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.

This web page contains the true story of CSX locomotive 8888, an EMD SD40-2 that escaped from Stanley Yard in Toledo,Ohio on May 15, 2001.

The #8888 awaits its fate on a storage track at Huntington, WV. Life as a SD40-2 is finished and it will emerge from the shops at an undetermined date reincarnated as a SD40-3.

2024年9月7日 · 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."

2023年11月9日 · 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.

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...

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 #8858 along with the famous CSX #8888 (not a runaway today) head south by Graham St. Flagman protecting Franklin St missed seeing the crazy 8's loco going by. CSXT 8888 leading …

On Tuesday, May 15, 2001, CSX locomotive 8888 left Stanley Yard near Toledo, Ohio on an un-manned excursion through the Ohio countryside. With 47 cars in tow (22 loads and 25 empties, 2898 tons) she meandered south at speeds up to 47 MPH.

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