Pilot Train

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Pilot Train is the train in the pilot episode of the Snowpiercer TV Series, 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

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.

4 years after departure, Pixi is drawered to serve her 3 full-turns for Manslaughter with a Mitigation of Self-Defense.

7 YEARS LATER

The train collides with an ice-slide, rocking the train, however it is no issue.

Pixi is pulled out of the drawers and the next day the second murder occurs, with Eduardo and Val as the victims.

Exterior Appearance^[2]

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

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Car 37 is a residence car with 5 residents (6 people before Eduardo's murder) that is about the size of a luxury RV (smaller than an industrial car) and is (according to the script) "3 adjacent sleeping cabins without interior walls." It has a "multi-tiered bed" (a bed with different levels but different to a bunk bed). It is home to A HAND, a “family” of adults in a polyamorous relationship.
Car 54 is confirmed to be the meat freezer car.
Car 55 is confirmed to be the butcher's car.
Car 56 is a cattle car containing cows (breached).
Beauty Salon Car.
First class 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.)
A movie theater car is mentioned/hinted at multiple times.
Two swimming pools are mentioned, which hints at there at least being one swimming pool car.
Night Car (with individual waiting room, sleeping quarters such as 12-N and a corridor around it).
Prison car (containing drawers, very similar to the one from the movie.)
Agriculture cars.
A 2-story Brakemen garrison car.
4th class quarters.
There are "transitional/industrial" cars, with one of them being unoccupied and filled with machinery and piping. These could be the original versions of the battery cars from the finalized train.
Bio security car.
Tail cars (former animal kennels.)

Known Passengers

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Melanie Caville (First Class)
Jinju (First Class)
Sayori (Hospitality member)
Sam Roche (Lead Brakeman)
Bess Till (Brakemen)
Osweiller (Brakemen)
Eduardo Raggio (4th class?) (Dead)
Turner (4th class?)
Avi (4th class?)
Kadima (4th class?)
Bo (4th class?)
Cleo (4th class?)
Pixi Aairak (2nd/3rd class?/Night car worker)
Valerie "Val" Childress (2nd/3rd class?/Night car worker) (Dead)
Bolger (2nd/3rd class? Butcher)
Baptiste (2nd/3rd class? Head Chef)
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)
Asher (Tailie)
Dov (Tailie)
Ellie/Harper Girl (Tailie)
Damon (Tailie, Layton's brother)
Mrs. Wu. (Tailie, mentioned by Layton)
Mr. Davidson. (Tailie, mentioned by Layton)
Hannah. (Tailie, mentioned by Layton)
Simon. (Tailie, mentioned by Layton)
Eli (Tailie, mentioned by Layton)
Marta (Tailie, mentioned by Layton)
Eli and Marta's 2 infants (Tailie, mentioned by Layton)
Rosa. (Tailie, mentioned by Layton)
Max. (Tailie, mentioned by Layton)
John the Welder (Tailie, mentioned by Layton)
John Who Smiles. (Tailie, mentioned by Layton)
Christiana, (Tailie, mentioned by Layton)
Paolo. (Tailie, mentioned by Layton)
Gemma. (Tailie, mentioned by Layton)

*=Name unknown.

Gallery

Images

Exterior Concept Art
Concept Art
Concept Art
Leaked screenshot from the episode
Cockpit
Cockpit Set Blueprints
Car 56 (Cattle)
Car 56 (Cattle)
Car 56 (Cattle) Breached
Melanie's Quarters
Melanie's Quarters
Melanie's Quarters
Engine Interior, Looking into Melanie's Quarters
Engine Hallway
Drawers & Prison
Bio Security
Agriculture Car
Agriculture Car
Sub-train
Sub-train
Beauty Salon
1st Class Dining Car
Tail
Tail
Meat Locker
Sushi Bar

Videos

File:Pilot.mov

Trivia

The sub-train carts is "something akin to a series of linked industrialized roller coaster cars," according to the script.
The train is implied to complete one revolution every year like the movie train.
11 jackboots (or security) was killed during departure.
The Brakemen (cops of the train) wear maroon uniforms instead of the blue in the finalized train in the TV Series.
In the leaked content we have of the pilot, it seems the train is referred to as The Snowpiercer, which could potentially mean if the show continued onwards using the pilot, there wouldn't be another train like Big Alice. However, this is up for debate.
The train is confirmed to have no lab.

References

[:0-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 https://assets.scriptslug.com/live/pdf/scripts/snowpiercer-101-first-the-weather-changed-2020.pdf

[2] ttps://www.pattipodesta.com/category/narrative/snowpiercer

[3] Pilot Episode

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