Although the map seen in the movie's control centre shows the names of some real towns, they're not necessarily in the correct order, and they're mixed with a sprinkling of fictitious names.
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Scott and the production used several trains and tracks and had to deal with rain, snow and even one real derailment. Through it all, though, Scott, 66, stuck to his guns and made the film with just a modicum of CGI.
Hamilton Street, Bellaire, Ohio. The elevated railway line became the treacherous 'Stanton Curve', which Frank Barnes (Denzel Washington) and Will Colson (Chris Pine) must negotiate in the speeding train in Tony Scott's kinetic thriller.
Thomas's origin was as a toy, made by Awdry for his son, with no resemblance to any real engine. Some sketches by Awdry show Thomas to be based on an LNER J50. For the books, Awdry sent in pictures of the Billington E2, which Dalby used. So, Thomas, in the books, is mostly like an E2.
#1 Sri Lanka Tsunami Train WreckThe train, dubbed the Queen of the Sea, was destroyed by the Indian Ocean tsunami on December 26, 2004, in what is now considered the world's deadliest rail tragedy. It was a holiday weekend in Sri Lanka due to the full moon and the Christmas holiday weekend.
Queen of The Sea, Sri LankaThe Queen of The Sea train crash in Sri Lanka, caused by the Indian Ocean Tsunami which struck in December 2004, is regarded as the worst train disaster in railroad history after it caused the death of over 1,700 people.
CSX Transportation (it's name deriving with the “C” standing for Chessie, “S” for Seaboard, and “X” an all-encompassing multiplication symbol that “together we are so much more”) is the railroad division of CSX Corporation. The latter was originally created in 1980 as a holding company for several subsidiaries.