT THEM BACK.

BUT I'D STILL LIKE TO KNOW WHAT THEY ARE.

NOTHING DANGEROUS ABOUT THESE.

Mary: No, THEY DON'T BELONG To US.

WELL, THEY WOULDN'T WANT THIS ONE.

WHY NOT?

I ALREADY TOOK A BITE OF IT. IT TASTES GOOD!

HEY, WE'RE MOVING!

WE GOT TO GET OFF!

WE CAN'T. IT'S GOING TOO FAST.

DID I TELL YOU ABOUT THAT FIGHT

- HE HAD AT SCHOOL THE OTHER DAY? - YEAH.

OH, WELL, LET ME SEE. HE'D COME HOME HERE WITH THIS SHINER.

COURSE, GRACE DIDN'T CARE MUCH FOR THAT.

SHE TRIED TO GET ME TO, UH, TO SAY THAT WASN'T GOOD, YOU KNOW.

BUT, UH, WELL, IT'S HARD TO DO. BUT, UH,--

- EDWARDS? - HUH?

CAN YOU POSSIBLY TALK ABOUT CARL AND WORK AT THE SAME TIME?

WELL, THESE STORIES HAVE GESTURES IN THEM.

WELL, WHY DON'T YOU GESTURE WITH ONE OF THESE SACKS.

[MAN YELLING OUTSIDE] MR. NELSON! A RUNAWAY CABOOSE! MR. NELSON!

WHAT'S GOING ON OUT THERE?

GOT A RUNAWAY CABOOSE! THERE'S SOME KIDS ON A RUNAWAY CABOOSE!

Charles: WHAT'S GOING ON?

IT'S A RUNAWAY CABOOSE WITH SOME KIDS ON IT.

- LAURA! - CARL!

Man: MR. NELSON! MR. NELSON!

Nelson: WHAT? WHAT'S THE MATTER?

THERE'S A RUNAWAY CABOOSE--

WHAT?!

WITH 2 KIDS ON IT.

WELL, DON'T STAND THERE!

GO GET THE CONDUCTOR! GO ON!

Charles: HEY, OUR KIDS ARE ON THAT CABOOSE! GET THIS TRAIN STARTED!

I KNOW THAT, BUT I CAN'T MOVE WITHOUT ORDERS FROM THE CONDUCTOR.

WELL, WHERE IS HE?

I JUST SENT FOR HIM.

Man: Go! GET MOVING!

GET THAT WAGON OUT OF THERE.

[EXPLOSION]

HEY, CUT YOUR STEAM!

WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH IT?

BLEW THE MAIN HOSE!

[COUGHS]

AH, TORE IT UP.

HOW BAD IS IT?

AW, THIS THING IS BUSTED REAL BAD.

TOO HOT TO HANDLE RIGHT NOW.

IT'S GONNA TAKE AN HOUR, MAYBE TWO, BEFORE WE GET IT ROLLING AGAIN.

WE GOT TO GET THAT CABOOSE!

Conductor: ALL RIGHT. WE'LL STOP THEM.

WE'LL WIRE TOWER JUNCTION.

WE'RE GOING FAST.

I DON'T WANT TO LOOK. IT MAKES ME FEEL AWFUL QUEASY.

ME, TOO, 'CAUSE IT JUMPS AROUND SO MUCH.

IT'S SLOWING DOWN!

WHAT I WAS THINKING.

MAYBE IT'LL STOP.

OR GO SLOW ENOUGH SO WE CAN JUMP.

COME ON, BEFORE IT STARTS GOING.

YOU GOT TO JUMP, MARY.

I CAN'T.

YOU GOT TO JUMP, MARY.

HANG ON TO THE RAILS AND JUMP.

Mary: I CAN'T!

YOU'VE GOT TO, MARY!

YOU'LL BE ALL RIGHT.

IF YOU WANT ME TO, I'LL JUMP BEFORE YOU.

JUMP, MARY!

I CAN'T! I CAN'T.

[TAPPING]

TOWER DOESN'T ANSWER.

HOMER PROBABLY HAD TO STEP OUT.

HE'LL BE BACK IN A MINUTE.

NOW, HERE IS TOWER JUNCTION.

IT'S DOWNHILL MOST ALL THE WAY

FROM HERE TO TOWER JUNCTION.

HOMER WILL OPEN THAT SWITCH,

PUT THE CABOOSE ON THE MANKATO LINE.

THAT'S UPHILL ALL THE WAY THEN.

CABOOSE WILL SLOW DOWN LIKE A BUSTED WATCH.

WHERE'S THE CABOOSE NOW?

OH, ABOUT HERE. CEDAR CREEK.

THAT'S THE ONLY LEVEL PIECE OF TRACK IN THE WHOLE LOOP.

LEVEL? THEN IT OUGHT TO SLOW DOWN SOME.

NOT MUCH. IT'S A SHORT FLAT.

BESIDES, THE CABOOSE WILL BE COMING

INTO IT LIKE THE MILLTAILS.

LT'D BE TOO FAST FOR THE KIDS TO JUMP.

WILL IT STAY ON THE TRACK?

IT SHOULD.

30 YEARS OF RAILROADING,

I'VE SEEN MY SHARE OF WRECKS.

CABOOSE ALWAYS STUCK TO THE TRACK.

TRY THAT TOWER AGAIN.

[TAPPING]

[TAPPING]

[WHISTLING]

STILL CAN'T RAISE HIM.

HOW FAR TO THE TOWER?

AROUND THE LOOP? 28 MILES.

NO, NOT AROUND THE LOOP. CUTTING ACROSS FROM HERE.

OH, IT'S 3 OR 4 MILES, BUT THAT'S ROUGH COUNTRY, IT'S ALL STANDING ON END.

Isaiah: I'LL UNHITCH THE TEAM.

HOMER WILL BE BACK. PLENTY OF TIME.

TRY THE TOWER AGAIN.

JUST DID. NO ANSWER.

WELL, YOU'D BETTER TRY SLEEPY EYE,

BECAUSE THAT SPECIAL IS DUE OUT OF THERE IN 21 MINUTES.

Man: I TRIED. THE LINE'S DEAD.

WHAT SPECIAL?

TRAIN WITH ALL THE BIG BRASS RIDING HER.

J. W. DIAMOND, THE PRESIDENT OF THE RAILROAD HIMSELF.

AND ALL OF HIS FRIENDS.

WELL, THAT TRAIN WILL RUN RIGHT INTO THE LOOP AND HIT THE CABOOSE.

NO, IT WON'T. THE TOWER WILL STOP IT.

WELL, I CAN'T TAKE THAT CHANCE.

EDWARDS WILL GO TO THE JUNCTION.

I'LL RIDE TO SLEEPY EYE AND STOP THAT TRAIN.

Conductor: WE'LL KEEP TRYING.

THAT WHEEL.

DO YOU SUPPOSE IT'S A BRAKE?

ALL THE CARS HAVE THEM.

WAGONS HAVE BRAKES.

WHY WOULDN'T RAILROAD CARS?

NEED 'EM A WHOLE LOT MORE.

I BETTER TRY.

I THOUGHT OF IT.

BOYS ARE STRONGER.

CAREFUL, YOU'LL FALL.

WELL, GIVE ME A HAND.

Laura: I'LL HELP YOU.

STUCK! IT WON'T MOVE.

[GROANING]

NOTHING.

I TOLD YOU THAT SLEEPY EYE LINE'S DEAD.

WELL, YOU BETTER KEEP ON TRYING, HOTCH.

THAT SPECIAL IS DUE OUT OF THERE

17 MINUTES FROM NOW.

ALL I CAN DO IS KEEP POUNDING THIS KEY.

CAN'T FIX IT FROM HERE.

I'LL TRY TOWER JUNCTION AGAIN.

[TELEGRAPH TAPPING]

[WHISTLING]

DADBURN IT!

[TAPPING]

IT'S WORSE UP HERE.

BUT WE CAN SEE MORE.

WE'LL KNOW WHEN IT'S GONNA SLOW DOWN. THEN WE CAN JUMP.

I DON'T LIKE IT UP HERE. IT SWAYS TOO MUCH.

LT'D BE FUN IF IT WEREN'T SO SCARY.

ARE YOU SCARED?

A LITTLE.

I'M GOING BACK DOWN.

WAIT. I'LL GET DOWN FIRST, THEN I CAN HELP YOU.

I'LL HELP HER. YOU CAN STAY AND WATCH

AND TELL US WHEN TO GET READY.

AND THANKS TO THE RAILROADS,

OUR NATION IS ENJOYING ITS GREATEST PROSPERITY.

[APPLAUSE]

AND THANKS TO THE ST. PAUL,

MINNEAPOLIS, AND MANITOBA,

IN WHICH I SERVE AS PRESIDENT

AND MY SON SERVES AS CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD,

THE FARMERS IN THIS AREA CAN TRANSPORT THEIR CROPS

TO THE MILLS AND ELEVATORS OF MINNEAPOLIS AND ST. PAUL

AND REAP THE REWARDS, WHICH THEY SO RICHLY DESERVE.

HE'S A TALKER.

YOU LISTEN. I'VE HEARD IT BEFORE.

MY SON AND I ARE PROUD

TO BE A PART OF THE MOST IMPORTANT REASON

FOR THE GROWTH OF THIS NATION,

AND WE WILL NOT STOP.

WE'RE NOT SLOWING DOWN, ARE WE?

NO. IF ANYTHING, WE'RE GOING FASTER.

IT'S DOWNHILL AS FAR AS I CAN SEE.

IT'S ALL MY FAULT. IF I WOULD HAVE JUMPED WHEN YOU TOLD ME TO--

IT'S NOT YOUR FAULT. IT'S MINE.

I'M THE ONE WHO GOT YOU ON THIS THING IN THE FIRST PLACE.

I'M THE OLDEST. I SHOULDN'T HAVE LET YOU DO IT.

YOU COULDN'T HAVE STOPPED ME.

YOU'RE A GIRL.

WELL, WHAT'S THAT GOT TO DO WITH IT?

A LOT, THAT'S WHAT.

WELL, WHAT?

NEVER MIND.

THERE. YOU SEE? IT WAS MY FAULT.

WAS NOT!

IT WAS BOTH OF YOUR FAULTS.

YOU FEEL BETTER NOW?

IT'S GOING FASTER.

[MAN TALKING INDISTINCTLY]

HE'S STILL TALKING.

WE GOT 4 MINUTES AND 30 SECONDS YET.

GET HIM ABOARD. WE GOT TO LEAVE RIGHT NOW.

I CAN'T.

LISTEN. I WANT TO TELL YOU SOMETHING.

WHEN RAILROAD MEN GOT PEOPLE WAITING,

THEY WANT TO ARRIVE ON TIME.

WELL, SURE, BUT--

WITH THESE HILLS WE GOT AHEAD, I'M GONNA NEED THAT 4 MINUTES.

SO GET ON BOARD, UNLESS YOU LIKE BEING CUSSED.

ALL RIGHT.

BOARD.

ALL ABOARD!

BOARD!

SORRY, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,

TIME AND TIDE AND RAILROADS WAIT FOR NO MAN.

GOOD-BYE.

[APPLAUSE]

DAD?

WHAT?

THOUGHT I WAS GONNA GET TO READ MY SPEECH THIS TIME.

DIDN'T YOU HEAR WHAT I JUST SAID?

TIME AND TIDE AND RAILROADS WAIT FOR NO MAN.

BUT YOU PROMISED.

HERBERT, I DIDN'T GET TO FINISH MY SPEECH EITHER,

BUT I'M NOT COMPLAINING, AM I?

NO.

BUT YOU NEVER FINISH A SPEECH.

YOU ALWAYS TALK TILL THE TRAIN PULLS OUT.

HERBERT, WHY DON'T YOU SIT OVER THERE?

YOU ALWAYS LIKE A WINDOW SEAT.

YES, DAD.

[WHISTLE BLOWS]

[WHISTLE BLOWING]

GOOD THING WE LEFT EARLY.

THIS RIDGE COST ME A FULL MINUTE ALREADY.

WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE?

I'M GONNA MAKE IT UP OR BUST SOMETHING, THAT'S THE DIFFERENCE.

[TAPPING]

HEY, YOU!

YOU THE SWITCHMAN?

YEAH.

WE GOT A RUNAWAY CABOOSE.

IT'S GOT 3 KIDS ON IT.

WE'VE GOT TO GET IT ON THE MANKATO SIDING. COME ON!

YOU GOT WHAT?

COME ON! WE GOT A RUNAWAY CABOOSE!

OH, LORD HAVE MERCY!

COME ON! HURRY UP!

COME ON! COME ON!

HURRY UP! HURRY UP!

OH, LORDY!

THERE IT IS!

THAT'S MY PA!

HURRY UP!

PA!

Girls: MR. EDWARDS!

WIRE SLEEPY EYE!

WE'VE GOT TO STOP THE SPECIAL!

[WHISTLE BLOWING]

Man: TRAIN LEAVES AT 9:35 A.M.

YOU BEST BE HERE ABOUT 10 MINUTES EARLY.

YES, SIR, WHAT CAN I DO--

WHEN THAT SPECIAL COMES IN, YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO DELAY IT.

THERE'S A CABOOSE RUNNING WILD COMING DOWN THE LOOP.

THE SPECIAL'S LEFT ALREADY, MISTER. YOU MISSED IT.

MISSED IT? IT'S NOT SUPPOSED TO LEAVE UNTIL 10:00.

I KNOW, BUT THEY LEFT EARLIER.

THERE'S CHILDREN ON THAT CABOOSE. IF THAT TRAIN HITS IT--

Man: GOT A MESSAGE FROM TOWER JUNCTION.

"COULDN'T SWITCH OFF THE CABOOSE."

THAT MEAN ANYTHING?

THAT MEANS THEY'RE SOMEWHERE BETWEEN HERE AND THE TOWER.

LOOK, IT'S AN UPHILL GRADE ALL THE WAY OUT OF HERE.

A MAN ON A FAST HORSE COULD POSSIBLY CATCH--

WHERE'S THE LIVERY?

RIGHT DOWN THE STREET THERE.

HE STOLE MY HORSE!

HE'S GOT TO CATCH A TRAIN.

[WHISTLE BLOWING]

[MEN TALKING]

HEY! WHERE DO YOU THINK YOU'RE GOING?

Woman: AAH! Man: STOP THAT MAN!

HEY, COME BACK HERE!

HERE, STOP THAT MAN!

HEY, WHERE DO YOU THINK YOU'RE GOING?

- YOU GOT TO STOP THE TRAIN! - WHAT?

YOU GOT TO STOP THE TRAIN AND BACK IT UP!

YOU GOT TO BE CRAZY.

THERE'S A CABOOSE COMING DOWN THE LOOP WITH KIDS ON IT.

WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

YOU GOT TO STOP THE TRAIN!

THIS CABOOSE, IS IT ALL BY ITSELF?

LOOK, MISTER, IF YOU DON'T STOP THIS TRAIN YOU'RE GONNA KILL 3 KIDS.

LISTEN, I'M GONNA TELL YOU SOMETHING.

THE LAST TIME A GUY TRIED TO STOP MY TRAIN,

HIS FRIENDS WERE WAITING TO ROB ME.

ALL RIGHT. YOU DON'T STOP IT, I DO.

THERE IT IS!

GET IT BACKED UP!

[METAL SQUEALING]

THAT THING'S FLYING.

WELL, COME ON! MOVE IT!

I'M TRYING.

WELL, I DON'T KNOW.

A LITTLE BIT MORE, AND I MIGHT JUST ABOUT MATCH ITS SPEED.

Carl: HEY, LOOK!

[TRAIN WHISTLE BLOWS]

WE'RE GONNA HIT IT!

THAT WHEEL THERE IS A BRAKE. I KNOW IT IS.

BUT IT WON'T TURN.

MAYBE IF WE ALL DO IT AGAIN.

WE HAVE TO!

AREN'T YOU SCARED?

YES, BUT WE HAVE TO!

[GROANING]

Mary: HARDER!

COME ON!

[WHEEL SQUEAKING]

PULL IT!

[TRAIN WHISTLE BLOWING]

IT'S GETTING CLOSER!

HARDER!

Laura: PULL!

Mary: PULL IT!

THEY'D BETTER NOT BE STANDING OUT THERE WHEN WE HIT.

THEY WON'T BE. HOW DO I GET ON THE FRONT OF THIS THING?

THE OTHER SIDE. I DON'T WANT YOU BLOCKING MY VIEW.

ALL RIGHT, BUT GET IT GOING!

ALL RIGHT.

GET BACK INSIDE!

INSIDE!

BACK INSIDE!

HANG ON!

ALL TOGETHER!

NOW!

[TRAIN WHISTLE BLOWS]

Mary: PULL!

Carl: IT WON'T PULL!

Charles: GET BACK INSIDE!

INSIDE AND HANG ON!

IT'S YOUR PA!

Charles: WE'RE GONNA HIT! GET INSIDE AND HANG ON!

WHAT DID HE SAY?

I DON'T KNOW. THERE'S TOO MUCH NOISE.

GET BACK INSIDE!

INSIDE!

Charles: GET BACK INSIDE!

WE'RE GONNA HIT! INSIDE AND HANG ON!

GET BACK!

YEAH!

YOU'D BETTER GET A HAND HOLD. SHE'S A-COMING.

ONCE MORE AND WE GOT HER.

THEY'RE FINE.

HA HA HA!

GOOD JOB, BOYS. GOOD JOB.

EVERYBODY ALL RIGHT?

EVERYBODY'S JUST FINE. THANK YOU.

WELL, YOUNG LADIES,

YOU, YOUNG MAN, YOU HAD YOURSELVES QUITE A RIDE.

Girls: YES, SIR.

I GOT TO PULLING AND PUSHING THINGS,

AND I GUESS I PULLED THE WRONG THING.

HA HA HA!

LT'D BE A STRANGE YOUNG MAN WHO DIDN'T

PUSH AND YANK WHEN HE HAD THE CHANCE, HUH?

I'VE DONE IT MYSELF.

ONLY LET'S HOPE THAT NEXT TIME, YOU DON'T TURN

ONE OF MY CARS LOOSE AND UPSET ALL THESE RAILROAD MEN.

NO, SIR.

WELL, WE...WE BETTER GET THIS TRAIN MOVING.

YOU KIDS WANT TO RIDE BACK HERE IN THE CABOOSE WITH YOUR FATHERS?

- YES, SIR. - YES, SIR.

AS LONG AS IT'S HOOKED TO THE ENGINE.

[LAUGHTER]

OH...

HA HA!

[WHISTLE BLOWING]