- A mile-a-minute romance with Chaney giving your spine or heart a jolt every foot of the way. It's his most sympathetic role! (Print Ad- Chicago Herald and Examiner,((Chicago, Ills.)) 12 August 1929)
- Grump Anderson, the hard-boiled, soft-hearted locomotive engineer, is a Chaney character that will rank with his finest. (Print Ad- Calgary Daily Herald, ((Calgary, Alta.)) 2 November 1929)
- ITS SYNCHRONIZED BEYOND BELIEF WITH SOUND EFFECTS (Print ad- Deseret News, ((Salt Lake City, Utah)) 7 August 1929)
- For the first time is brought to the screen the real story, with all its terrible thrills, pathos, humor, tragedy of the men who pilot the iron horse! (Print Ad- Buffalo Courier-Express, ((Buffalo, NY)) 21 July 1929)
- The speed, the danger, the excitement of the roaring rails fill this picture! (Print Ad- Granby Leader-Mail, ((Granby PQ)) 18 October 1929)
- See the man of a thousand faces! His sheer nerve- How he fights to lose that which he loves most. (Print Ad- Youngstown Vindicator, ((Youngstown, Ohio)) 5 August 1929)
- An epic of the railroads, intensified in thrills with perfect sound synchronisation. Grumpy Anderson, the hard-boiled, soft-hearted locomotive engineer, is a Chaney character that will rank with his finest. (Print Ad- Sunday Mail, ((Brisbane, Queensland)) 8 December 1929)
- This may be your last chance to see him, as he says he is not going to make talkies. This is a silent picture. (Print Ad- Heppner Gazette-Times, ((Heppner Ore.)) 2 January 1930)
- A Great Star In An Epic of the Roaring Rails...Chaney in a new role, his finest (print ad - Lubbock Morning Avalanche - Palace Theatre- Lubbock, Texas - October 31, 1929)
- For the first time is brought to the screen the real story, with all its terrible thrills, pathos, humor, tragedy of the men who pilot the iron horse! (print ad - Lubbock Morning Avalanche & Lubbock Evening Journal - Palace Theatre - Lubbock, Texas - October 31, 1929)
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- You'll marvel at the superb musical score and the realistic sound effects. (Print Ad-St. Petersburg Times, ((St. Petersburg, Fla.)) 11 August 1929)
- That Emperor of Emotion Triumphs Anew... in the Most sensational, Astounding Melodrama Ever Screened! (Print Ad- Roseburg News-Review, ((Roseburg, Ore.)) 29 November 1929)
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