CSX 8888 Runaway at Findlay, Ohio

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6 жыл бұрын

On May 15, 2001, CSX 8888 escaped Stanley Yard in Toledo and went on a 70+ mile unmanned journey through north central Ohio. Here we see the train at Findlay and it would eventually be stopped at Kenton.

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@panhead5374 Жыл бұрын

"No brakes." Possibly the most terrifying phrase that nobody wants 2 ever hear.

@nssteampunk4865 3 жыл бұрын

20 years ago today, the Unstoppable CSX went on a wild ride.

@user-mn5zg4bi8h 3 жыл бұрын

*Yes*

@ScottTaipaleRail 6 жыл бұрын

They say CSX "how tomorrow moves" well back then the engines weren't waiting til tomorrow!

@BuckeyeNationRailroader 6 жыл бұрын

Scott Taipale- I guess this proves trains can drive on their own

@cincybus8744 5 жыл бұрын

@@BuckeyeNationRailroader not anymore

@aaronbishopp7612 4 жыл бұрын

@@BuckeyeNationRailroader thats me skipping school

@AWVR_777. 9 ай бұрын

They will in the future.

@andrewoates_staff-fuquayva3470 Жыл бұрын

I lived in Findlay and was going to Kenton, Ohio (where they stopped the train) to see family. I remember my mom pulling up to a rail crossing near Kenton and there were police and other first responders blocking the road. Not knowing what was going on we watched the train slowly roll by without honking it's horn before the crossing. They were able to stop it a few miles down the track. That is the first and only time Kenton, Ohio has ever been on the national news.

@PantherLineProductionsofOhio 6 жыл бұрын

I am very happy to see this today. I only hope more pictures and videos appear in the future from this day. I am obsessed with this event. I remember I was at school in the 2nd grade at Lemoyne Elementary in Lemoyne, Ohio while all of this took place. I have spent close to $1,000 worth of work in modelling the locomotive in HO Scale and now trying to get the train manifest to model all 47 cars and Locomotive 8392.

@Morbid_Railfan 5 жыл бұрын

unmarked cvp you can see this loco today irl they made it an sd40-3 and renumbered it 4389

@PlayingwithPawz 3 жыл бұрын

Good luck i hope you got it done

@pixeled9683 3 жыл бұрын

you and the uploader seem really into trains

@RobDoGG2023 2 жыл бұрын

Loco Number was #8888 as a YN2 SD40-2, Repainted and Rebuilt as an SD40-3 #4389....... fyi they called this the Crazy 8's Incident

@kishascape 19 күн бұрын

Waste of money, man like you oughta be buying bad dragon toys instead.

@jayryan7473 6 жыл бұрын

This is real footage! Been looking all over for one of these videos. The movie exaggerated the speeds this runaway train reached at 70+ MPH when in actuality 51 MPH seems like the true max it reached. Thanks for the upload.

@pacificproductionsofficial 2 жыл бұрын

I’m pretty sure 70 or 80MPH is the max speed for a wide cab locomotive like 777

@MatthewTheRailfanner Жыл бұрын

They're geared to run at 70 mph.

@nicholaslokos7949 Жыл бұрын

@@pacificproductionsofficial I believe the AC4400 (the locomotive that was 777) is governed to 75mph, the SD40-2 (2016+8888) is governed to 70

@Tengri30 3 жыл бұрын

"Mom, can we have autonomous trains like they got in Europe?" "We have autonomous trains at home" *Autonomous train at home:*

@Cnw8701 4 ай бұрын

Can't believe this was over 20 years ago already!

@davidng2336 Жыл бұрын

This was definitely scary. Thankfully no one was ever hurt. As for the SD40-2, it was rebuilt into an SD40-3 and now runs as CSX 4389.

@_Sykodelic_ Жыл бұрын

Yea its sad 8888 didn't get preserved like it should've been.

@BuckeyeNationRailroader Жыл бұрын

@@_Sykodelic_ I hate to be that guy, but why should 8888 have been preserved? A locomotive is a greatest money making asset that a railroad has as without them the trains don't move. There would be a certain criteria that a locomotive would need to make in order for it to make preservation, either severe damage or structural integrity that would be enough for me to want to invest in a replacement. A Runaway Train incident from 22 years ago isn't something that I think is a good enough reason to preserve a locomotive, especially when the unit still works as was intended, there are still parts available for the unit, and when I can get 30 or more years of service out of it. 8888 although it doesn't look like it did back in the day is still an active locomotive on CSX's System, doing the job it was designed to do which in my opinion is a better fate than a Museum group who would let the engine rot to the point it couldn't ever be used again like most of these groups do nowadays.

@DansRailroad2011 6 жыл бұрын

Do you have any more footage of the event?

@PlayingwithPawz 3 жыл бұрын

Great job this will forever be a piece of history. Im glad you made this and posted it.

@BenjaminEsposti 5 жыл бұрын

OMG wow, it's not everyday you get a video of a runaway train!...

@jdzonline5008 6 жыл бұрын

DO YOU KNOW HOW *FREAKING LUCKY* YOU ARE?

@K8DTI 6 жыл бұрын

At the time, it was terrifying.

@jdzonline5008 6 жыл бұрын

I can understand why you saw it as terrifying, a runaway train carrying an explosive chemicals.

@NOVARailandWeatherEnthusiast 4 жыл бұрын

JDzOnline how tf was it terrifying!

@jmtremane 4 жыл бұрын

@@NOVARailandWeatherEnthusiast no one was driving the train it was out of control and it was carrying highly flammable toxic liquids that's how we would be scary

@NOVARailandWeatherEnthusiast 4 жыл бұрын

Jason Tremane it wouldn’t derail though.

@TrojanViruzz 3 жыл бұрын

All we had to do was follow the danm train CJ!

@iftheytakeyourgunsgiveemyo7057 4 жыл бұрын

Kudos for posting this footage, this is awesome!

@cpttankerjoe 27 күн бұрын

I’ve been trying to look for this crossing for years and am still unable to find it

@zero-z4551 11 ай бұрын

Wow Nice footage

@chequitatarver5363 3 жыл бұрын

its unstoppable

@MrEldoradot 19 күн бұрын

Ah the good old days....

@Stev417 10 ай бұрын

CSX, we don’t wait to get your stuff delivered

@paulc7226 21 күн бұрын

Crazy train.....

@harrisonofcolorado8886 Жыл бұрын

"What shall I do? I can't stop! Help!"

@Jeremiah_Rivers76 Жыл бұрын

“We’re coming! We’re coming!”

@stfuyoutube423 2 жыл бұрын

someone should make an exclusive runaway theme for crazy eights

@DavidLopez-qi8hb 3 жыл бұрын

Denzel and Captain Kirk will save the day.

@boardman49 2 жыл бұрын

I forgot about Chris Pine being in the movie LOL

@psychiatry-is-eugenics 10 күн бұрын

Someone managed to get on the train , and stop it ?

@wisconsinrebelhomes7587 8 ай бұрын

Earl: Damn it Randy!

@felixx321 19 күн бұрын

And here I thought it was going to hit that alien spaceship of a water tower

@victoresquivias7299 5 жыл бұрын

Omg csx 8888 runaway train

@Primon4723Studios 6 жыл бұрын

17 Years of that incident.

@crashade690 4 жыл бұрын

Listen to the radio chatter, ill finish the sentence they said at beginning "CSX to Findlay, CSX to Findlay there will be a runaway csx train Num. 8888 will be possibly in your area in about 5 minutes." so a guy interupts her near the end of the sentence and she says it again after a loud siren beep

@crashade690 4 жыл бұрын

Please read this IDK how to edit but i think she says "Paging Arlington to Sapphire, paging Arlington to Sapphire"

@mrnorthwestohiodude7758 4 жыл бұрын

@@crashade690 Its Fire Dept Dispatch, shes saying "Paging Arlington Fire" Arlington, Ohio was one of the many small communities along this line, the tones activate pagers cause all of their firefighters are volunteers

@andrewcrumb8027 Жыл бұрын

Did you know that the 2010 action/adventure movie, "Unstoppable", was based on that incident?

@up1943productions 3 жыл бұрын

Runaway Train Unit.

@Westernmarylandrwyoffcialyt 2 жыл бұрын

Poor sd40-2 just wanted to run away from csx bullcrap

@jamesmartinez1013 3 жыл бұрын

Probably the only footage of 8888 when it was still a sd40-2

@spoiler539 2 жыл бұрын

Now it was a sd40-3 with that SpongeBob nose.

@qite291 5 ай бұрын

There a water tower up ahead

@OhioRiverSubdivision-hs5xr 2 ай бұрын

I was the 1000th like

@vuurvrrailfanner4656 Жыл бұрын

0:28 Jesus christ that looks like the place where i go to locust grove

@Jackieism 6 жыл бұрын

When they ask you when unstoppable 2 is coming out

@JadenGGvam 5 жыл бұрын

Always_nooby roblox Unstoppable 2 will never come out there’s no need for a sequel plus Tony Scott (the director of the film) Died

@crashade690 4 жыл бұрын

@@JadenGGvam Indeed R.I.P Tony Scott

@panhead5374 Жыл бұрын

@@JadenGGvam The movie needs no sequel.

@wireflight 3 жыл бұрын

Incredible there wasn't a helicopter anywhere nearby along the runaway's route.

@thomasdupee1440 3 жыл бұрын

There was. Video of the chase is out there. Do a search for csx 8888 runaway.

@_conrail_ 6 жыл бұрын

Csx was just testing their new, unmanned RCO engine.....

@goingnowherefast1834 6 жыл бұрын

no, it was a runaway. somehow the engine started with noone in the cab, either the throttle lever was moved before the driver exited the cab or the brake was released

@_conrail_ 6 жыл бұрын

+FatFaceNo. 4 it was a joke

@goingnowherefast1834 6 жыл бұрын

@BuckeyeNationRailroader 6 жыл бұрын

FatFaceNo. 4- The engineer was assembling a train in Walbridge yard with engine 8888. As he was moving these final 47 cars into position, noticed that a switch was thrown against him as he was moving. Attempting to stop the train, he threw on his emergency but instead of grabbing his dynamic brakes, he grabbed the throttle and threw it into Notch 5. By the time he hopped off to throw the switch, the train was already rolling past him out of the yard.

@crashade690 4 жыл бұрын

@@BuckeyeNationRailroader Thanks for informing fat face that is correct