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Jul 21, 2022 · Is Unstoppable based on a true story? Yes, ‘Unstoppable’ is based on the real-life incident of a runaway freight train. The incident happened in 2001 when the engineer of CSX 8888 got off the train to correct a misaligned switch.
Mar 17, 2017 · Answer: Yes, the 20th Century Fox film Unstoppable is inspired by actual events, but very loosely. On May 15, 2001, an unmanned train -- CSX Locomotive #8888, which was later nicknamed "Crazy Eights" -- with 47 cars left Stanley rail yard in Walbridge, Ohio, and took off on a 66 mile.
Nov 12, 2010 · Q: Is Unstoppable really based on a true story? A: Technically, yes. Q: What are some differences? A: The real story takes place in the state of Ohio, not Pennsylvania. Also, the train’s...
Jan 19, 2021 · The plot of the 2010 thriller Unstoppable, about a runaway train, might seem removed from reality — but it really happened.
- Tom Meisfjord
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.
Nov 12, 2010 · Pennsylvania man lived the drama that inspired 'Unstoppable'. At lunchtime on May 15, 2001, CSX Locomotive No. 8888 eased down tracks in a rail yard outside Toledo, Ohio. The engine known as "Crazy Eights" picked up speed as it pulled 47 freight cars, two of them loaded with toxic chemicals, south toward Columbus.
Nov 11, 2010 · Inspired by a true story, the movie finds Denzel Washington — collaborating with Scott for the fifth time — playing a veteran train engineer and Chris Pine as a young conductor who are racing...
