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Unstoppable. (2010 film) Unstoppable is a 2010 American disaster action thriller film directed and produced by Tony Scott, written by Mark Bomback, and starring Denzel Washington and Chris Pine. It is based on the real-life CSX 8888 incident, telling the story of a runaway freight train and the two men who attempt to stop it.
CSX 8888 incident. 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. Locomotive #8888, an EMD SD40-2, was pulling a train of 47 cars, including possibly two cars loaded with hazardous chemicals, specifically molten ...
Stanton, Pennsylvania may refer to: Stanton, Philadelphia. Stanton, Jefferson County, Pennsylvania. Stanton, Pennsylvania: the fictional city in the 2010 film Unstoppable (2010 film) Stanton, Pennsylvania: the fictional city in the 2018 television series Rise.
The best way to get THE REAL STORY is to Google CSX 8888 runaway. Check the different links and you can read what really happened. It is this incident that the movie is BASED on. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 108.1.246.189 ( talk) 08:20, 11 August 2010 (UTC)[ reply]
November 13, 1966. The Horseshoe Curve is a three-track railroad curve on Norfolk Southern Railway 's Pittsburgh Line in Blair County, Pennsylvania. The curve is roughly 2,375 feet (700 m) long and 1,300 feet (400 m) in diameter. Completed in 1854 by the Pennsylvania Railroad as a way to reduce the westbound grade to the summit of the Allegheny ...
The couple, who starred in Gigli back in 2003, teamed up for Unstoppable, which stars J.Lo and is produced by Ben Affleck's production company Artists Equity. According to People , Ben and Matt ...
The Pennsylvania State Police is a full service law enforcement agency which handles both traffic and criminal law enforcement. The Pennsylvania State Police was founded in 1905 by order of Governor Samuel Pennypacker, by signing Senate Bill 278 on May 2, 1905. The bill was signed in response to the Great Anthracite Strike of 1902.
Runaway train. A runaway train is a type of railroad incident in which unattended rolling stock is accidentally allowed to roll onto the main line, a moving train loses enough braking power to be unable to stop in safety, or a train operates at unsafe speeds due to loss of operator control. If the uncontrolled rolling stock derails or hits ...