CSX Driverless Freight Train Rolls 66 Miles, Inspires Unstoppable May 15, 2001

A CSX EMD SD40-2 8888 rolls out of a train yard in Walbridge, Ohio, with 47 freight cars, including some tank cars with flammable chemical, after its engineer fails to reboard it after setting a yard switch. It travels south driverless for 66 miles (106ย km) until it was brought to a halt near Kenton. The incident became the inspiration for the 2010 film Unstoppable.

A CSX EMD SD40-2 8888 rolls out of a train yard in Walbridge, Ohio, with 47 freight cars, including some tank cars with flammable chemical, after its engineer fails to reboard it after setting a yard switch. It travels south driverless for 66 miles (106ย km) until it was brought to a halt near Kenton. The incident became the inspiration for the 2010 film Unstoppable.

Date: May 15, 2001

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