The CSX 8888 incident, also known as the Crazy Eights incident, was a runaway train event involving a CSX Transportation freight train in the U.S. state of Ohio on May 15, 2001.

Sep 7, 2024 · On May 15, 2001, a seemingly ordinary day in Walbridge, Ohio, took an extraordinary turn when a freight train began its unauthorized journey. CSX 8888, a locomotive pulling 47 cars, became a runaway train, sparking a real-life drama that would later inspire the Hollywood film "Unstoppable."

Nov 9, 2023 · CSX #8888 real life incident inspired the movie Runaway Train. While slowly moving to clear the yard in Walbridge, Ohio, the engineer of CSX #8888 noticed a misaligned switch ahead. He panicked, knowing the train would not be able to stop in time.

Trains magazine published a piece on the locomotive indicating it is to be dismantled once it arrives at Huntington. CSX #8888 ran in tow from Russell, KY to Huntington, WV on train H779 May 21st. Perhaps the last few miles moving on the mainline as an SD40-2 …

On May 15, 2001, at approximately 12:35 p.m., DST, an unmanned CSX yard train consisting of one model SD-40-2 locomotive, 22 loaded, and 25 empty cars, 2898 gross trailing tons, departed Stanley Yard, which is located in Walbridge, Ohio.

Mar 12, 2004 · Unless you live in Ohio or the immediate region of southern Michigan or western Indiana, CSX 8888 probably doesn't mean much to you. In may of 2001, CSX 8888 lead a 45 car train from wallbridge yard on a 70 mile journey towards Columbus unmanned. Speeds reached 50mph at times.

On 15 May 2001, a CSX engineer was using Locomotive #8888 to move a string of 47 freight cars (including 22 loaded) from one track to another within Stanley Yard in Walbridge, Ohio.

Jan 19, 2021 · It was just after noon on May 15, 2001 when eagle-eyed railway employees in Walbridge, Ohio noticed something peculiar about CSX 8888 — namely, that it seemed to be taking itself for a joyride.

The CSX 8888 incident, also known as the Crazy Eights incident, was a runaway train event involving a CSX Transportation freight train in the U.S. state of Ohio on May 15, 2001. CSX locomotive 8888, an EMD SD40-2, was pulling a train of 47 cars, including some loaded with hazardous chemicals...

May 16, 2001 · The 47-car unmanned train traveled some 70 miles before CSX Transportation employees attached a second engine to the train to slow it enough to permit someone to jump aboard the locomotive and put on the brakes. It reached speeds of nearly 50 mph as it rolled along the tracks, past farmers' fields and cities, including Bowling Green and Findlay.