At least the cow survived.

Horror+ comedy+ tragedy+satire+God knows what

This film actually served 2 purposes. It was intended to teach students music tempo(according to the original video's description) while also serving as a great big metaphor for how society works.

What kind of cursed 2-8-0 with no tender is running Also this is a work of art

Moral of the Story: *I Think I'll Walk..*

That music is on point

And also "i dont think we gonna make it" Everyone:P A N I C

4:55 *WAS THAT….NO…..WAS IT?* 7:16 bro just sacrificed himself for his own locomotive. That’s dedication right there. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

I kinda wished the fire guy lived he seemed sweet except for the whole throwing the baby in the fire thing

Legends say that that cow is still walking on the tracks

My guy also shoved himself in the super hot firebox at 4:12 and came out without a scratch. Dude is built different.

0:48 girls handing a math test: 0:54 the boys:

never before did i get so much anxiety while watching cows and trains..

WHO BUILT THIS RAILROAD!?

the boss after seeing the wreck: you’re fired!

4:30 Pushing the train ❌ Burning for speed✅

5:31 - *Their reactions are priceless*

Well, at least the little guy got to spend his final before-dying moments with the lady he liked.

And the cow still walking on the tracks till this day

i remember seeing this, i love it as a kid..good memories i say.

7:16 Ohaha ha haha oaahahahhahahah! Oops. **Rip captain**

6:10 cover her mouth and the nose looks like a weird smile

I remember watching this video over and over again when I was 4 years old. And 10 years later it’s still good to watch. Pure masterpiece.

Some say that cow is still walking on the tracks to this day

4:50 anyone notice how there’s a pig passing down a pig for fuel....how ironic

At least the animals are ok-

"Mom, can we watch The Polar Express?" "We have The Polar Express at home." The Polar Express at home:

5:28 me telling my son while driving his new car to the gas station we might not make it to the pump 5:31 my son getting out and pushing

6:45 "I say. Aha! Marve- oh hello!" Can't stay focused for even a second. lol

I have no idea what I just watched, but I liked it!

I remember seeing this as a kid. Like 4 years ago. Tbh I didn’t really care when everyone on board the train died. I just liked trains as a kid. That’s the whole point why I watched this. Hey at least the cow survived

I remember watching this as a kid.

that's a deep metaphor

列車に乗ってた人たちは結局どこを目指してたんだろう。 後ろに乗ってた人たちは身ぐるみや子供まで渡してお金を得ようとしたけど最後は死んでしまう。 あの状況だったらお金なんてあっても仕方がないとも思うけれど。 お金はそこまで人を狂わせてしまうと言う事を表しているとも捉えられる。 上流階級の人たちはもう一方の人をうまく利用して自分たちが生き残った、 そのことに対して誰も罪の意識を感じてはいない。 車掌も女の人や周りの人間からの好感を都合の良いように受け取っている。 ただ一人、自分のためではなく動いていた下っ端君も、最後は一緒に死んでしまう。 いや、最後女性と視線を交わしている描写がある事から、 彼もまた欲に溺れた（又は彼が他の人と同じ立場であったら同じ事をした）と言う事だろうか。 それとも、いい人間がいても社会に呑まれれば、その他大勢と同じ運命をたどることになると言う事だろうか。 結局人間は自己の利益しか考えておらず、自分が一番可愛いと言う事だろうか。。 最初から何も考えずに歩いていた牛は、最後も列車が吹き飛んだ事なんか関係なく ただただ歩き続けた。 どこにでもある風景だからこそ私は怖く感じた。 現代に生きる私たちにおいても、何を生き急いでいるのだろうか。 何のために、これほど急ぎ足になる必要があるのだろうか。 何のためにこれほどまでにお金を欲しているのだろうか。 そのお金で何をするためでもなく、お金を集めると言う行為に執着している。 お金に依存してしまっているのに気付きながらも、拒めない。 死ぬときには何も持っていけないのに。 こういった作品を見ても、自分の意見をしっかりと持つ前にコメント欄で既成概念を見て 納得し、あたかも自分の考えのようにしてしまう。現に私はいつもそうだ。 まとまらない、自己解釈にすらなってないんじゃないかと思う文章だが、 残しておこうと思う。

7:24 they are just celebrating there own death

Well done to the people who created this, it is the best runaway video I have ever seen in my life

The deco of the locomotive did everything, the pointers matching the music at 2:28 was amazing!

7:15 me on the way back from school then remembering that it’s Monday.

Bro I would always watch this as a kid for some reason

Nostalgia...

4:55 HE JUST? IT'S A BABY!

I just love use of Liszt's "La Campanella" as underground passage for the high society wagon. I'm convinced with all its pomposity it supports the intended idea of hypocrecy for this social class, as Liszt in his works frequently tends to just dazzle the audience regardless the real quality of music piece itself. This type of music would exactly be the one admired by posh people with no real sense for the craft. It carries a great message. Well done, anyway.

We all try to keep our trains going, knowing they'll crash eventually. Best to enjoy the ride with the people we like :)

After 5 years and still going strong Edit: HOLY 12 LIKES?!

7:18 insane satisfaction

i could see the criticism of social structures

The little guy says "We're going to need more fuel."

2:27 me when I’m late for school

The fact that they are already wear a hat 🎩 but they dont want to miss it, and as result they want to take the hats from the poorest people

4:54 WTF?! It’s a baby?!!?!!

BRO YEETED A CHILD INTO THE FURNACE💀💀💀🔥🔥🔥

4:54 GlaDOS: Did you just toss that Aperture Science Baby into a Aperture Science Emergency Furnace?

If anyone was wondering what the piano piece was. It’s la Campanella by Liszt.

The moral of the story is: don't get bitten by a weird barking sea urchin

This just never gets old. Brilliant.

I found this after 5 years i saw it 1 time and 5 years later im back

I like how this is such a parallel to all the issues in the world. The rich have the most but give the least, the captain cant do anything, and everyone is fucked, and the second they all die color returns to the world and life goes on.

1:57 “May I touch your fuzzy little HEHEHEHEEE.”

2:34 when the beat drops

7:47 there was their first and last love

*Legend has it the cow is still walking on the railroad*

This is a deep story about how the world generally works, so sad 😓 congratulations on such a great piece sir.

Great cartoon! A metaphor for life and all that stuff and junk. I love it!

So inspiring to see contemporary media with serious ideas written into it.

5:15 gabe not giving us tf2 updates in a nutshell

The train = a country Driver = president and gouvernment Society is made by richs and busnismen. And the last wagon is people or citizen. They were happy in life without money. When driver become corupt. Rich corupt poor and society decline. They follow the way of monney and they lose everything... Cow is slow symbole Desire. Cravings. The dog is the harmless pretext that provokes desire

I’ve seen a lot of animations, but this by far is the best one

I remember watching this. It was awesome now that I come back to look at it.

"Every year 10,000 animals die due to train accidents" Cow of Steel: Mooxcuse me?

WOW, despite the happy-go-lucky appearance of the film, it's quite dark :|

Wow I still remember watching this

Am I the only one who rewatches this just for the music?

this would be a cartoon I would watch all the time

Great metaphor of what has been happening in this land for a long time. I greet the conscious

2018 and 2019 is when i discovered this. Those Years and This Film were my Childhood

That main melody on the guitar/balalaika/banjo/whatever the fuck it was fucking slaps

It's simply gorgeous! May the whole team of this ANIMATION be praised with XXX long lives. Thx!

6:24 Lol that furious nodding that guy does gets me somehow

The nostalgia 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

I finally found it i remeber watch this like 7 years ago now i found it

Absolutely wonderful. A true work of art You were genuinely able to make me laugh and hold my attention with the storyline Love the characters, each played such role in the story

im surprised there arent a lot of people commenting on their interpretation! this animation is full of deep stuff!! heres my take on it: this is a huge metaphor that represents a trend that can be seen today with america’s government- betrayal and greed. there are many themes, two of which being 1) people care more about the current moment than the consequences in the long run and 2) money is everything. poor people are taken advantage of. they gave everything for the train - aka their nation- but did not recieve the appropriate reward (they were sent to their death) many workers today are underpaid/ soldiers are under appreciated. the captain (the top 1% of people that determine which way the nation is headed, given power through their money) is selfish and cares about himself more than the people he is supposed to be leading. he creates a problem and then ignores it completely. he is satisfied as long as he alone is happy. the short guy that’s trying to stop the train from destruction represents those who have common sense and work hard to get their voice heard in government. in the end, it’s these people who end up stopping a nation from destruction (like the people who refused to break the law on donald trump’s orders. if they had chosen to obey trump, they would have provided evidence in the mueller report that would contribute to a definitive impeachment of trump ) unfortunately, in this story these people are unable to stop the train from destruction. we have yet to see if the nation of america today will be saved by these people.. the story continues and as for the cow, i feel as though it represents the rest of the world watching as the train, aka america, heads towards destruction. i love how anxiety-riddled this animation is. by zooming in and out of frames and changing the tempo and dynamics of the music, the animator achieves an intense affect on those watching. i was literally holding my breath by 3:56 reply back with thoughts on the meaning/ there are a lot of things that the characters and objects could have symbolized, i could go on to say that the film represents a family falling apart instead. or a mental war inside a suicidal teenager’s mind. the list goes on

(Just my opinion) This story tells about a country that led by a leader (played as captain) that is good in doing tasks but poor in leadership skills.... He is doing all works by himself, the other three workers are sleeping at the back, only assisted by a worker.. There are two groups of people..the rich and the poor people.. The leader want the rich people to realize his presence as the leader, and he want to amazes them.. ( we can see this when he commands his worker to put more charcoals-using the mic even though the worker is exactly in front of his eyes) The nation eventually hits the hard times, strucked by the problem, but the leader did not aware about it since he was distracted by a rich, beautiful woman.. The message is very clear.. money and woman.. His right-hand man seems to realize about it..but he was panicked and worried.. he did all he could but he had no idea of what he is doing..the only one thing he know is to put the charcoal in fire.. (we can't expect him to know everything.. everyone has their own expertise) so, this person guess the solution is to burn more charcoal until no more left.. (I will leave the rest to this comment reader)

when the driver feld in the firebox 🤣

1:39 when he said “why helllo” he reminds me of mr. thorneberry lmao

2:20 My favorite part XD

Who watched this when we were young?

nolstagic is one of the best videos that make me lagh too much

There used to be a channel in public broadcasting that usually air short films like this. Those days are gone.

I love the fact that no animals were harmed in this production🤣

I literally searched, "train black and white short with the cow" into KZfaq and got this. Brilliant!

7:16 R.I.P. captain of da train 😞

How the hell did the cow's back survive that fast and huge bump? Man that train has a million controls

this gives me a triplets of belleville feeling and I love it!

5:28 i dont think were going to make it P A N I C

6:15 wow... My favorite part...

Can tell this is a Canadian film by the hockey stick visible in the firebox at 4:54. A much bigger giveaway than the "National Film Board of Canada" thing.

Wow, I really use to love this in my young years! I finally found it again!

Imagine if our subway train in 2021 / 2022 literally has the same fate as this animation! 😅🚄🚅🚝🚇🚈🚉🚞🎢☠🔥

Fantastic animation, great metaphor.