The Dynamite Train - Production & Contact Info (original) (raw)

The shifting of the dynamite contained in a boxcar causes the latter to be cut from the freight and set out as unsafe. While this is being done, the Jones gang waylays Emerick, a cattleman who has just sold a herd of stock. Detectives are ...See moreThe shifting of the dynamite contained in a boxcar causes the latter to be cut from the freight and set out as unsafe. While this is being done, the Jones gang waylays Emerick, a cattleman who has just sold a herd of stock. Detectives are sent after the thieves. The latter make their getaway by climbing atop the dynamite car and loosening the brakes. The boxcar speeds downhill. One of the crooks discovers the contents, and as the result, he and his pals leap to the ground. Helen, who has seen the theft of the car, takes up the pursuit in an electric speeder. As the speeder approaches, the girl leaps from it to the runaway. Half-a-mile ahead, a freight train has come to a halt because of a hot box. One of the trainmen sees Helen atop the dynamite car and gets her signal to sidetrack the runaway. Throwing the switch over, the trainman sends the car down the spur. Helen leaps from the runaway just in time to escape death when it is derailed and blown up. Hastening back to Lone Point, Helen sees the sleuths overhaul some of the crooks and give them battle. This takes place in the dry riverbed under the Ewing bridge. By this time, other yeggmen see Helen and attempt to capture her. Followed by the crooks, Helen climbs down to the riverbed from the top of the bridge. Then she goes to the assistance of the detectives. Trainmen who arrive, help the girl and the sleuths. The criminals are subdued and placed under arrest. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less