The Race for a Siding(1916)

The Race for a Siding is a silent-era film centered on a railroad heist gone wrong. A gang of conspirators orchestrates a scheme to divert a boxcar full of auto tires from its intended destination to Lone Point, planning to steal the valuable cargo. As the trio begins hauling the tires back to their hidden vehicles, Helen intervenes with quick thinking and courage. She scales the side of the boxcar, releases its brakes, and sends the heavy car barreling down the grade at dangerous speed. Her decisive action threatens to derail the thieves' entire operation and sets off a thrilling chase against time and gravity.