Yep! This is where the western / action movie trope of racing to cross the train tracks comes from. If you can get the train between yourself and your pursuer,

Yep! This is where the western / action movie trope of racing to cross the train tracks comes from. If you can get the train between yourself and your pursuer, it’s going to be a long time before they can do anything to catch up again. Often times in these movies, whoever is fleeing will take a few casual moments to look back at their blocked pursuer because there’s so much time to spare.