Buck: Manny, I thought you was my friend. I thought we was partners. Shit! You know, you're worse than Ranken, when the truth comes out. At least he's up front with his bullshit. You was a hero. You was a hero to all of us back in that shithole. Goddamn! Manny. (01:27:07)
Manny: I'll tell you what you gonna do. You gonna get a job. That's what you gonna do. You're gonna get a little job. Some job a convict can get, like scraping off trays in a cafeteria. Or cleaning out toilets. And you're gonna hold onto that job like gold. Because it is gold. Let me tell you, Jack, that is gold.
Manny: You do what you have to do, I'll do what I have to do. Whatever happens, happens.
Rankin: Push the button. We're on a dead-end siding. We're gonna crash in five minutes.
Oscar "Manny" Manheim: Then we'll have a nice, five-minute ride together.
Rankin: You think you're a hero, huh? Shit. You're scum.
Oscar "Manny" Manheim: We're both scum, brother.
Sara: Boy, I guess you guys picked the wrong train.
Manny: I'm at war with the world and everybody in it.
Rankin: Let me tell you where you assholes stand. First there's God, then the warden, then my guards, then the dogs out there in the kennel, and finally, you. Pieces of human waste. No good to yourselves or anybody else.
Answer: That's what they were doing, going car to freight car break the hoses. They knew it would slow the train down but not stop it. Slow enough so they could jump off without getting injured. That's why they were desperate to get to the first engine not only to break the hose but disconnect from it.