History Main / HandcarPursuit

* At the end of the ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' episode "The Last Roundup", Pinkie Pie and Rarity, who were left behind at Dodge Junction, make it back to Ponyville on a handcar, with Pinkie annoying Rarity with her indecisiveness of whether to call it a "[[BrickJoke chimicherry" or "cherrychunga"]].

* One of the micro games in ''VideoGame/WarioWareTouched''. Complete with being chased by another handcar, Wario in his car and a train respectively for the different difficulty levels. ''Twisted'' too; it's the boss game for the Dribble & Spitz stage.

** In the Johto episode "[[Recap/PokemonS4E1AGoldenrodOpportunity A Goldenrod Opportunity]]" the new maglev train isn't open yet so Team Rocket escapes on a very slow handcar.

* The climax of the WildWest world in ''VideoGame/TinyToonAdventuresBusterBustsLoose'' has Max and Buster escaping from an oncoming train on a handcar ... which reaches [[Film/BackToTheFuture 88 MPH]].

* In the ''WesternAnimation/TheNewAdventuresOfWinnieThePooh'' episode "The good, the Bad and the Tigger", Sheriff Piglet, Rabbit and Eeyore were using one to catch the train Pooh and Tigger stole, but unfortunately didn't know how to slow it down. They ended up hitting Gopher who ends up riding with them and then finally collides with the upcoming train Pooh was in. Pooh and Tigger ended up using parts of it to repair the train later on.

* One of the micro games in ''VideoGame/WarioWare Touched''. Complete with being chased by another handcar, Wario in his car and a train respectively for the different difficulty levels. ''Twisted'' too; it's the boss game for the Dribble & Spitz stage.

* In the Loretta Lynn episode of ''Series/TheMuppetShow'', a mix-up leaves Kermit and Gonzo stranded miles from the train station where the show is temporarily set, and they travel back by handcar. At one point they get chased by a locomotive, and unfortunately, they ended up getting hit because they weren't quick enough to evade it.

* ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDoo'': Scooby and the gang retrace their path on a handcar in finding the trail of dognappers in "Decoy For A Dognapper." This is after Shaggy and Scooby use the handcar to outpace an oncoming train.

* ''WesternAnimation/CountDuckula:'' In "A Mountie Always Gets His Duck", Duckula and Geoffrey the Mountie travel across the rails on a handcar in an attempt to rescue Anne-Marie, who has been [[ChainedToARailway tied to the tracks]] by Marcel, a French villain on the run, before an approaching train can run her over. [[AccidentalHero Nanny ends up inadvertently smashing the train to pieces when she comes to Marcel with his tea and chocolate biscuits]].

** ''[[Anime/PokemonTheSeriesBlackAndWhite Black & White]]'' has this involving a subway. {{Justified|Trope}} that they were able to keep pace, however, because instead of operating it by hand they were using Electric-type Pokémon to power the cars.

* A variation during the "[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Locomotive_Chase Great Locomotive Chase]]" during the UsefulNotes/TheAmericanCivilWar (which inspired the aforementioned use of this trope in ''Film/TheGeneral''. When a band of Union would-be saboteurs stole a Confederate train, the train's conductor and a shop foreman gave chase, first on foot, then after encountering a rail repair crew, they borrowed their handcar for a while before switching to a series of locomotives for the remainder of the chase.

* One of the micro games in ''VideoGame/WarioWare Touched''. Complete with being chased by another handcar, Wario in his car and a train respectively for the different difficulty levels.
** ''Twisted'' too; it's the boss game for the Dribble & Spitz stage.

* In the Loretta Lynn episode of ''Series/TheMuppetShow'', a mix-up leaves Kermit and Gonzo stranded miles from the train station where the show is temporarily set, and they travel back by handcar. At one point they get chased by a locomotive

* Handcars form part of the chase scene in ''The Great Film/StTrinians Train Robbery''.

* ''WesternAnimation/AroundTheWorldWithWillyFog'': During their journey across America, Fog and his companions attempt to travel to Omaha by handcar after Fog's decision to look for Rigodon and Tico (who were captured by Sioux Indians in the previous episode) rather than continue on to New York leaves them stranded at an isolated station. [[note]]A bridge over which the train from San Francisco must pass was sabotaged by Transfer and will take several weeks to repair, so waiting for the next train isn't an option.[[/note]] But, when a train approaching from the opposite direction forces Rigodon to reroute the handcar, they crash and the handcar is damaged beyond repair. Luckily, Fog and his party are picked up by a stagecoach whose driver takes them the rest of the way. [[note]]They're not chasing anything concrete, but they are chasing a deadline which requires them to be in New York by December 12 1872 in order to complete the nine-day voyage across the Atlantic by the 21st.[//note]]

* ''WesternAnimation/AroundTheWorldWithWillyFog'': During their journey across America, Fog and his companions attempt to travel to Omaha by handcar after Fog's decision to look for Rigodon and Tico (who were captured by Sioux Indians in the previous episode) rather than continue on to New York leaves them stranded at an isolated station. [[note]]A bridge over which the train from San Francisco must pass was sabotaged by Transfer and will take several weeks to repair, so waiting for the next train isn't an option.[[/note]] But, when a train approaching from the opposite direction forces Rigodon to reroute the handcar, they crash and the handcar is damaged beyond repair. Luckily, Fog and his party are picked up by a stagecoach whose driver takes them the rest of the way.

** Towards the end of the episode "[[Recap/ThomasTheTankEngineS5E11HauntedHenry Haunted Henry]]", Old Bailey chases after Henry on a handcar to try to warn him about an unsafe viaduct.

** In "[[Recap/ThomasTheTankEngineS23E5HeartOfGold Heart of Gold]]", a pair of thieves steal King Godred's crown from Ulfstead Castle and attempt to escape on a handcar, but Toby chases after them.

* ''WesternAnimation/ThomasTheTankEngine'':