Success Stories: JUN'26 The Waiting Room Series, The Train...

Did the engineer kill them directly, or did he sabotage the train in order to kill them?

This is a true story. The engineer runs the train so he/she is up front and sees all. Bill actually killed 53 people before he retired. It is really traumatic...there is nothing left but body parts. It takes a toll...there is nothing intentional on his part...he is just driving the train. No way to stop a train quickly...

Send me the story. I might like it and adapt it into a screenplay.

Hani Hannachi. I'm happy that you are interested in the story, but I'm not sure you are understanding it. Every train engineer has to deal with the consequences of people either making a mistake and not clearing a train intersection when a 600 ton train is clipping along. There is no way you can stop it...and that's why you have so many accidents. Then there are the suicides and Bill has told me many very sad stories about people doing just that. He told me another sad story about a little boy who's bike got stuck between the rails...he would not leave the bike. That was a really bad one...broke his heart. The aftermath of these events are as gruesome as you can ever imagine...and he had to sit there until the coroners finally released the train. Then you have to live with those memories... There is a lot to work with here...

These are a collection of separate incidents, not a story. Give me the actual story, or I can introduce you to a novelist who can help you develop one.

I appreciate your interest Hani Hannachi, every one of these "incidents" is an independent story. I am not interested in developing it past that, and I am a novelist, but I am not creating a novel on this particular topic. I have other interests...other stories which you can see in my profile. This is one of many short films I have produced. Many more to follow...filming The Horse tomorrow...

Hi Curt,

I'm a produced screenwriter ("Miranda's Victim", "Walking With the Enemy") who has been hired by 10 producers and writers here on Stage 32 to consult on or rewrite or polish their screenplays to make them more saleable and appealing to studios. Can I help improve yours?

My best,

Richard Lasser

Hey Richard Lasser, I appreciate the response. I have spent years working on my scripts, have gone through many, may, edits and hired many, many professionals to review them, have won many, many awards. They are as good as they are going to get at this point. My focus now is on my many short films, which have been a lot of fun to write and produce. I hope you enjoyed The Train. I shot The Horse with my daughter yesterday and have it completed and edited today. We launch it on Friday...again, based on a true story. I hope you enjoy it!

curt.

This was a really compelling story. I can't imagine the guilt that train engineers live with, even when they try to do everything right. I subscribed to the youtube channel. Curious to see what else you create.

Thank you Haley Mary, really appreciate it. We shot The Horse on Sunday and will be releasing it this Friday. I hope you enjoy it. It is a true story and my daughter, Londyn, was home from Texas A&M, she is on the equestrian team. It is her story when she was 15 years old. Of course I was there tooooooo, so it is really our story, but it was very traumatizing for both of us. Thanks again...