If the engineer had had a heart attack, the dead-man's brake would have applied automatically to stop the train. If the switch is not toggled by the engineer from time to time, the brake applies automatically. Don't the authorities know this? (My grandfather was an engineer for Union Pacific for 30 years)
It not hard for trains to get rolling fast. The weight of all there cars behind it is forcing down hills and back up them. Its the same principle use in yard humps.
Thats pretty amazing that he had all 3 brakes set Mr "wildfire". If you knew a little more about locomotive operations you would know that Dynamics only work when the train is moving. Kinda like a jake brake.
everything that was shown during Crazy 8 was in Unstoppable from the sheriff shooting the fuel tank, the failed helicopter drop onto the cab,the failed attempt to to use portable derails,switchers hooking on to the front and back, the first attempt to jump on board, and a hero applying the brakes
@geomodelrailroader Not quite. They never did a helecopter lowering of a man. Also, no locomotives were coupled onto the front of it. That would be far to dangerous. In the movie yes, in the real event, no
o and back in the 50s i know the PRR in there diesel engines they had a safey setup were if the driver didnt repond to there calls or he couldnt the engine after a few seconds would shut it self down and come to a complete stop now i thought that was a good idea to have and that was back in the 1950s why didnt they have somthing like that in our modern engines today?
@grizzleybearz282004 They do. It's called an alerter. After a certain time period it will sound, and the engineer has to press the acknowledge button or do something like blow the horn or move the throttle. If it's not done in time the brakes will apply. However most older locomotives like the one here don't have it. The deadman's switch was pretty much done away with because it could be easily bypassed with a weight or a wedge.
@wildfire19861987 thanks for the info i seen a C.P railroad video were two engine hit headon because the one driver placed his lunchbox on the pedal and feel asleep
@grizzleybearz282004 After I posted that I found a web page on the incident. Turns out the engine DID have an alerter. What happened was the engineer had to stop because a switch wan't lined, so he set all 3 brakes (train, independent, and dynamic), and got off to line it. Unfortunately he somehow moved the THROTTLE instead of the dynamic handle, and by the time he realized it the train was moving. He tried to get back on but it was going too fast, and he got drugged over 50' (continued)
@wildfire19861987 With the independent brakes set the alerter won't work. And since the train was doing yard switching none of the cars had the air brakes cut in, and the loco brakes were no match for 3,000hp so they burned up.
I've got the link to the page if you're interested.
@wildfire19861987 well that had to suck did he live years ago when i was in my last year of high school i was looking to be apart of the railroad and my foot in the door was going to be with new jersey transit but my father & grand father talked me out of it saying it would take along time to move up as a driver in the railroad bizz they said i would make more money faster as a truck driver and i did but there alot of hard work i always though about what if i when with i realy wanted to do
in the other video about this engine they said it was being worked on in the yard but yet they had all these freight cars hooded up to the engine do the railyards work on there engine when there loaded?
I remember when this happened! I live in Kenton, and nearby the train tracks too it passed by on!
zeratheoso 16 hours ago
If the engineer had had a heart attack, the dead-man's brake would have applied automatically to stop the train. If the switch is not toggled by the engineer from time to time, the brake applies automatically. Don't the authorities know this? (My grandfather was an engineer for Union Pacific for 30 years)
JennyferJ99 1 day ago
1:25 An engineer mange to jump on board and apply the brakes? Not the engineer they showed!
arizonatsunami 6 days ago
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alexander1485 1 week ago
is that real?
unionpacific13 1 week ago
That reporter guy with the glasses really reminds me of Ned Flanders
MrMintyk 2 weeks ago
@MrMintyk hahahhahaahahah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ye he dose...looooooooooooooool
imaghostbuster36 1 week ago
Movie script was way better than the real story lol
twingo16V 3 weeks ago
Looks like somebody got out of the cab and tried to switch the pionts and the idle brakes witch faild and it took off dewey :)
robirt1000 3 weeks ago
Is the crazy 8's locomotive still in operation?
thezombiekiller5500 1 month ago
@thezombiekiller5500 yep..
trio3d 3 weeks ago
@thezombiekiller5500 Maybe if they replaced the break shoes...
WoodymanTHEJ 3 weeks ago
No it wasn't the actual train brake, It was the dynamics.
trainmandan05 2 weeks ago
@thezombiekiller5500 Yes
metraF40PH163 2 weeks ago
actually there was 1 injury when the guy tryed to climb back on and got draged for 1/4 a mile just saying....:D
TSBy390 1 month ago
looks like dewey used to work for CSX until he let 8888 get away
AWVR777LOCO 1 month ago 3
Whiotv
jmream1 1 month ago
And does anyone else think its kinda funny how its talking about trains and then it has a severe t-storm watch and warning in the corner
legowarrior1233 1 month ago
@SteamboatWilley and that's how "Unstoppable" was born
legowarrior1233 1 month ago
"...like something out of a hollywood action movie..."
Someone in Hollywood must have seen this and had an idea.
SteamboatWilley 1 month ago
Very nice footage...thumbs up!
Where did you get the locomotives from TrainZ simulator??
MontrealtrainChannel 2 months ago
I can't believe the thing's number was 8888. What's the chance of that? No wonder where "Unstoppable" got the 777 from. And yeah, Super 8?
ecoRfan 3 months ago
HOLY TOLEDO!!!
JDeereGP 3 months ago
Gremlins
starguard 3 months ago
It not hard for trains to get rolling fast. The weight of all there cars behind it is forcing down hills and back up them. Its the same principle use in yard humps.
844trainman 3 months ago
haha SUPER 8!! ;D
rahluvahi 3 months ago
Unstoppable. Was a true story
Colombia1989 4 months ago
Today we almost died
Colombia1989 4 months ago
SUPER 8!!! haha
popbabyface22 4 months ago
Thats pretty amazing that he had all 3 brakes set Mr "wildfire". If you knew a little more about locomotive operations you would know that Dynamics only work when the train is moving. Kinda like a jake brake.
BSOYM 5 months ago
copy train
arurocks123 5 months ago
everything that was shown during Crazy 8 was in Unstoppable from the sheriff shooting the fuel tank, the failed helicopter drop onto the cab,the failed attempt to to use portable derails,switchers hooking on to the front and back, the first attempt to jump on board, and a hero applying the brakes
geomodelrailroader 5 months ago
@geomodelrailroader Not quite. They never did a helecopter lowering of a man. Also, no locomotives were coupled onto the front of it. That would be far to dangerous. In the movie yes, in the real event, no
metraF40PH163 5 months ago
@metraF40PH163 LOL my mistake
geomodelrailroader 5 months ago
some railroads had what is called the dead mans switch. Once the operator took his foot off the switch, It applied the brakes and closed the throttle
The5150Clown 5 months ago
o and back in the 50s i know the PRR in there diesel engines they had a safey setup were if the driver didnt repond to there calls or he couldnt the engine after a few seconds would shut it self down and come to a complete stop now i thought that was a good idea to have and that was back in the 1950s why didnt they have somthing like that in our modern engines today?
grizzleybearz282004 5 months ago
@grizzleybearz282004 They do. It's called an alerter. After a certain time period it will sound, and the engineer has to press the acknowledge button or do something like blow the horn or move the throttle. If it's not done in time the brakes will apply. However most older locomotives like the one here don't have it. The deadman's switch was pretty much done away with because it could be easily bypassed with a weight or a wedge.
wildfire19861987 5 months ago
@wildfire19861987 thanks for the info i seen a C.P railroad video were two engine hit headon because the one driver placed his lunchbox on the pedal and feel asleep
grizzleybearz282004 5 months ago
@grizzleybearz282004 After I posted that I found a web page on the incident. Turns out the engine DID have an alerter. What happened was the engineer had to stop because a switch wan't lined, so he set all 3 brakes (train, independent, and dynamic), and got off to line it. Unfortunately he somehow moved the THROTTLE instead of the dynamic handle, and by the time he realized it the train was moving. He tried to get back on but it was going too fast, and he got drugged over 50' (continued)
wildfire19861987 5 months ago
@wildfire19861987 With the independent brakes set the alerter won't work. And since the train was doing yard switching none of the cars had the air brakes cut in, and the loco brakes were no match for 3,000hp so they burned up.
I've got the link to the page if you're interested.
wildfire19861987 5 months ago
@wildfire19861987 well that had to suck did he live years ago when i was in my last year of high school i was looking to be apart of the railroad and my foot in the door was going to be with new jersey transit but my father & grand father talked me out of it saying it would take along time to move up as a driver in the railroad bizz they said i would make more money faster as a truck driver and i did but there alot of hard work i always though about what if i when with i realy wanted to do
grizzleybearz282004 5 months ago
in the other video about this engine they said it was being worked on in the yard but yet they had all these freight cars hooded up to the engine do the railyards work on there engine when there loaded?
grizzleybearz282004 5 months ago
Why did they slow some of the footage down!?
JackStanton92 5 months ago
they strecthed the truth in the movie because it was only going 40 mph in the movie it was going 70 mph and 80 mph
carmanlenapope4913 5 months ago
"The train mysteriously took off on it's own". Is that easier to say then some doofus screwed up?
circa81 6 months ago
Did Dan Rather have a source from Amarillo that blamed this on Bush?
floatpool 6 months ago
I saw CSX #8888 at Fostoria Ohio last night and I missed getting it on video!!! :(
trainmandan05 6 months ago
Unstoppable!! i watched the movie. it's great, can recommend to anybody.
nipunapraveen 6 months ago
If you see CSX loco #8888,dont mess with it. It has a mind of its own. It probably seen that its days were numbered and decided to run.
tractorguy100 6 months ago
Great movie lol
Dsrinallentown 6 months ago
Imagine this while you were railfanning. Dear god I'd crap myself.
RCKTBOY7 6 months ago
Poor Ns boxcar
thehorseshoecurve 6 months ago
"but this was no movie" lol it is now.
whatihave2do 7 months ago 30
like something from a hollywood action movie, now there is an action movie
hootergirlsrhot 7 months ago
0:33 well now its a movie! =D
dodgedip123 8 months ago 20
I rember this like yesterday.
metraF40PH163 8 months ago
The dope operating it got off it to pull a track switch when he left the throttle at full speed
reesebwhitehead 8 months ago