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* In the ''WesternAnimation/{{Rugrats}}'' episode "Where's Grandpa?", when Grandpa Lou goes missing at a Canadian tourist attraction, Tommy and Chuckie sneak onto a train ride that is closed for maintenance to find him. When the engineer sends the train onto a test run, the train heads toward an unfinished track leading to the edge of a cliff, which Tommy and Chuckie aren't aware of, but Stu and Didi certainly are. Didi tries to switch the train onto the safe track, but sends it onto the unsafe one instead. Fortunately, the train stops before it goes off the unsafe track, and Tommy and Chuckie get out just in time. Unfortunately for Stu, who was chasing after the train, the slope of the hill makes the train go backwards, and it chases after him.

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* In the ''WesternAnimation/{{Rugrats}}'' ''WesternAnimation/Rugrats1991'' episode "Where's Grandpa?", when Grandpa Lou goes missing at a Canadian tourist attraction, Tommy and Chuckie sneak onto a train ride that is closed for maintenance to find him. When the engineer sends the train onto a test run, the train heads toward an unfinished track leading to the edge of a cliff, which Tommy and Chuckie aren't aware of, but Stu and Didi certainly are. Didi tries to switch the train onto the safe track, but sends it onto the unsafe one instead. Fortunately, the train stops before it goes off the unsafe track, and Tommy and Chuckie get out just in time. Unfortunately for Stu, who was chasing after the train, the slope of the hill makes the train go backwards, and it chases after him.
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* In ''Literature/TheStoryOfCaseyJr'', a bridge breaks before the circus train can cross it. Luckily, Casey is able to jump across the gap with the entire train.


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* ''WesternAnimation/MickeyMouse2013'': In "New Shoes", Mickey, Donald, and Goofy somehow swap bodies when they bump into each other. In Goofy's body, Mickey tries putting his newfound strength to use to help others, one of which was involved using his body to support the entire weight of a circus train (pulled by Casey Junior from ''WesternAnimation/{{Dumbo}}'', being driven by his namesake from ''WesternAnimation/TheBraveEngineer'') while it crosses a bridge with the tracks out. Notably, Mickey-As-Goofy winces in pain as the train drives over him.
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* UsefulNotes/{{Amtrak}}'s [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Bayou_Canot_rail_accident deadliest train wreck]] in their near 50-year-old history [[TruthInTelevision involved this]], on September 22, 1993, when an old railroad bridge in Mobile, Alabama was accidentally dislodged by a barge lost in the fog during the night. Eight minutes later, a speeding Amtrak ''Sunset Limited'' passenger train hit the damaged bridge, plunged off the tracks, and crashed and exploded in the bayou, killing 47 people and injuring 103.

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* UsefulNotes/{{Amtrak}}'s [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Bayou_Canot_rail_accident deadliest train wreck]] in their near 50-year-old history [[TruthInTelevision involved this]], on September 22, 1993, when an old railroad bridge in Mobile, Alabama was accidentally dislodged by a barge lost in the fog during the night. Eight minutes later, a speeding Amtrak ''Sunset Limited'' passenger train hit the damaged bridge, plunged off the tracks, and crashed and exploded in the bayou, killing 47 people and injuring 103. What makes this an unusual variant of this trope is that when the barge dislodged the bridge, an alarm ''would'' have sounded to let controllers know there was a problem, [[FailsafeFailure but it didn't work because the rails weren't actually broken – only buckled]].

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* In ''WesternAnimation/LaBalladeDesDalton'', one of the people who the Dalton brothers are trying to kill is a train driver, and they decide to accomplish it by derailing his train. Unfortunately for them, the train goes further than they expect when it leaves the rails, and Luke gets to it before they do. Luke tells them that the driver is dead, which isn't true.


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* In ''WesternAnimation/LuckyLukeBalladOfTheDaltons'', one of the people the Dalton brothers are trying to kill is a train driver, and they decide to accomplish it by derailing his train. Unfortunately for them, the train goes further than they expect when it leaves the rails, and ComicBook/LuckyLuke gets to it before they do. Luke tells them that the driver is dead, which isn't true.
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* For their assault on the capital city Kyiv during their invasion of UsefulNotes/{{Ukraine}} in early 2022, UsefulNotes/{{Russia}}n forces used UsefulNotes/{{Belarus}} as launchpad, including its railway system as supply lines. A [[LaResistance clandestine network]] of Belarusian railway workers, hackers and dissident security forces [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_rail_war_in_Belarus sabotaged it]], which contributed to thwart the [[CapitalOffensive Russian assault on Kyiv]] and save the capital city, along with other factors (poor planning from the Russians, fierce and unexpected Ukrainian resistance etc).

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* For their assault on the capital city Kyiv during their invasion of UsefulNotes/{{Ukraine}} in early 2022, UsefulNotes/{{Russia}}n forces used UsefulNotes/{{Belarus}} as launchpad, including its railway system as supply lines. A [[LaResistance clandestine network]] of Belarusian railway workers, hackers and dissident security forces [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_rail_war_in_Belarus sabotaged it]], which prevented Russians from resupplying in ammunitions and thus contributed to thwart thwarting the [[CapitalOffensive Russian assault offensive on Kyiv]] and save the capital city, along with other factors (poor planning from the Russians, fierce and unexpected Ukrainian resistance resistance, a big road convoy to replace the train resupplying that got bogged down by ambushes, etc).
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* UsefulNotes/{{Amtrak}}'s deadliest train wreck in their near 50-year-old history [[TruthInTelevision involved this]], on September 22, 1993, when an old railroad bridge in Mobile, Alabama was accidentally dislodged by a barge lost in the fog during the night. Eight minutes later, a speeding Amtrak ''Sunset Limited'' passenger train hit the damaged bridge, plunged off the tracks, and crashed and exploded in the bayou, killing 47 people and injuring 103.

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* UsefulNotes/{{Amtrak}}'s [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Bayou_Canot_rail_accident deadliest train wreck wreck]] in their near 50-year-old history [[TruthInTelevision involved this]], on September 22, 1993, when an old railroad bridge in Mobile, Alabama was accidentally dislodged by a barge lost in the fog during the night. Eight minutes later, a speeding Amtrak ''Sunset Limited'' passenger train hit the damaged bridge, plunged off the tracks, and crashed and exploded in the bayou, killing 47 people and injuring 103.
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* ''VideoGame/LittleWheel'': There is a large gap in the rail that the train hangs from, causing it to fall to the ground, forcing the protagonist to proceed on foot (or, on wheel since it's a robot).
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* For their assault on the capital city Kyiv during their invasion of UsefulNotes/{{Ukraine}} in early 2022, UsefulNotes/{{Russia}}n forces used UsefulNotes/{{Belarus}} as launchpad, including its railway system as supply lines. A [[LaResistance clandestine network]] of Belarusian railway workers, hackers and dissident security forces [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_rail_war_in_Belarus sabotaged it]], which contributed to thwart the Russian assault and save Kyiv, along with other factors (poor planning from the Russians, fierce and unexpected Ukrainian resistance etc).

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* For their assault on the capital city Kyiv during their invasion of UsefulNotes/{{Ukraine}} in early 2022, UsefulNotes/{{Russia}}n forces used UsefulNotes/{{Belarus}} as launchpad, including its railway system as supply lines. A [[LaResistance clandestine network]] of Belarusian railway workers, hackers and dissident security forces [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_rail_war_in_Belarus sabotaged it]], which contributed to thwart the [[CapitalOffensive Russian assault on Kyiv]] and save Kyiv, the capital city, along with other factors (poor planning from the Russians, fierce and unexpected Ukrainian resistance etc).
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* For their assault on the capital city Kyiv during their invasion of UsefulNotes/{{Ukraine}} in early 2022, UsefulNotes/{{Russia}}n forces used UsefulNotes/{{Belarus}} as launchpad, including its railway system as supply lines. A [[LaResistance clandestine network]] of Belarusian railway workers, hackers and dissident security forces [[https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/04/23/ukraine-belarus-railway-saboteurs-russia sabotaged it]], which contributed to thwart the Russian assault and save Kyiv, along with other factors (poor planning from the Russians, fierce and unexpected Ukrainian resistance etc).

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* For their assault on the capital city Kyiv during their invasion of UsefulNotes/{{Ukraine}} in early 2022, UsefulNotes/{{Russia}}n forces used UsefulNotes/{{Belarus}} as launchpad, including its railway system as supply lines. A [[LaResistance clandestine network]] of Belarusian railway workers, hackers and dissident security forces [[https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/04/23/ukraine-belarus-railway-saboteurs-russia [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_rail_war_in_Belarus sabotaged it]], which contributed to thwart the Russian assault and save Kyiv, along with other factors (poor planning from the Russians, fierce and unexpected Ukrainian resistance etc).
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* During the climax of ''WesternAnimation/HellBentForElection'', Joe switches Track 44’s switch against the Defeatist Limited. The Limited becomes a barreling runaway, and eventually crashes at the switch.
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* In the ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'' episode "Christmas With The Joker", Joker has hijacked all the local tv stations and taken Commissioner Gordon, Summer Gleason, and Harvey Bullock hostage. To stall Batman and Robin from tracking him down, he has his goons blow up the President's Bridge before the 11:30 train (which has Summer's Mom onboard) arrives. Batman and Robin are forced to detour to the tracks, with the former grabbing the engineer and the latter uncoupling the passenger cars, before the engine careens off the bridge.


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* In the ''WesternAnimation/SupermanTheAnimatedSeries'' episode "The Demon Reborn", Talia al Ghul blows up a bridge before Superman can stop her from stealing priceless Native American artifacts onboard, forcing him to stop the train. He struggles to halt it, but fortunately, a familiar car drives on the parallel tracks as ''Batman'' (who had been pursuing Talia) uses a grappling hook to switch the tracks and let Superman have more time to successfully stop the train. Batman is able to stop his car before he winds up falling off the damaged section, while Superman halts the train before it hits the end of an unfinished section.

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