Runaway Train (film)/Trivia

""No Beast so fierce but knows some touch of pity. But I know none, and therefore am no beast.""
 * Dedication: This film is dedicated to Richard Holley, a helicopter pilot who died during the filming.
 * Hey, It's That Guy!: Rebecca De Mornay, who plays Sara, also played Lana in Risky Business and Peyton Flanders in The Hand That Rocks the Cradle.
 * Danny Trejo and Tommy "Tiny" Lister make their film debuts in this movie.
 * Shout-Out/To Shakespeare: The film ends with a quote from Richard III.