Indeed it is 🙂🚂

8 years…….worth every bit of patience

Outstanding performance

Little engines can do really big things

Here before it blow up

I know right. While yes he is like a foil or rival to Linus, he isn't a villain. Just cause a character is a rival or foil doesn't make them automatically mean they are a villain or bad guy unless they do something that says otherwise. But like you said he doesn't do anything that would make him a bad guy or villain, as just because a character is intimidating doesn't mean they're a villain or bad guy.

@@sabertooth3studioshq838the real bad guy is that fricker who made henry switch

I like it, thank you.

@@American_PhilippineA The Baron guy?

@@American_PhilippineAactually the bad guy was the one with a revolver that shot Linus in the water tank

I’d say the real villain was the guy with the whip. He enjoyed doing it a bit too much

You identified a redeemed villain, but he was still a villain nonetheless. That dark part of the story with the Baron/Samson was crucial for creating tension and unease.

Dont forget that guy with the Revolver, he and the one with the whip really formed a villainous duo for the short.@@Dr.Disney

@@user-mh5hc2bv3t If anything There's only Samson, and he's an _antagonist_ . Not a villain.

​@@Dr.DisneyAnd he got dragged into the tunnel by one of the other obsolete engines.

I LOVE CHIKIN NUGETS!!!1!1!!!1!1

The fact that someone like him only has 10 likes is surprising.

Garrett!?😅

@@luclee9290 dem boi'

YOO GARRETT

I like that concept, where characters seem big and intimidating but aren't bad guys.

ikr homeboy was just doing his job same as the little engine, the real villians are the ones that end up with the small trains in my book.

I wonder what happened to him, we don't see

didnt ask + my animations are better

random fact: Samsons passengers cars are sentient. Look at 4:50

To their credit, they did roll out a nicely animated short, but I have to agree that this is one of the greatest animated shorts I've ever seen, and, as of the moment I'm writing this, I'm not even finished watching it yet!

@@sericsmith5770 Nah. Disney's short was pretty poorly animated, with a message/story that came across as artificial. There were only a few characters and scenes that were well animated, but it was mostly thanks to animation vets like Eric Goldberg and James Baxter. Since Disney got rid of their 2D animation department years ago, they had to outsource to other studios who are clearly less experienced. But this short however, was very well made. Disney should take notes.

@@nonyabusiness3619yeah the Disney one weird me out with how they saintified Walt.

Not to mention The Marvels flopped hard. Get your act together, Disney!

​@nonyabusiness3619 are we really making fun of disney? I know this film is like a disney short, but good lord stop comparing disney to a independent studio.

Samson even takes ober linus' job in the freight industry (Newspaper)

Agreed. The *forestry overseer,* on the other hand, is just horrible. I mean, look at all the trains his abuse has hulked! (Granted, reassigned trains' poor maintenance and unsuited builds are also factors, but still, that wound to the dome has to be accounted for!)

@@joshuarobinson8529 ikr

Ha! I see the pun there, the upcoming movie "WISH" :P

@@WillowHeartzI’m not trying to be rude, but I don’t think the pun was implied…

OH they totally could, if the directors were left to their own devices. 2d is much cheaper than 3d, so it's not like they couldn't take more risks with it...

@@elephantmarchisn’t that the other way around? 3d is cheaper than 2d

@@TheRecklessBravery No, common misconception. Many think because even high end 3d has so many "automated" parts it's cheaper or easier, but it takes just as much work to and time to make 3d animation look good as 2d, even if the specifically challenging areas are different. THEN you have to add how much more rendering power it takes, and you need rigging artist and modelers and FX simulators in far greater number then with 2d. Now, BAD or cheap 3d animation can be inexpensive of course if you use stock and reuse to pay less people... BUT the 2d equivalent of that would be cheap Flash or other 3d puppet style animation, which would still be cheaper. The last 2d high end Disney fiilm, Princess and the Frog, cost half as much as their last 3d one to make. It's just b/c 3d was getting people into theatres that they stopped doing 2d

Andrew actually did some animation for Klaus!

hi piemations

Same.

So that why this looks a lot like the animation from klaus

Make an TJOC parody

Judging by the fact the businessman can enjoy tea with a lower class, there's certainly some good in him.

Stuff like this is nice for a change when it comes to story telling.

small track railroads were a weird mix of companies that were legitimately in the business of making people's lives better (or even just possible, they were a MASSIVE part of mining and logging) and straight up horror stories made reality, usually in the form of company towns...which were also a massive part of mining and logging. to sum up what "company town" means if you are unfamiliar: think of a completely isolated population in a remote area in a settlement created for the express purpose of being cut off and kept under a literal total monopoly by a small group controlling transport, think about it for a bit, got an idea of how bad that can get? okay, good, now make everything compounding-in-on-itself _worse_ by it somehow being legal to pay people in tender that is nonexchangeable and only accepted by the company in question _and_ legal to claim debts in that tender equate to debts in legal tender despite exchange of tender being impossible so once they are in they can't even drop literally everything and hike their family through a couple hundred miles of wilderness to get out. they had a literally captive workforce that they legally could and regularly _did_ do things to which were banned in both custom and law to do to slaves because slaves still had to be a transferable commodity.

@@ching-jungyang62 omg that's actually a pretty good point. At first i was grudging about why the money man that actually brings economy easing the life of the lower class and maintaining their jobs without an unhealthy relationship with "unanimated objects" was portrayed as the bad guy because "big gray with cigarette" but the tea scene is an actual decision made from the storyboard. im too used to black-white portrayals on classic animations it seems.

The only mistake the guy made was not improving the infrastructure (the bridge) when he intended to bring in the bigger and heavier engine

Is there any other animated short that got cancelled

It’s incredibly well made

if only a certain movie company which had previously made projects like this had taken notes..

yes

It already has a film. You just watched it.

🤓👆

Ngl, I'd read an entire 4-story book about those 2 engines.

My artistic abilities far outweigh yours it is insulting to see you overlook them

These comments are so annoying

lego man pizza

Was it though? He was hardly a character in the first place.

I for one am glad that 2D animation still alive. It's the true magic of creation and life, in my opinion. If only we had more of it today, instead of all the 3D and live action we get now.

@@dreamguardian8320fr, this animation is just amazing!

Такие анимации гораздо лучше)

Giving Richard Williams a run for his money

There's definitely a lot of 3D models with celshading (idk if that's the correct term) but it's still so awesome

Just a train doing his job. Not even the Baron is evil, he is just trying to uplift the town by giving a faster and more efficient service. His flaw was rushing the bridge in the name of progress for the town.

I believe the true antagonist here is the passage of time

I agree, the “better version” character being evil or mean is such a tired trope.

@@tenseven1398 It's actually the guy who shot Linus's water tank.

@@Memelord1117 Agreed, although technically he shot his dome, not his tank.

Didn’t expect to see you here

@@OFFICERJIMMYUTTP I don't even know this animator, BUT THATS RUDE! YOU ARE A SON OF THE DEVIL!

​@@OFFICERJIMMYUTTPNo one asked for your reply either. Go away

hi shgurr

It’s nice to see your still around shgurr

I would be skeptical because I think it’s smoother. No joke. Outstanding work

Nah, it looks a lot smoother and more modern in terms of colors, but the script structure and soundtrack are on point.

The guy animated Klaus in 2019.

This guy actually got to share his film at the Walt Disney Studios before it was released

Back in the days ? It's as good if not better than most of the official movies we got nowadays, the work here is astonishing we need this to survive in our culture

Oh yeah you’re that UKposts guy

Don’t put Thomas in the toilet pls🙏

i like trains

is that bryson from baco- i mean minecr- i mean hamination while watching a goofy lil train animation which i loved?!?!?

Haminations give me all of your hams

And Edward's story as a whole

For Real, 8 Or More Years Of Work Really Paid Off!!

@@WMSR_734 Agreed.

Two particular parts of Golden Age Disney, in fact: The whole "Casey Jr." sequence from the original Dumbo: ukposts.info/have/v-deo/h3KFgH5oqauVlp8.html And "The Brave Engineer" short: ukposts.info/have/v-deo/jZKFdqFrp3p6qXU.html Walt Disney may have been a racist son-of-a... well he had more than his fair share of faults, but the man loved his trains, and in that I can understand him.

Agreed

this is why i got hooked up on this

Exactly, the only “bad” is that Samson may have been going too fast on the bridge causing premature failure.

@@AustralianCapitalist well, the "bad" is that the baron rushed Samson out into service over the bridge, likely pushing for Samson to run across the bridge at a frequency or speed it wasn't engineered for.

@@flyerton9958. Also, in the news paper, bridge was rushed.

if you read the news article near the end the baron actually funded the repairs

Hi Whitney!!

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Thanks, Whitney!

@@achesworth Don’t know if you’ll see this comment, but this animation was very well made by your team!!

Agreed!

I agree with you, the story is nice and the art style is just so charismatic!

@@OFFICERJIMMYUTTP ratio + fatty

@@OFFICERJIMMYUTTP also, if you want to prevent cyberbullying you are one step backwards lol

faxx, like samson was just a bit grumpy, and the baron was just negligent, like i actually felt kinda bad for the both of them when the crash happened

guess who asked@@OFFICERJIMMYUTTP

Seriously. Tired of soulless 3D animations with the same generic designs.

​@@FogHazardSame here.

Indeed!

100 likes

this dude steals my animations for money and is getting filthy rich

I was going to say considering the moment I saw this title it reminded me a lot of the 1990s animated version of that story, to which I ended up reading the illustrated book first before I saw the animated special later on in life....Seeing this re-interpreted is such an amazing way to combine old fashion drawing techniques with updated technology, a fusion of sorts.

as a few other little engines would say "if you think you can, then you know you Could", "Never Overlook a Little Engine" and my all time Fav "Little engines can do Big Things"

​@@Federation-Cosmo-Bolt that hit home man. Let the spirit of Thomas the tank engine and the little engine that could live on for all eternity

my animations are far superior than this "cartoon"

nobody asked for your opinion @@OFFICERJIMMYUTTP 💀

yeah!!!!!

@@OFFICERJIMMYUTTP I'll say it again, nobody asked you anything

Yes.

@@auricapumndefierdont waste time on the bots

@@auricapumndefierit’s a troll looking for attention

It’s incredible

I mean, with so many in your face, lore pumping, action indie films out there. This little cartoon is a nice break from that

guys. its a bot. ignore it.@@OFFICERJIMMYUTTP

@PurgeTime how are you supposed to animate better than andrew chesworth???

It looks like he was preserved as a historical ride: people riding on the older track and get to experience some history.

I think it's more meant to be the 40s, present-day when the film hypothetically would have been "made" with the style

Still could be the case, but it wouldn't be AS historic persay One interesting detail I also just noticed, in this scene one of the passengers is reading a book titled "Trains of Yester Year"

Samson is fr a chad.

Yeah Samson will clearly say that jeb.

Not to mention When Linus is saving Samson and his dome explodes.

"The driver won't choose you again. They want big and strong engines LIKE US."

"Motherfucker i saved your damn life just before, and i almost DIED doing so"@@LazyOldFusspot_3428

@@LazyOldFusspot_3428 Is that a reference?

@@LazyOldFusspot_3428 HA

Hi

@@kaedenthecsxamtrakandthoma8318 hello 👋

HE ****ING KILLED THE TURTLE!!

@@New3DSLuigi364Probs didn’t see it. I mean you saw how big he is (not me defending murder)

​@@New3DSLuigi364turtle survived. You can see him at the end of the film

@@OZITOMAE There's NO Way a Turtle Shell WOULDN'T Be Crushed by a Heavy Train like Sampson!!

​@@New3DSLuigi364ah yes well however you see the thing is that there is a possibility that this is a cartoon

This is the year where indie animation keeps on giving and I'm all for it!

Hiiii!

agreed

I should've expect to see you in the comments

Indeed, animation this year is now great.

Wow really? I know Animation takes a long time to produce but this is my first time hearing about this Animated short. And it looks amazing! It gives me vibes to those old Disney shorts. Especially about the one about that tugboat (I hope you know what I'm talking about lol)

@@nintony2994 yeah eight years ago I saw the unfinished intro

@@TFHS420 WOWWWWW 8 YEARS AGO? The quality of this animation definitely pays off then :)

Why do I see you everywhere, I literally noticed u in ivy's chat just now

​@@whiteleafanimations6590There's always that one person who just keeps showing up.

There are so many small details I love. from the couple that was there when Linus died and they are riding in his cabin reading a pamphlet on old style trains

Okay tits ma gee

Exactly

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Little_Engine_That_Could_(1991_film)

This video just reopened my child hood. Now I like steam trains a lot more now.

8 years? They still take this long? I though modern technology could do this quite faster.

Wait, this was in production for 8 years?!

I like this !

Hi 5MadMovieMakers!

Thank you so much! Your videos are incredible!

Concuerdo rotundamente con tu comentario 😢😊😊, por favor saca más historias de esta bonita y noble locomotora amigo

@@achesworthi loved it. everything to the bottom of it. perfection.

I interpreted it as the baron's daughter stepping in to help while the baron is too afraid, and the baron would have happily let Linus go to scrap, but had a change of heart because Linus saved his life. So I'd say they portray the baron as mostly antagonistic until he was rescued and the baron's daughter is portrayed in a more positive light because she stepped up when crisis happened.

@@bebibroly5 I mean in his song Baron doesn’t say he wants to scrap Linus, he just said he must “give way” then Linus is reassigned to the mountain If he wanted to scrap Linus nothing was stopping him. Not that Baron was right to send Linus off like a slave

I'm still wondering, what happened to Samson?

@@redcobra7707 if you read the newspaper near the end it says he was reassigned to hailing freight

@@TomatrontheOne Interesting, even Samson wasn't really an antagonist after all!

It took 8 years to make, or at least it’s been 8 years since it was originally announced

I can't believe it, I remember back when I first saw the "wild west" animation and not it's go from dark and gritty adult cartoon into actual nice looking masterpiece like this one.

It was worth it lol, :( guess diesel will come

I agree i love this thing it so cute fun and great no wonder it took 8 years now i want a cartoon show and movie thats a musical about this man

Fuck Thomas this cartoon Is beter

100%

didnt ask + my animations are better

@@Jen-hen always gotta be someone hating on something great smh

Fr

@@Jen-hen Then make one, show us your progress, upload a speed paint, do it Jennifer, don’t be shy ☺️

Agreed.

Why are you spreading hate Bro like, WHY IS THERE BOTS IN THIS COMMENT SECTION

It's a shame that this can only be done in cartoons. And cars that have served their useful life rust on the street or for a long time in a scrap metal dump.

Objectively, Samson was a guy who was really, really good at his job. And so good, that he did things so fast (according to the newspaper.) that the bridge was rushed because y'know, Samson brought things to-and-fro so fast. So it IS acknowledge Samson is the better engine in this video.

I remember taking an enjoyable ride on an old train that used to transport coal from the mines through the forest, it's very relaxing and the scene was beautiful.

@@BiIlyBones Not exactly. Railroad museums do exist and they sometimes operate old steam and diesel locomotives for the enjoyment and education of the wider population

@@ching-jungyang62 Pioneer Tunnel in Ashland PA, riding behind The Henry Clay past the old strip mine pits on tracks that once carried the product of both shaft and pit mines to market?

My artistic abilities far outweigh yours it is insulting to see you overlook it

Its like thomas but better

Oh man I love bots in comment replies

​@@DragonAffire1thedudeyou mean Casey Jr in a sense which I betcha the main reason Linus looks like that is thanks to Casey jr

Indeed

this dude steals my videos for money and is getting filthy rich

this dude steals my animations for money and is getting filthy rich

@@Jen-henproof?

​@@Jen-hen stop Spamming with that comment.

It's become a lovely heritage line that's kept preserved

why the hell do I feel like it's a branchline

No Blahs

In addition to revealing what happened to Samson, the other stories appropriate for the period were a nice touch!

actually complete newspapers WITH RELEVANCE TO THE STORY

@@4.99dollarchickenstripbask7 RIGHT!? Like - RIGHT!? :O

​@@adamhandley9482Samson was re-assigned to lumber haul

This is something Disney needs to adapt, but unfortunately they are too money hungry.

Disney should be left out of this, they abandoned most passion like this years ago. This is super special!@@I_have_Claws

@@mr.faramund2609 Your right!!!

It's by someone who was at Disney, so maybe he drew inspiration from that time, some.

My artistic abilities far outweigh yours it is insulting to see you overlook them

@@Jen-hen What?

Where on the paper does it say that? I checked it and couldn't find the headline.

@@thevoyagingcreator 5:55 the headline under the words "who has friends" titled "samson reassigned to lumber haul" is the closest i could find. the rest of the wording is too small for me to read personally.

@@megasora4 I can read them in 1080p. I copied out the relevant part of the newspaper: *Samson Reassigned to Lumber Haul* "Some overhauling will be in order to ensure this kind of recklessness never happens again." Baron von Kapital assured the press. Samson, grateful for his rescue by the brave locomotive Linus, is said to be taking on long distance freight routes to compensate for the tremendous material loss of the bridge her played a role in disabling.

I just realized that I was wrong about the Baron. He was actually a reasonable authority figure who acknowledged his mistake and not only contributed to the construction of a better bridge, but also contributed to rebuilding Linus.

​@@jakesternberg188situation is the main antagonist, I guess.

@@soratheorangejuicemascot5809 yeah progress can be good and bad it's all about the side effects rather than the improvement itself that determines this fact.

this dude steals my animations for money and is getting filthy rich

@@Jen-henwdym?

@@ThomasTheTankEngineFanIt’s probably the same user who said “my animation is better than yours”, best not give him attention.

@@liteship6185 oh

Holy cow, didn’t expect to see you of all people here.

Except Walt's kinda an asshole.

@OFFICERJIMMYUTTPbluddy you don't have animations💀

@OFFICERJIMMYUTTP you dont even have animations

@@JackWilke you dont even have animations

That’s exactly what I thought! Specifically, I was thinking that it reminds me of the classic Disney cartoon about Little Toot the tugboat.

What’s a rail fan?

​@@lifeiscats1337 A train enthusiast, who generally records, takes photos and talks about trains.