Train Engineer Quotes in The North Avenue Irregulars (1979)

Rev. Michael Hill: [Anne is listening to the conversation while at her desk] Blarney Stone, where is he? Do you copy? Blarney Stone, have you spotted them?

[Anne knocks on door and walks in]

Rev. Michael Hill: Where are you?

Mr. Delaney Rafferty: Don't ask!

[the Rafferty's car is facing a train, bumper to bumper, on a track. The train engineer blows the train's horn]

Train Engineer: Get off the track!

Mrs. Rose Rafferty: Don't yell at me! Who do you think you are?

[the train engineer continues to blow the horn]

Mr. Delaney Rafferty: And quit blowing that horn! You're giving me a headache!

Train Engineer: This is the Dresden local.

Dr. John H. Watson: [pulls pistol from his coat] It is now the Orient Express.

Train Engineer: Hey Davey, I got something for ya!

Davey Elk: Yeah?

Train Engineer: The station master down at the junction told me to let 'em ride, so I locked 'em in here. I've had my scalp a long time, and I aim on keepin' it!

[Opens boxcar to reveal Indian chiefs]

Archie Long: [from trailer]

[to the engineer]

Archie Long: Your train is being robbed.

Train Engineer: You're crazy. Nobody robs trains anymore.

Harry Doyle: [comes up behind engineer and puts gun to his neck] I'd say you've been misinformed.

Train Engineer: You can't do that! You can't burn my train!

Charlie Anderson: Maybe not, but you gotta give me credit for tryin'!

Train Engineer: But why? Why?

Charlie Anderson: It's not the kind of train I favor.

[first lines]

Train Engineer: [in the cab of the train, looking at his pocket watch] Twelve o'clock. Four hours ago we were in Los Angeles. Ah, nothing ever happens on this trip.