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Got one of those satellite dishes, Dad. Put it out back of the house.

Got one of those satellite dishes, Dad. Put it out back of the house.

You'll be able to watch every channel you can imagine. Yeah.

You'll be able to watch every channel you can imagine. Yeah.

Can't imagine too many. And movies too.

Can't imagine too many. And movies too.

Pay stations, everything. Movies from a satellite, even? I'll be jiggered.

Pay stations, everything. Movies from a satellite, even? I'll be jiggered.

And you're gonna love the house. See, I designed it...

And you're gonna love the house. See, I designed it...

with three bedrooms on the second floor and one downstairs,

with three bedrooms on the second floor and one downstairs,

so you don't have to get tired walking up and down stairs.

so you don't have to get tired walking up and down stairs.

I don't imagine I'll be doin' too much of that.

I don't imagine I'll be doin' too much of that.

It's sort of funny-

It's sort of funny-

you takin' me to die in the cornfields where I should've died three quarters of a century ago.

you takin' me to die in the cornfields where I should've died three quarters of a century ago.

Fenton! Look, Dad, you can tell those nutty stories...

Fenton! Look, Dad, you can tell those nutty stories...

to all the people at the old folks' home,

to all the people at the old folks' home,

but if you tell Brian that, he's not gonna sleep at night.

but if you tell Brian that, he's not gonna sleep at night.

He's been lookin' so forward to seein' you. "Old Pa." That's all he talks about night and day.

He's been lookin' so forward to seein' you. "Old Pa." That's all he talks about night and day.

Maybe sometime soon, you can drive us all out to the spot where it happened.

Maybe sometime soon, you can drive us all out to the spot where it happened.

Sure, but, uh, don't have to drive. Accident site's on my property.

Sure, but, uh, don't have to drive. Accident site's on my property.

Your property?

Your property?

Exactly where on your property?

Exactly where on your property?

Here we go.

Here we go.

Old Pa.

Old Pa.

Old Pa!

Old Pa!

Old Pa! Old Pa!

Old Pa! Old Pa!

Dad?

Dad?

How-How do you like the house?

How-How do you like the house?

I don't like it. No, sir, not one bit!

I don't like it. No, sir, not one bit!

Oh, Fenton!

Oh, Fenton!

Well, maybe you'll like it more once you get inside.

Well, maybe you'll like it more once you get inside.

We just finished redecorating the downstairs.

We just finished redecorating the downstairs.

Oh, the house! The house is fine, Joleen.

Oh, the house! The house is fine, Joleen.

Finest homestead I ever seen.

Finest homestead I ever seen.

So what's wrong with it?

So what's wrong with it?

I don't like where you put it.

I don't like where you put it.

Don't make me say it again, Brian, okay?

Don't make me say it again, Brian, okay?

Stop that. Put that down.

Stop that. Put that down.

Your grandfather is 10 times older than you are,

Your grandfather is 10 times older than you are,

and people that old need 10 times- Brian- as much rest.

and people that old need 10 times- Brian- as much rest.

Be careful with this. But I just want him to show me where the Indian fights were.

Be careful with this. But I just want him to show me where the Indian fights were.

He doesn't have to run or nothing. He can just walk slow and point.

He doesn't have to run or nothing. He can just walk slow and point.

Well, maybe tomorrow, okay?

Well, maybe tomorrow, okay?

Today you're just gonna have to make do by yourself.

Today you're just gonna have to make do by yourself.

But I never get to play with anyone ever!

But I never get to play with anyone ever!

The kids at school can't come out 'cause it's too far on their bikes. Well, you have your toys to play with.

The kids at school can't come out 'cause it's too far on their bikes. Well, you have your toys to play with.

I hate my toys! I hate this house!

I hate my toys! I hate this house!

I wish we never left Chicago! Brian!

I wish we never left Chicago! Brian!

Don't you ever let your father hear you say that. Do you understand?

Don't you ever let your father hear you say that. Do you understand?

Okay, I take it back.

Okay, I take it back.

Don't you ever say that again. Okay, I heard you your first time!

Don't you ever say that again. Okay, I heard you your first time!

At least not before I do.

At least not before I do.

Do you know which Indians it was?

Do you know which Indians it was?

It was right around here that the Sac chief, Keokuk,

It was right around here that the Sac chief, Keokuk,

the "watchful fox," fought off the Sioux, who were after the Sac land.

the "watchful fox," fought off the Sioux, who were after the Sac land.

Did you ever know someone that was scalped by an Indian?

Did you ever know someone that was scalped by an Indian?

Little Brian, the Indians were the first people on this land.

Little Brian, the Indians were the first people on this land.

It was theirs, all of it.

It was theirs, all of it.

You ask me, they had a right to do what they had to do...

You ask me, they had a right to do what they had to do...

to protect their families, their land,

to protect their families, their land,

their way of life.

their way of life.

Old Pa, I found an Indian arrowhead!

Old Pa, I found an Indian arrowhead!

Look!

Look!

Uh-uh. Afraid it's just a rock that looks like one.

Uh-uh. Afraid it's just a rock that looks like one.

Wow! Is that an Indian arrowhead?

Wow! Is that an Indian arrowhead?

No, Brian, it's a railroad spike.

No, Brian, it's a railroad spike.

A railroad spike?

A railroad spike?

You mean, a real train used to come right through here?

You mean, a real train used to come right through here?

The Highball Express.

The Highball Express.

Came through right around here where we're sittin'.

Came through right around here where we're sittin'.

Which way did it go? That's what we're gonna find out.

Which way did it go? That's what we're gonna find out.

Old Pa, is this something?

Old Pa, is this something?

Yes, little Brian, that's something.

Yes, little Brian, that's something.

God! What happened here?

God! What happened here?

This is where the Highball Express ran off its tracks.

This is where the Highball Express ran off its tracks.

Really? When did that happen?

Really? When did that happen?

Back when I was your age, Brian.

Back when I was your age, Brian.

Ran clear off its tracks one night. Killed everything on board.

Ran clear off its tracks one night. Killed everything on board.

Killed everything on board?

Killed everything on board?

Did you see it?

Did you see it?

Shh, shh!

Shh, shh!

Afraid this might not be good.

Afraid this might not be good.

What's gonna happen?

What's gonna happen?

As I remember it, the old Highball...

As I remember it, the old Highball...

ran straight east to west...

ran straight east to west...

without veering an inch.

without veering an inch.

Thataway.

Thataway.

Bam! Right through our new house.

Bam! Right through our new house.

No.

No.

T'aint good, this.

T'aint good, this.

Old Pa, what made the Highball Express go off its tracks back then?

Old Pa, what made the Highball Express go off its tracks back then?

Some little boy about your age...

Some little boy about your age...

was waiting for the old 407 to pick him up and take him to visit his grandpa in Sioux City.

was waiting for the old 407 to pick him up and take him to visit his grandpa in Sioux City.

The train was runnin'late.

The train was runnin' late.

So the boy laid down on the track with his ear to the rail...

So the boy laid down on the track with his ear to the rail...

so he could hear when the train was comin'.

so he could hear when the train was comin'.

I guess he must've just got tired of listenin',

I guess he must've just got tired of listenin',

'cause he fell asleep right there where he lay.

'cause he fell asleep right there where he lay.

Well, when that train come around,

Well, when that train come around,

the whistle blew, the semaphore clanged away,

the whistle blew, the semaphore clanged away,

the track rumbled,

the track rumbled,

but none of it woke up that sleepy boy.

but none of it woke up that sleepy boy.

That brakeman must've not had the heart to run him over,

That brakeman must've not had the heart to run him over,

'cause he locked the wheels on old 407.

'cause he locked the wheels on old 407.

All that weight and pressure...

All that weight and pressure...

made the track turn up on itself.

made the track turn up on itself.

That little boy woke up just in time to see the train roll over...

That little boy woke up just in time to see the train roll over...

just 50 feet-

just 50 feet-

50 feet in front of him.

50 feet in front of him.

And he heard the screams and cries of the passengers...

And he heard the screams and cries of the passengers...

who died just an instant later.

who died just an instant later.

Were you that little boy, Old Pa?

Were you that little boy, Old Pa?

I still am that little boy, Brian.

I still am that little boy, Brian.

And tonight, that old 407...

And tonight, that old 407...

is gonna do what it should've done 75 years ago.

is gonna do what it should've done 75 years ago.

It's gonna take me where I should be.

It's gonna take me where I should be.

How long are you gonna be gone?

How long are you gonna be gone?

Brian,

Brian,

when that train comes around tonight,

when that train comes around tonight,

I'm never coming back.

I'm never coming back.

Well, sir, the way I got it figured,

Well, sir, the way I got it figured,

the Highball will miss your parents' room completely and take out only half the kitchen.

the Highball will miss your parents' room completely and take out only half the kitchen.

That way, if they don't wanna get out, which I warned them they should,

That way, if they don't wanna get out, which I warned them they should,

the train won't hurt 'em when it comes through the house.

the train won't hurt 'em when it comes through the house.

But you and me, we're right in the way.

But you and me, we're right in the way.

Now, we don't have time to move out everything.

Now, we don't have time to move out everything.

So if you wanted to save something in here, what would be first?

So if you wanted to save something in here, what would be first?

You, Old Pa.

You, Old Pa.

I'd save you first.

I'd save you first.

Mr. Globe? I've come to talk to you about a train.

Mr. Globe? I've come to talk to you about a train.

A train called the Highball Express?

A train called the Highball Express?

I know we don't have time to move the house!

I know we don't have time to move the house!

But if we just get some of the valuables out of the way,

But if we just get some of the valuables out of the way,

it'll save time tomorrow when they file their insurance claim.

it'll save time tomorrow when they file their insurance claim.

Why are you so sure it's coming tonight?

Why are you so sure it's coming tonight?

'Cause I did what I used to do all the time as a boy.

'Cause I did what I used to do all the time as a boy.

I put my ear to the track, and I heard it.

I put my ear to the track, and I heard it.

Now, don't you think we ought to get to evacuating this place?

Now, don't you think we ought to get to evacuating this place?

Well, you really think it's gonna stop for you?

Well, you really think it's gonna stop for you?

I know it is.

I know it is.

I've got a ticket.

I've got a ticket.

I only hope it'll be good after all these years.

I only hope it'll be good after all these years.

Oh, it will be, Mr. Globe. I'm sure it will be.

Oh, it will be, Mr. Globe. I'm sure it will be.

Wow! It says "Highball Express" right on it.

Wow! It says "Highball Express" right on it.

Ouch! What was that, some damn yellow jacket?

Ouch! What was that, some damn yellow jacket?

No, Mr. Globe. Just something to help you sleep before your trip.

No, Mr. Globe. Just something to help you sleep before your trip.

No, I-I can't fall asleep now!

No, I-I can't fall asleep now!

I'll miss my train! Don't worry. You'll be wide awake and alert...

I'll miss my train! Don't worry. You'll be wide awake and alert...

by the time the roosters begin to crow.

by the time the roosters begin to crow.

It's gonna be all right. No, it's gonna come before the mornin'.

It's gonna be all right. No, it's gonna come before the mornin'.

I gotta be awake for it when it comes. Well, you'll catch the next train.

I gotta be awake for it when it comes. Well, you'll catch the next train.

No, no! Take it out of me! But you don't get it!

No, no! Take it out of me! But you don't get it!

- Fenton, you're hurting him! - He was asleep the first time!

- Fenton, you're hurting him! - He was asleep the first time!

That's why he missed the train and the train missed him!

That's why he missed the train and the train missed him!

- That's why it's coming back! - Just take it easy.

- That's why it's coming back! - Just take it easy.

Mom, Dad, you gotta do something!

Mom, Dad, you gotta do something!

Oh, God, what is happening?

Oh, God, what is happening?

Come on! You're killing him!

Come on! You're killing him!

We love you, Old Pa. We love you.

We love you, Old Pa. We love you.

No! He can't sleep there! The train runs right through there!

No! He can't sleep there! The train runs right through there!

It'll run him over! Come here, Brian. Look at me.

It'll run him over! Come here, Brian. Look at me.

Would you think your father and I would put Old Pa somewhere where he would get hurt?

Would you think your father and I would put Old Pa somewhere where he would get hurt?

You don't understand! Would we do that?

You don't understand! Would we do that?

I'm really sorry about this, Dr. Steele.

I'm really sorry about this, Dr. Steele.

My father's never been like this before.

My father's never been like this before.

It's nothing to be ashamed of.

It's nothing to be ashamed of.

It's just part of his time of life.

It's just part of his time of life.

But- No, we wouldn't. Now, come on, honey.

But- No, we wouldn't. Now, come on, honey.

Say we wouldn't. Come on. Come on, sweetie.

Say we wouldn't. Come on. Come on, sweetie.

We wouldn't do that. You wouldn't.

We wouldn't do that. You wouldn't.

Good. Don't you think he'll be more comfortable in his bed clothes?

Good. Don't you think he'll be more comfortable in his bed clothes?

No, uh, he'll be fine. Thank you. You can go home now.

No, uh, he'll be fine. Thank you. You can go home now.

No, really, it'd be better for his circulation if he-

No, really, it'd be better for his circulation if he-

Look, would you please just go home?

Look, would you please just go home?

You don't actually believe any of this, do you?

You don't actually believe any of this, do you?

No, I don't.

No, I don't.

Can't miss...

Can't miss...

my train.

my train.

I can't miss it.

I can't miss it.

Wow!

Wow!

Mom! Dad!

Mom! Dad!

It's coming! Mom, Dad!

It's coming! Mom, Dad!

Brian, quiet! You're gonna wake Old Pa.

Brian, quiet! You're gonna wake Old Pa.

He probably already has.

He probably already has.

I knew that story was gonna give him nightmares.

I knew that story was gonna give him nightmares.

Mom, Dad, it's coming!

Mom, Dad, it's coming!

It's coming! I saw it! It's coming right through this room, full steam ahead!

It's coming! I saw it! It's coming right through this room, full steam ahead!

I'll get up. No, I'll get up.

I'll get up. No, I'll get up.

I'll get up.

I'll get up.

It's the train. It's coming through this room.

It's the train. It's coming through this room.

Mom, Dad, it's coming!

Mom, Dad, it's coming!

Old Pa, it's coming!

Old Pa, it's coming!

Old Pa!

Old Pa!

Old Pa, it's your train!

Old Pa, it's your train!

Wake up! Old Pa!

Wake up! Old Pa!

It's coming through this room!

It's coming through this room!

The 407?

The 407?

Brian? Brian!

Brian? Brian!

Brian?

Brian?

Oh, no.

Oh, no.

Oh, my God. No.

Oh, my God. No.

Come on, Old Pa! Come on!

Come on, Old Pa! Come on!

Follow me!

Follow me!

Mom, Dad, it's coming! We gotta run!

Mom, Dad, it's coming! We gotta run!

I wouldn't stand there if I were you.

I wouldn't stand there if I were you.

Oh, God! Fenton!

Oh, God! Fenton!

People. People! Oh, people.

People. People! Oh, people.

There's a train in my house. Tickets!

There's a train in my house. Tickets!

Tickets! Tickets! Tickets!

Tickets! Tickets! Tickets!

Tickets! Tickets! Tickets!

Tickets! Tickets! Tickets!

My ticket. L- I can't go without my ticket.

My ticket. L- I can't go without my ticket.

Here's your ticket, Old Pa.

Here's your ticket, Old Pa.

Can I come along with you?

Can I come along with you?

Uh, you know that's not right, Brian.

Uh, you know that's not right, Brian.

You belong here with your mom and dad.

You belong here with your mom and dad.

I belong on that there train.

I belong on that there train.

I am goin' somewhere.

I am goin' somewhere.

But who's gonna tell me stories...

But who's gonna tell me stories...

about where the Indians fought and all that stuff?

about where the Indians fought and all that stuff?

You remember those stories I told you already...

You remember those stories I told you already...

about the trading posts... Uh-huh.

about the trading posts... Uh-huh.

And the war parties... Yeah.

And the war parties... Yeah.

And the pony express? Mm-hmm.

And the pony express? Mm-hmm.

Well, as long as you remember those stories,

Well, as long as you remember those stories,

I'll always be there to tell 'em.

I'll always be there to tell 'em.

Tickets, please.

Tickets, please.

See you in a hundred years.

See you in a hundred years.

See you in a hundred years too.

See you in a hundred years too.

I hope my ticket's still good. It's... kind of old.

I hope my ticket's still good. It's... kind of old.

It always was good, Mr. Globe.

It always was good, Mr. Globe.

And we've been waiting a long time for it.

And we've been waiting a long time for it.

Thank you. Thank you.

Thank you. Thank you.

Thank you for taking me in, Joleen.

Thank you for taking me in, Joleen.

I'm sorry I couldn't stay a while longer.

I'm sorry I couldn't stay a while longer.

"Mr. Coffee."

"Mr. Coffee."

Why, thank you, Mr. Coffee. Much obliged.

Why, thank you, Mr. Coffee. Much obliged.

Sorry if I caused you any trouble, son.

Sorry if I caused you any trouble, son.

But, Dad-

But, Dad-

Don't know what this is.

Don't know what this is.

Sounds wet. We'll figure that on board.

Sounds wet. We'll figure that on board.

We're late as usual. Oh, uh, sorry about the house, ma'am.

We're late as usual. Oh, uh, sorry about the house, ma'am.

But you never should've put it here, not when the train comes through.

But you never should've put it here, not when the train comes through.

Sorry.

Sorry.

It's all right.

It's all right.

All aboard!

All aboard!

Got a mind as sound as a steel bridge. Always have.

Got a mind as sound as a steel bridge. Always have.

Your Christmas present's in your parents' closet. Now, keep your hands off it.

Your Christmas present's in your parents' closet. Now, keep your hands off it.

Have a safe trip!

Have a safe trip!

Bye, Old Pa!

Bye, Old Pa!

Honey, who's our insurance agent?

Honey, who's our insurance agent?