Unstoppable (2010)
Rosario Dawson: Connie
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Quotes
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Oscar Galvin : Did I or did I not tell you to get 1206 off the main?
Connie : I asked them nicely.
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Oscar Galvin : [after 777 rips through the derails] What - what the hell was that?
Connie : THAT was ten million pounds of train, Mr. Galvin! And THIS is the sound of me saving your ass!
[punches the transmitter]
Connie : 1206, do you copy?
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Connie : [walking up to Frank and Will] Sir, I was wondering if you could help me?
Frank : Connie?
Connie : I can't decide which I one of you I'm going to kiss first.
Frank : ME!
[all three of them laugh happily]
Will : Problem solved, go get them Connie.
Connie : All right, bring it on
[kisses Frank on the cheek]
Connie : [Will kisses Darcy]
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Frank : So, what was the long story you didn't want to make long?
Will : I come home from work two weeks ago, and she's, uh... she's texting on the phone. I ask her who it is, she says "Nobody." So I said "Let me see the phone." She says no. This goes on, I dunno, five or six times.
Frank : Wait, wait. You're losing me. She's texting...
Will : There's this guy we both went to school with. He's a cop, he's a PA state trooper. And he's always had a thing for Darcy. Going way back.
Connie : [calling over the radio] 1206, where are you?
Frank : 1206 here, Connie. We're just passing milepost 57.
Connie : You're about a mile and a half behind.
Frank : How far out of Arklow is 777?
Connie : Seven and a half miles. It picked up speed. You better step on it.
Frank : I'm stepping on it, in it, around it, and through it, Connie. Thank you. Over.
Will : She's texting on the phone, I keep on asking for it, she keeps on saying no. And, um... she starts to walk away, and I grab for it.
Frank : You hit her?
Will : No, no, no. I mean, I scared her, but I didn't- I didn't hit her. Anyway, I drive to this guy's house and tell him we need to talk, let's take a ride. He jumps in my truck, and starts in with "You've got it all wrong, we're just friends." And then he stops once he sees... the gun I got on the dash.
Frank : Oh!
Will : I look him in the eye and I say "She's my wife. You find a new friend."
Frank : You pulled a gun on a cop?
Connie : [calling on the radio again] Frank? Frank, 777 just passed milepost 61.
Frank : Thank you, Connie.
Will : But you wanna hear the kicker?
Frank : Yes, I do.
Will : It wasn't even him that was texting her. It was my sister-in-law.
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Oscar Galvin : God damn it! You listen to me, you son of a bitch! You will be fired!
Frank : You're breaking up... sorry... you're... this garbage is
[pretends that the signal over the radio has become weak]
Connie : Sir, I think they're gone.
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Inspector Werner : I thought you were in favor of derailment.
Connie : Yeah, when they were in the middle of nowhere, not now. It's just town after town out there.
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Ned Oldham : Connie. Yeah, it's Ned.
Connie : Did you throw that switch yet?
Ned Oldham : Yeah, six minutes ago. But your train, it's not here. I thought it might be going a little slower than you guessed, but these two numbnuts that you sent, they just showed up and they ain't seen it either.
Connie : Are you saying our train's already passed?
Ned Oldham : Yes, ma'am. That'd be my guess.
Connie : It's not a coaster. That train's under power.
Ned Oldham : That'd be my guess, too.
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Connie : Ned, where are you?
Ned Oldham : Oh, Connie. Hey, um, I-I'm just driving in now.
[whispering to the diner waitress]
Ned Oldham : I gotta go.
Connie : How far are you from milepost five?
Ned Oldham : [checking his watch] Roughly six minutes, traffic contingent.
Connie : Great. I need you to haul ass over there and throw the siding switch. We got a coaster.
Ned Oldham : [his interest piquing] A coaster? Really?
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Connie : [after Frank and Will antagonize Oscar Galvin] I like them.
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Connie : [learning Frank and Will are headed straight for 777] Tell Galvin we got two guys out on the mainline about to play chicken with our train.
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Connie : [after suggesting to derail 777 in open farmland, Connie gets on the phone] Mr. Galvin, I understand that's gonna cost the company a lot of money...
Oscar Galvin : Do you think? Ms. Hooper, we are not going to intentionally destroy one of our own trains. Not when we can still stop it.
Connie : We can avoid a lot of collateral...
Oscar Galvin : Now, I'm going to extend you my last ounce of goodwill and pretend this conversation never happened!
[Hangs up]
Connie : [pauses for a moment] He thinks I'm worried about my job.
[hangs up angrily]
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Connie : Frank, you're right, about the derailment. They're, uh, they're planning an attempt outside of Arlow.
Frank : Tell them idiots it ain't gonna work. That portable derailer, it's worthless.
Oscar Galvin : She already told us.
Connie : Frank, this is Oscar Galvin, VP of Operations, patched in at his request, open mic.
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Connie : Frank, that train's carrying 30,000 gallons of toxic chemicals. They had a window before, but that train's going into populated areas. There's no way they'd derail it now.
Frank : Are you sure about that?
Connie : [unable to say yes] Look, let me make some calls.
Frank : Make some calls. Please.
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Connie : I just wanted to see how you boys are doing.
Frank : We're doing about 60 mile an hour, Connie.
Connie : Sorry? Frank, I don't understand.
Frank : We're going after your train.
Connie : 1206, I'm not hearing you.
Frank : The rear knuckle was left open, so if we can catch up, we can tie it on to our locomotive, try and slow down 777.
Connie : Frank, you can't.
Frank : We already are. The portable derailer's not gonna cut it, Connie.
Connie : Who said anything about a derailer?
Frank : Dispatch. They said that they're evacuating Arklow. Two plus two is four.
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Dewey : I had to leave the cab to throw a switch.
Connie : You left the cab?
Dewey : Yeah.
Gilleece : And, um, it gets worse. Uh... the air brakes weren't tied on. They aren't tied on, still.
Connie : We've got an unmanned train rolling into opposing traffic with no air brakes, is that what you're telling me?
Dewey : I set the independent brakes. That'll for sure stop it.
Connie : How fast is it going?
Gilleece : No more than ten miles per.
Connie : Okay, jump on the hi-rail and go after it. Now!
Gilleece : Okay.
[leaving with Dewey]
Gilleece : Ballbuster.
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Connie : Mr. Galvin, how are you?
Oscar Galvin : God damn it. How could this happen?
Connie : It's an unfortunate combination of human error and bad luck.
Oscar Galvin : Luck? You know, I was a yardmaster for ten years, Ms. Hooper. Luck has no business in a rail yard.
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Connie : This train is half a mile long and is traveling at speed into population with eight freight cars of hazardous chemicals and 5,000 gallons of diesel fuel. Sir, we're not just talking about a train here. We're talking about a missile the size of the Chrysler Building.
Oscar Galvin : So, what is your point, Ms. Hooper?
Connie : My point is after it crosses through Findlay, there's... there's about twelve miles of open farmland, but after that, it's nothing but town after town all the way to Stanton. We have a very limited window here.
Oscar Galvin : So, what are you suggesting we do, derail it?
Connie : Yes, sir, I am. While we still can.
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Frank : Fuller Yard, Fuller Yard, this is 1206. We're passing milepost 52, heading northbound on the Main 1.
Connie : 1206, who am I speaking with?
Frank : Frank Barnes, the engineer.
Connie : This is Connie Hooper, yardmaster at Fuller. Why are you still on the mainline?
Frank : We were directed to a siding that's a no-go. We're heading to a RIP track just past milepost 5-0. And we need to know the location of your yard's train.
Connie : It just passed milepost 47.
Will : Holy shit.
Connie : They tried to side it, but it jumped the switch and derailed the lash-up.
Frank : Lash-up? Who was driving?
Connie : [glancing at a news report] Judd Stewart.
Frank : Steward? You said Stewart?
Connie : Judd Stewart, an engineer from Brewster.
Will : You know him?
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Connie : I need you to rally every cell in that brain of yours. When you applied the independent, was the throttle in the forward position?
Dewey : Yeah, I had to get it moving, Connie!
Connie : In what position was the throttle set?
[Dewey is reluctant to say]
Connie : Damn it, Dewey, what position?
Dewey : Connie, the throttle was in notch 8, full power. Okay? It was 39 cars!
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Connie : I got a guy here named Werner from the FRA. Now, I'm inclined to defer to your judgment here, but he...
Frank : All right, put him on. We could use all the help we can get.
Connie : [yielding her chair to Werner] Just press this and hold to talk.
Inspector Werner : [sitting down] Uh, it's about slowing down 777 once you've tied on. I-I know conventional wisdom says to just gun it in the opposite direction. But you'll have a better shot alternating full throttle with dynamic braking.
Frank : Yeah, but we can't afford to lose counterthrust.
Inspector Werner : Well, what you'll lose in counterthrust, you'll compensate for in tractive force.
Frank : Are you sure about that?
Inspector Werner : Well, it's more of a hunch based on some quick calculations.
Frank : It's a hunch. I'm 70 miles an hour and he's giving us a hunch. Okay, thank you. Uh, put Connie back on, please.
Connie : It's me, Frank.
Frank : Yeah, Connie, this guy know what he's talking about?
Connie : Uh... in a perfect world, yes. I'd say yes.
Frank : In a perfect world, okay.
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Connie : No, it's definitely under power. We're not sure of the exact speed yet.
Captain Allen : I thought all these trains had some sort of dead-man brake.
Connie : There's a wand the engineer has to hit periodically or the air brakes are automatically applied. Unfortunately, this train's were disconnected. Sir, I would gladly explain the particulars of locomotive operation to you if we had time, but right now I really need your assistance posting officers at all the mainline crossings.
Captain Allen : Uh, one question. How do you all plan to stop it?
Connie : We're working on it.
