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Pilot Train is the train that appears in the pilot episode, All That Remains. In the episode it is known as Snowpiercer, a large train run by Wilford Industries & Transport. Just like the TV Series train, it circles the globe carrying remains of human civilization following the global freezing extinction event seven years prior.
The train appears a-lot different than the TV Series train, appearing to be something that was designed and built as a specifically designed ark instead of a retro-fitted luxury train. The train also has 4 classes excluding the tail, compared to the TV and comic train's 3-class and the movie train's 2-class system. It also has a subtrain like that of the TV Series train, however it's a monorail that runs on a track on the bottom of the sub-train floor rather than one that runs on a track on the ceiling.[1]
History[1]
Background, departure
The train is built for the freeze sometime before CW-7's launch into the atmosphere. The train is in a forest with a compound in it (we can presume there are multiple compounds) as workers in dark uniforms unloading cargo boxes from CAT-type snow vehicles, clearly a more secret departure. The tail cargo loading compound is soon stormed by a mob of angry people that would later become the tailies. Jackboots come out from inside the train to hold them back, but a portion of it makes onboard anyway, just as the train departs.
7 YEARS LATER
The exterior of the train is seen for the first time after cow 18 looks outside, seemingly going over the curvature of the Earth, according to the script. "It's impossible to get a sense of scale for it."
Exterior Appearance
The exterior of the train bears an intimidating and terrifying look, like something that was built for the freeze. At the prow is a giant red rotary snowplow to clear snow off the track, and there's a coupler sticking out. It is unknown if the rotary snowplow actually still operates after 7 years and multiple ice impacts. Above the snowplow is the 3 headlights, the control room and just behind the plow are massive cylinders with what seems to be pipes coming out of it towards the back, presumably where the hydrogen is pumped to power the train. Most of the engine appears to be black or dark gray. Continuing towards the back of the engine, we see some thin windows up top, as well as 3 black domes and some misc greeble. The train overall appears to have a different bogie/wheel set-up/design from the TV-series train. Judging by the concept art (as well as a leaked snippet).
The cars are a different story as they all seem different in concept art. The cars behind the engine seem to match the engine's overall design more (perhaps 1st class?) while in departure concept art they are a different colors and designs. Even the tail cargo cars are different than each other. Although we may never know how they actually look like in the actual episode.
Known cars
- Car 56 is a cattle car containing cows (breached).
- Meat Locker Car (similar to the butcher's car from the movie train.)
- Beauty Salon Car.
- Dining Car.
- Aquarium Car (similar to the one from the movie according to the script, except for the sushi bar that seems more leaning towards the finalized version in the TV series.)
- Night Car.
- Prison car (containing drawers, very similar to the one from the movie.)
- Agriculture cars.
- A 2-story Brakemen garrison car.
- 4th class quarters.
- Bio security car.
- Tail cars (formerly animal kennels.)
Known Passengers[1]
- Melanie Cavill (First Class)
- Jinju (First Class)
- Sayori (Hospitality member)
- Bess Till (Brakemen)
- Osweiller (Brakemen)
- LJ Anderson (Original LJ Folger, 4th class/beauty salon worker)
- Jack Anderson (Original Robert Folger, 4th class/Ag-sec)
- Lilah Anderson (Original Lilah Folger, 4th class)
- Bolger (4th class/Ag-sec)
- Silva (4th class/Ag-sec)
- *Prison warden (4th class?)
- Layton (Tailie)
- Josie (Tailie)
- Fergus (Tailie)
- Ian (Tailie)
*=Name unknown.
Gallery
Images
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Exterior Concept Art
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Concept Art
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Concept Art
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Leaked screenshot from the episode
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Cockpit
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Cockpit Set Blueprints
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Car 56 (Cattle)
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Car 56 (Cattle)
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Car 56 (Cattle) Breached
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Melanie's Quarters
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Melanie's Quarters
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Melanie's Quarters
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Engine Interior, Looking into Melanie's Quarters
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Engine Hallway
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Drawers & Prison
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Bio Security
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Agriculture Car
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Agriculture Car
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Sub-train
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Sub-train
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Beauty Salon
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1st Class Dining Car
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Tail
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Tail
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Meat Locker
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Sushi Bar
Videos
Trivia
- The sub-train carts is "something akin to a series of linked industrialized roller coaster cars," according to the script.
- The sub-train wouldn't exactly make sense as it runs on the ground like a monorail and overall does not seem like it could be used when the train is going through a turn, at least from the 2 leaked images of it we have.