Check out this clip previewing NCIS: Los Angles tonight (Nov.5) where a train threatens LA.
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Video wouldn't play on linked site. Found it on YouTube and I might have to watch, if I even remember.
It's on now - for those who forgot. (on the East side) 
In before real railroaders chime in:
"Utter horsebleep"
'Nuff said
---PCJ
Boy, THAT was REALLY STUPID!!!! Hollywood strikes again. Every time they showed a close-up of the guy "working" the throttle, you could plainly see the reverser was CENTERED!!!!
Yeah I'm sure everyone at home is saying the same thing. 
Utter horse...oh...uh...nevermind.
(I'm a former real railroader)
Hah! You guys should hear what the real NCIS agents are sayin on their website, they're livid!
Originally Posted by Hot Water:
Boy, THAT was REALLY STUPID!!!! Hollywood strikes again. Every time they showed a close-up of the guy "working" the throttle, you could plainly see the reverser was CENTERED!!!!
In addition to "losing the brakes" when the trainline parted...
Originally Posted by RickO:
Hah! You guys should hear what the real NCIS agents are sayin on their website, they're livid!
Real NCIS agents?
---PCJ
Look at it this way:
If 5,000,000 viewers watched that episode last night, probably 4,999,980 couldn't care less how accurate the railroading segments were.
I'm not sure it's even that little.
I think Hotwater, Just a fan and one other guy in his parent's basement cared.
So let's go with 4,999,997 
Originally Posted by Allan Miller:
Look at it this way:
If 5,000,000 viewers watched that episode last night, probably 4,999,980 couldn't care less how accurate the railroading segments were.
Originally Posted by mlavender480:
Originally Posted by Hot Water:
Boy, THAT was REALLY STUPID!!!! Hollywood strikes again. Every time they showed a close-up of the guy "working" the throttle, you could plainly see the reverser was CENTERED!!!!
In addition to "losing the brakes" when the trainline parted...
Guess the brake lines were filled with hot air.
Yeah, God forbid we'd voice an opinion...
Get a life guys, it was just entertainment. Why must you guys find fault with everything. Personally I found the show very entertaining.
Irregardless (or regardless) of the technical details, I thought the models in the railroad company's offices were pretty nice looking.
I particularly liked the chrome model in the board room - not in the scene long enough to see much detail!
Ed
Originally Posted by wild mary:
Get a life guys, it was just entertainment. Why must you guys find fault with everything. Personally I found the show very entertaining.
Yes! God forbid we discuss what's technically wrong with this show (a tired cliche from nearly every train related disaster film coming out of Hollywood) on a forum about real trains.
Originally Posted by MartyE:
I'm not sure it's even that little.
I think Hotwater, Just a fan and one other guy in his parent's basement cared.
So let's go with 4,999,997
Originally Posted by Allan Miller:
Look at it this way:
If 5,000,000 viewers watched that episode last night, probably 4,999,980 couldn't care less how accurate the railroading segments were.
OK, I'll give you that MOST home viewers would not catch the technical flaws. However, how do you explain all the special effects "fire & sparks" at EVERY WHEEL, when the train supposedly "had no brakes"???? I'll bet even the "average arm-chair viewer" may have wondered about THAT.
I doubt it. They were already checking the channel guide to see what was on next.
Originally Posted by Hot Water:
Originally Posted by MartyE:
I'm not sure it's even that little.
I think Hotwater, Just a fan and one other guy in his parent's basement cared.
So let's go with 4,999,997
Originally Posted by Allan Miller:
Look at it this way:
If 5,000,000 viewers watched that episode last night, probably 4,999,980 couldn't care less how accurate the railroading segments were.
OK, I'll give you that MOST home viewers would not catch the technical flaws. However, how do you explain all the special effects "fire & sparks" at EVERY WHEEL, when the train supposedly "had no brakes"???? I'll bet even the "average arm-chair viewer" may have wondered about THAT.
Originally Posted by MartyE:
I doubt it. They were already checking the channel guide to see what was on next.
Originally Posted by Hot Water:
Originally Posted by MartyE:
I'm not sure it's even that little.
I think Hotwater, Just a fan and one other guy in his parent's basement cared.
So let's go with 4,999,997
Originally Posted by Allan Miller:
Look at it this way:
If 5,000,000 viewers watched that episode last night, probably 4,999,980 couldn't care less how accurate the railroading segments were.
OK, I'll give you that MOST home viewers would not catch the technical flaws. However, how do you explain all the special effects "fire & sparks" at EVERY WHEEL, when the train supposedly "had no brakes"???? I'll bet even the "average arm-chair viewer" may have wondered about THAT.
What can you do? As with most TV and movies, it's "artistic license." Matt
I enjoyed it as entertainment. Anyone notice the steamer in the "rail yard." What line is this that still has a steamer on their operating tracks? I did make a comment to my wife about the air line popping when he applied the breaks, and about the sparks from all the wheels when he put "reversed the polarity" of the motors. But it was still a fun watch and exciting.
I really liked the motel room all done up with train paraphernalia , models, map,
that was quite a set up I was hoping they would spend more time there so we could see more of what they had
When I saw that I immediately thought of most of you OGR forum members
I saw and heard a brake-line between the couplers separate in person and the train did stop.
Andrew
Not as many people like NCIS: Los Angeles as the original NCSI. The producers and writers are always trying too hard to come up with some bizarre plot twist every episode.
Andrew
Originally Posted by falconservice:
I saw and heard a brake-line between the couplers separate in person and the train did stop.
Andrew
As it should... but in the show, the train was UNable to stop after the air hoses parted.
Originally Posted by Allan Miller:
Look at it this way:
If 5,000,000 viewers watched that episode last night, probably 4,999,980 couldn't care less how accurate the railroading segments were.
My wife....an ER Nurse....does the same thing with medical shows.....most don't notice the goofs......
Watched it online tonight.......pretty bad. NCIS LA has never lived up to the NCIS level. The good news is they had more fake sparks coming from the wheels than 'Unstoppable' ever did.
Good show that one. Enjoyed watching the action, and of course....
Kelsie.
