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  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. The movie Unstoppable was inspired by the real life incident of a runaway freight train that occurred in 2001. In the actual incident, an engineer of CSX 8888 got off the train to address a...

  6. 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
  7. 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...

  8. Nov 12, 2010 · It's about an out-of-control train and the heroic effort to stop it before it caused widespread disaster. That's Hosfeld's story. Now he's 62, retired, and living in Marysville, Pa., near the rail yards where he and his father once worked. "I've got to stop this train," he remembers thinking.

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