Wilford's Rolling Gulag

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Wilford’s Rolling Gulag was created after the separation of the Pirate Train.

It then came to be considered both Big Alice and Snowpiercer, while Snowpiercer was the Pirate Train alone.

History

With both Snowpiercer and Big Alice under Wilford's full control, Alexandra Cavill proposed disconnecting the first ten cars of Snowpiercer in order to create a separate Pirate Train to go after her mother. The remaining cars (most of Snowpiercer without it's engine and Big Alice) were left behind.

Throughout the Series

1023 Cars Long, a "rolling gulag" under Wilford's rule, with First Class decommissioned for the time being and everyone forced to work. Due to Big Alice powering the two trains alone, the passengers were forced to live in sub-zero temperatures with low power. However, Wilford chose not to go through with a culling due to Layton having Miss Audrey as a hostage. In Layton's absence, a secret resistance against Wilford continued to operate, now under the leadership of Ruth Wardell who foiled a plot by Wilford to use an EMP weapon to disable the Pirate Train upon its return.

Population

WIP

Number of cars

The number of cars of Snowpiercer is told in the intro, it changes over time:

Episodes	Snowpiercer			Big Alice
	Pirate Train	The rest of the cars
Pre-series	1001			43
1.1-1.9				40
1.9-1.10	994
1.10-2.10	1034
2.10-3.3	10	1023
3.3	6
3.3-3.10	1029
3.10	Less than 1025		More than 44

Trivia

• In Layton's absence, Ruth had taken up his role as leader of the resistance on Snowpiercer. She also appeared to have no hard feelings over being left behind, presumably understanding what had happened and she held faith in Layton's eventual return.
• 43 people of one or both trains died in their sleep because of the cold, without Snowpiercer’s Engine. Deaths included are Murray, Emilia, Mama Grandé and Mr. Headwood.
• More power was diverted to Ag-Sec and the Night Car, then other cars during the Pirate Train's absence, in order to keep the plants and animals alive, and the Night Car warm.
• Zarah suggested cutting First Class to save power, but Wilford refused.
• First Class was too frozen for the Sub-Train.
• After the train's separated, Wilford followed their trail trying to guess intentions, near term destinations versus long term trajectory. Wilford knew he couldn't catch them and had to intercept.
• The Pirate Train never got an official name of its own. However, on multiple occasions it was referred to as Snowpiercer itself, suggesting that during its time away, the Pirate Train was considered to be Snowpiercer while the rest of the train was Big Alice, even the cars that belonged to Snowpiercer.
  • Ruth called it Snowpiercer while talking to Pike in The Tortoise and the Hare while the combined train under Wilford's control is never referred to by name, not even in Layton's opening monologue, instead just being referred to as "Wilford's rolling gulag."
  • In The Last to Go, Layton identifies the Pirate Train as Snowpiercer to Asha while the other train is simply called "Wilford's train." The only time that it's ever referred to as Layton's Pirate Train is once by Wilford himself near the end of the episode.
  • In The First Blow, Layton referred to the Pirate Train as Snowpiercer again while negotiating with Wilford while calling Wilford's train Big Alice. In turn, Wilford called the Pirate Train Snowpiercer while threatening to allow everyone to freeze to death if it didn't reconnect and when he's ordering his boarding party to stand down.
  • In a TNT's Season 2 Recap Clip by Ruth. Ruth also called the Pirate Train as Snowpiercer and called Wilford's train Big Alice.

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