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* Early in the Sicily level of ''VideoGame/MedalOfHonorAlliedAssault Breakthrough'', Baker encounters an Italian AB41 armored car converted for use on train tracks. Later, during the Anzio level, he finds another one, and decides to use it to neutralize one of the German railway cannons further down a hill.

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* Early in the Sicily level of ''VideoGame/MedalOfHonorAlliedAssault Breakthrough'', Baker encounters an Italian AB41 [=AB41=] armored car converted for use on train tracks. Later, during the Anzio level, he finds another one, and decides to use it to neutralize one of the German railway cannons further down a hill.
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* Early in the Sicily level of ''VideoGame/MedalOfHonorAlliedAssault Breakthrough'', Baker encounters an Italian armored car converted for use on train tracks. Later, during the Anzio level, he finds another one, and decides to use it to neutralize one of the German railway cannons further down a hill.

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* Early in the Sicily level of ''VideoGame/MedalOfHonorAlliedAssault Breakthrough'', Baker encounters an Italian AB41 armored car converted for use on train tracks. Later, during the Anzio level, he finds another one, and decides to use it to neutralize one of the German railway cannons further down a hill.
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* An episode of ''Series/TopGear'' involved a car being modified to pull a train. They start out with Jeremy Clarkson buying a Jaguar XJ-S convertible to serve as the "engine" but the rear-wheel-drive can't budge the caravans being used as coaches. An argument ensues and Jeremy takes the car off to build his own "sports train" with a single carriage. The new configuration moves but it's absolutely horrifying to ride in. James and Richard buy a four-wheel-drive car that ''does'' pull their caravan coaches, but their project ends with the dining car catching fire.

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* An episode of ''Series/TopGear'' involved a car being modified to pull a train. They start out with Jeremy Clarkson buying a Jaguar XJ-S convertible to serve as the "engine" but the rear-wheel-drive can't budge the caravans being used as coaches. An argument ensues and Jeremy takes the car off to build his own "sports train" with a single carriage. The new configuration moves but it's absolutely horrifying to ride in. James and Richard buy a four-wheel-drive car that ''does'' pull their caravan coaches, but unfortunately they failed to account for the fact that a road vehicle's suspension isn't designed to run on rails, resulting in ''massive'' vibrations throughout their project ends with the makeshift passenger train, which eventually results in their project's dining car catching fire.
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* ''Film/GroundhogDay''. After realising he's stuck in a GroundhogDayLoop, Phil realises he can do whatever he wants and so, while being chased by a police car, he drives onto the railroad tracks to play chicken with an oncoming train. His drunken passengers aren't happy about it.
-->'''Phil:''' It's the same thing your whole life: "Clean up your room. Stand up straight. Pick up your feet. Take it like a man. Be nice to your sister. Don't mix beer and wine, ever. Don't drive on the railroad tracks."
-->'''Gus:''' ''(OhCrap)'' Phil, that's one I happen to agree with.


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* When first built the Trans-Siberian Railway had so little traffic (thanks to the Tsar insisting that every passenger have a passport and police check before being allowed to board) that motor vehicle drivers would use it as an improvised road, given that the roads in Russia at the time were hardly going to be any smoother going. The 1907 Beijing to Paris race was won by a car which bumped along the railway for much of its length.
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Oh, and if a train should happen to show up...
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* One of the major chases of ''Film/LethalWeapon3'' involves Riggs trying to catch up with the BigBad trying to escape with a cargo of illegal guns and ammo he just stole from the LAPD evidence locker through the LA metro lines running under the station. An unusual example because, unlike other cars on this page, the pick-up truck used for the heist was modified with a draisine rig (mentioned below in RealLife) -- once the BigBad reaches a regular street, he just retracts the train wheels and drives normally.

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* One of the major chases of ''Film/LethalWeapon3'' involves Riggs trying to catch up with the BigBad BigBad, who is trying to escape with a cargo of illegal guns and ammo he just stole from the LAPD evidence locker locker, through the LA metro lines running under the station. An unusual example because, unlike other cars on this page, the pick-up truck used for the heist was modified with a draisine rig (mentioned below in RealLife) -- once the BigBad reaches a regular street, he just retracts the train wheels and drives normally.



* In ''WesternAnimation/ThomasAndFriends'', the character of Winston is a track inspection vehicle owned by Sir Topham Hatt, who essentially resembles a convertible without tires. Sir Topham Hatt uses him to travel along the rails. Ultimately [[SubvertedTrope subverted]], as Winston is based on the real-life Type 4B Wickham Trolley, which is ''specifically'' designed to ride on rails and only resembles a car superficially.

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* In ''WesternAnimation/ThomasAndFriends'', the character of Winston is a track inspection vehicle owned by Sir Topham Hatt, who essentially resembles a convertible without tires. Sir Topham Hatt uses him to travel along the rails. Ultimately [[SubvertedTrope subverted]], [[JustifiedTrope justified]], as Winston is based on the real-life Type 4B Wickham Trolley, which is ''specifically'' designed to ride on rails and only resembles a car superficially.



* Attempted by one criminal fleeing from officers; unable to evade the law on the streets and with two of his wheels running flat, he steered his large pickup truck onto the railroad tracks to make his getaway. Unfortunately, what he failed to take into account was that it's a ''lot'' harder to keep the wheels on the rails than it looks in the movies, and a railroad track is ''anything but'' smooth what with the railroad ties and all. The resulting bumpiness literally shook his truck to pieces, and it eventually gave up the ghost about a mile down the line, at which point the criminal abandoned it and was subsequently caught.

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* Attempted by one criminal fleeing from officers; unable to evade the law on the streets and with two of his wheels running flat, he steered his large pickup truck onto the railroad tracks to make his getaway. Unfortunately, what What he failed to take into account was that it's a ''lot'' harder to keep the wheels on the rails than it looks in the movies, and a railroad track is ''anything but'' smooth smooth, what with the railroad ties and all. [[DeconstructedTrope The resulting bumpiness literally shook his truck to pieces, pieces]], and it eventually gave up the ghost about a mile down the line, at which point the criminal abandoned it and was subsequently caught.
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* ''Film/{{Unstoppable}}'': One of the various attempts at stopping the RunawayTrain is Dewey and Gileece (the two idiots that caused said train to become a runaway) racing alongside it on a parallel track in a Ford F-150 with a draisine rig and trying to jump aboard.

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* ''Film/{{Unstoppable}}'': One of the various attempts at stopping the RunawayTrain is Dewey and Gileece Gilleece (the two idiots that caused said train to become a runaway) racing alongside it on a parallel track in a Ford F-150 with a draisine rig and trying to jump aboard.
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* ''Film/{{Unstoppable}}'': One of the various attempts at stopping the RunawayTrain is Dewey and Gileece (the two idiots that caused said train to become a runaway) racing alongside it on a parallel track in a Ford F-150 with a draisine rig and trying to jump aboard.
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* In ''Film/BackToTheFuturePartIII'', the Delorean fits perfectly onto the train tracks. [[SubvertedTrope In this case]], it's been deliberately modified by Doc (with actual train wheels) so a steam locomotive could push it to 88 miles per hour, meaning more thought was put into it than other examples.

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* In ''Film/BackToTheFuturePartIII'', the Delorean fits perfectly onto the train tracks. [[SubvertedTrope tracks in 1885. [[JustifiedTrope In this case]], it's been deliberately modified by Doc (with Brown with actual train wheels) wheels so that a steam locomotive could push it in order to get up to 88 miles per hour, meaning more thought was put into it than other examples.
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* An episode of ''Series/TopGear'' involved a car being modified to pull a train. Hilarity ensued.

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* An episode of ''Series/TopGear'' involved a car being modified to pull a train. Hilarity ensued. They start out with Jeremy Clarkson buying a Jaguar XJ-S convertible to serve as the "engine" but the rear-wheel-drive can't budge the caravans being used as coaches. An argument ensues and Jeremy takes the car off to build his own "sports train" with a single carriage. The new configuration moves but it's absolutely horrifying to ride in. James and Richard buy a four-wheel-drive car that ''does'' pull their caravan coaches, but their project ends with the dining car catching fire.
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* In ''WesternAnimation/ThomasTheTankEngine'', the character of Winston is a track inspection vehicle owned by Sir Topham Hatt, who essentially resembles a convertible without tires. Sir Topham Hatt uses him to travel along the rails. Ultimately [[SubvertedTrope subverted]], as Winston is based on the real-life Type 4B Wickham Trolley, which is ''specifically'' designed to ride on rails and only resembles a car superficially.

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* In ''WesternAnimation/ThomasTheTankEngine'', ''WesternAnimation/ThomasAndFriends'', the character of Winston is a track inspection vehicle owned by Sir Topham Hatt, who essentially resembles a convertible without tires. Sir Topham Hatt uses him to travel along the rails. Ultimately [[SubvertedTrope subverted]], as Winston is based on the real-life Type 4B Wickham Trolley, which is ''specifically'' designed to ride on rails and only resembles a car superficially.
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* Attempted by one criminal fleeing from officers; unable to evade the law on the streets and with two of his wheels running flat, he steered his large pickup truck onto the railroad tracks to make his getaway. Unfortunately, what he failed to take into account was that it's a ''lot'' harder to keep the wheels on the rails than it looks in the movies, and a railroad track is ''anything but'' smooth what with the railroad ties and all. The resulting bumpiness literally shook his truck to pieces, and it eventually gave up the ghost about a mile down the line, at which point the criminal abandoned it and was subsequently caught.
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* In ''WesternAnimation/ThomasTheTankEngine'', the character of Winston is a track inspection vehicle owned by Sir Topham Hatt, who essentially resembles a convertible without tires. Sir Topham Hatt uses him to travel along the rails.

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* In ''WesternAnimation/ThomasTheTankEngine'', the character of Winston is a track inspection vehicle owned by Sir Topham Hatt, who essentially resembles a convertible without tires. Sir Topham Hatt uses him to travel along the rails. Ultimately [[SubvertedTrope subverted]], as Winston is based on the real-life Type 4B Wickham Trolley, which is ''specifically'' designed to ride on rails and only resembles a car superficially.
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* This happens to the Bill Sykes' limousine in the climax of ''WesternAnimation/OliverAndCompany'' as he chases Fagin's scooter into the subway. Roscoe and [=DeSoto=] fall off the car in the struggle and land on the subway's third rail, electrocuting them. Sykes' car eventually drives straight into the path of an oncoming train, killing him in a fiery blaze and throwing him and his car into the East River.

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* This happens to the Bill Sykes' limousine in the climax of ''WesternAnimation/OliverAndCompany'' as he chases Fagin's scooter into the subway. Roscoe and [=DeSoto=] fall off the car in the struggle and land on the subway's third rail, electrocuting them. Sykes' car eventually drives straight into the path of an oncoming train, killing him in a fiery blaze and throwing him and his car into the East River.
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* This happens to the villain's limousine in the ending of ''WesternAnimation/OliverAndCompany'' as Sykes chases Fagin's scooter into the subway. Roscoe and [=DeSoto=] fall off the car in the struggle and land on the subway's third rail, electrocuting them. Sykes' car eventually drives straight into the path of an oncoming train, killing him in a fiery blaze and throwing him and his car into the East River.

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* This happens to the villain's Bill Sykes' limousine in the ending climax of ''WesternAnimation/OliverAndCompany'' as Sykes he chases Fagin's scooter into the subway. Roscoe and [=DeSoto=] fall off the car in the struggle and land on the subway's third rail, electrocuting them. Sykes' car eventually drives straight into the path of an oncoming train, killing him in a fiery blaze and throwing him and his car into the East River.

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