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65-500: 2,834 units were built for North American railroads over an 11-year production. In 2005, all Class I freight railroads except Norfolk Southern and Canadian National owned at least one AC4400CW. Norfolk Southern ordered the very similar C40-9Ws , although NS would later acquire 36 former CEFX AC4400CWs in August 2023. As a result of more stringent emissions requirements that came into effect on January of that year, GE no longer offers

130-474: A runaway freight train and the two men who attempt to stop it. It was the last film Scott directed before his death in 2012. The film was released in the United States on November 12, 2010, by 20th Century Fox . It received generally positive reviews from critics and grossed $ 167.8 million against a production budget between $ 85–100 million. It was nominated for an Oscar for Best Sound Editing at

195-618: A Class I railroad was used until January 1, 1956, when the figure was increased to $ 3 million. In 1956, the ICC counted 113 Class I line-haul operating railroads (excluding "3 class I companies in systems") and 309 Class II railroads (excluding "3 class II companies in systems"). The Class III category was dropped in 1956 but reinstated in 1978. By 1963, the number of Class I railroads had dropped to 102; cutoffs were increased to $ 5 million by 1965, to $ 10 million in 1976 and to $ 50 million in 1978, at which point only 41 railroads qualified as Class I. In

260-498: A confessed initial skepticism, and giving it only three stars—found that "Your head will spin... palms will sweat... nerves will fry," calling the film "a bang-up ride that [will] wring you out." Midwest Film Journal reviewer Nick Rogers concurs: "a terrific thrill ride" and "nail-biting fun," with "sobering steel-city woes... blue-collar anxiety," uplifted with "can-do optimism and work ethic." The Globe and Mail in Toronto

325-402: A populated area. Galvin, believing he can save the railroad money, rejects Connie's suggestion to derail the runaway on unpopulated farmland, and sends veteran engineer Judd Stewart to lash-up 777 behind his consist, slowing it down enough for AWVR employee and U.S. Marine veteran Ryan Scott to board 777 from a helicopter; his plan fails when Ryan is injured and when dispatch attempts to divert

390-587: A restraining order from his wife Darcy. Frank and Will are ordered to pull off into a siding RIP track before the runaway train races by, smashing through their last boxcar . Frank observes that the runaway train's last car has an open coupler and proposes that they couple the runaway in reverse, and use 1206's brakes to slow down 777 before it reaches the Stanton Curve, knowing the portable derailers set up outside Arklow would fail because of 777's size and speed. Upon reporting his plan to Connie and Galvin,

455-415: A road parallel to the tracks, and Will jumps onto the bed of Ned's truck. Ned races to the front of 777 where Will leaps onto the locomotive and finally brings 777 to a stop. Darcy arrives with her and Will's son and reunites with him, and Connie comes to congratulate the men, who are hailed as heroes. Before the closing credits, it is revealed that Frank is promoted and later retires with full benefits. Will

520-460: A small order for 20 rebuilds from GE of their AC4460CW fleet and later announced that they would be upgrading 1,000 of their AC4460CWs and AC44s into the new C44ACM class over the next 15 years. Unlike CP, the original 20 rebuilds did not receive a new crew cab. CSX also placed orders to rebuild their large AC4400CW fleet. An initial batch of 10 AC4400CWs were rebuilt at Wabtec's Erie , Pennsylvania facility, with 40 more to follow. CSX continued

585-531: A special move in 1979, all switching and terminal railroads were re-designated Class III — even those with Class I or Class II revenues. In early 1991, two Class II railroads, Montana Rail Link and Wisconsin Central , asked the ICC to increase the minimum annual operating revenue criteria (then established at US$ 93.5 million) to avoid being redesignated as Class I, which would have resulted in increased administrative and legal costs. The Class II maximum criterion

650-432: A toxic ingredient used in glues, paints, and dyes. The chemical is very dangerous; it is highly corrosive to the skin, eyes, lungs, and nasal tract. Attempts to derail it using a portable derailer failed, and police had tried to engage the red fuel cutoff button by shooting at it; after having three shots mistakenly hit the red fuel cap, this ultimately had no effect because the button must be pressed for several seconds before

715-453: Is abundant," with "terminology [that] rings true," despite the "improbable" story. The review acknowledges several similarities between the film and the real-life runaway CSX 8888 event, but notes the film is full of Hollywood exaggerations and clichés. The review reports that the film uses special effects only "sparingly," emphasizing "those are real [locomotives] being raced, blown up,... reined in." Upon its debut, Unstoppable promptly took

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780-591: Is reconciled with Darcy, who is expecting their second child, recovers from his injuries, and continues working with AWVR. Connie is promoted to Galvin's VP position, while it is implied that Galvin was fired for his poor handling of the incident. Ryan makes a full recovery, and Dewey, who is held accountable for causing the incident, is fired from his job and goes on to work in the fast food industry. Unstoppable suffered various production challenges before filming could commence, including casting, schedule, location, and budgetary concerns. In August 2004, Mark Bomback

845-501: The 83rd Academy Awards , and for Best Action Movie at the 2011 Critics' Choice Movie Awards , but lost to Inception in both cases. As a result of a botched switching operation by yard hostlers Dewey and Gilleece in an Allegheny and West Virginia Railroad (AWVR) classification yard in Northern Pennsylvania , an AWVR train led by locomotive 777 (Triple 7) leaves the yard unattended, heading south at full speed down

910-501: The Alabama and Gulf Coast Railway . Class III railroads are typically local shortline railroads serving a small number of towns and industries or hauling cars for one or more railroads; often, they once had been branch lines of larger railroads or even abandoned portions of main lines. Some Class III railroads are owned by railroad holding companies such as Genesee & Wyoming or Watco . Some examples of Class III railroads would be

975-615: The Maryland and Delaware Railroad , the San Pedro Valley Railroad , and the Buckingham Branch Railroad . Unstoppable (2010 film) 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

1040-587: The Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway (W&LE), and the Southwest Pennsylvania Railroad (SWP). Four GE AC4400CWs leased from CP were used to depict the locomotives used on the runaway train, 777 and trailing unit 767. CP 9777 and 9758 played 777 and 767 in early scenes, and CP 9782 and 9751 were given a damaged look for later scenes. These four locomotives were repainted to standard colors in early 2010 by Canadian Pacific following

1105-466: The 8500 series is slated to be rebuilt at 8201-8280 and the 8100-series be completed. The Union Pacific Railroad (UP) ordered many of their AC4400CWs with Controlled Tractive Effort software, giving them the designation of C44ACCTE . This software package is now standard on a portion of their ES44ACs as well. CTE limits tractive effort to mimic TE level of Dash series locomotives. In late 2023, they will all be rebuilt into C44ACMs. In 2018, UP placed

1170-510: The AC4400CW, replacing it with the ES44AC . The AC4400CW was the first GE locomotive to offer an optional self-steering truck design, intended to increase adhesion and reduce wear on the railhead. This option was specified by Canadian Pacific Railway , Cartier Railway , CSX for their units 201-599, Ferromex , Ferrosur , and Kansas City Southern Railway . The other railroads still used

1235-522: The Mississippi River. Canadian Pacific Kansas City , doing business as CPKC, runs from southern Canada, then goes south through the central United States to central Mexico. In addition, the national passenger railroads in the US and Canada— Amtrak and Via Rail —would both qualify as Class I if they were freight carriers. Mexico's Ferromex would qualify as a Class I railroad if it had trackage in

1300-623: The Pennsylvania cities of Pittsburgh, Emporium , Milesburg , Tyrone , Julian , Unionville , Port Matilda , Bradford , Monaca , Eldred , Mill Hall , Turtlepoint , Port Allegany , and Carnegie , and also in Portville, New York and Olean, New York . The film was the most expensive ever shot in Western Pennsylvania until The Dark Knight Rises . The Western New York and Pennsylvania Railroad 's Buffalo Line

1365-439: The United States and Canada. Unstoppable had a strong opening night on Friday November 12, 2010, coming in ahead of Megamind with a gross of $ 8.1 million. However, Megamind won the weekend, earning $ 30 million to Unstoppable ' s $ 23.9 million. Unstoppable performed slightly better than The Taking of Pelham 123 did in its opening weekend. As of April 2011, the film had earned $ 167,805,466 worldwide. Unstoppable

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1430-632: The United States. A Class II railroad in the United States hauls freight and is mid-sized in terms of operating revenue. Switching and terminal railroads are excluded from Class II status. Railroads considered by the Association of American Railroads as "Regional Railroads" are typically Class II. Some examples of Class II railroads would be the Florida East Coast Railway , the Iowa Interstate Railroad , and

1495-541: The United States. Initially (in 1911) the former federal agency Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) classified railroads by their annual gross revenue . Class I railroads had an annual operating revenue of at least $ 1 million, while Class III railroad incomes were under $ 100,000. Railroads in both classes were subject to reporting requirements on a quarterly or annual schedule. In 1925, the ICC reported 174 Class I railroads, 282 Class II railroads, and 348 Class III railroads. The $ 1 million criterion established in 1911 for

1560-638: The United States. Other interior scenes were shot at 31st Street Studios (then the Mogul Media Studios) on 31st Street in Pittsburgh. Principal photography began on August 31, 2009, for a release on November 12, 2010. Filming was delayed for one day when part of the train accidentally derailed on November 21, 2009. The locomotives used in the movie were borrowed from three railroads: the Canadian Pacific Railway (CP),

1625-650: The United States: BNSF Railway , CSX Transportation , Canadian National Railway , CPKC , Norfolk Southern Railway , and Union Pacific Railroad . Canadian National also operates in Canada and CPKC operates in Canada and Mexico. In addition, the national passenger railroad in the United States, Amtrak , would qualify as Class I if it were a freight carrier, as would Canada's Via Rail passenger service. Mexico 's Ferromex freight railroad would also qualify as Class I, but it does not operate within

1690-452: The actors... and... moments of beauty [or] strange comedy." But it credits "cinematographer Ben Seresin and... ace sound technicians" for creating "an unexpectedly rich world" of trains and landscapes. The reviewer ridicules the movie scene of a cop shooting at the train, trying to "hit an emergency stop button," as "a ridiculous image, openly laughable... [an] outrageous, excessive [director's] flourish"—apparently unaware it actually happened in

1755-623: The box-office lead in 40 countries around the world, with an $ 18.2 million opening weekend—premiering as the most successful film that weekend in China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Malaysia—coming in second in North America and Germany. Unstoppable was expected to take in about the same amount of money as the previous year's The Taking of Pelham 123 , another Tony Scott film involving an out-of-control train starring Denzel Washington. Pelham took in $ 23.4 million during its opening weekend in

1820-425: The carrier's annual revenue. The thresholds, last adjusted for inflation in 2019, are: In Canada , a Class I rail carrier is defined (as of 2004 ) as a company that has earned gross revenues exceeding $ 250 million (CAD) for each of the previous two years. Class I railroads are the largest rail carriers in the United States. In 1900, there were 132 Class I railroads, but as the result of mergers and bankruptcies,

1885-424: The engine would be starved of fuel and shut down. For two hours, the train traveled at speeds up to 51 miles per hour (82 km/h) until the crew of a second locomotive, CSX #8392, coupled onto the runaway and slowly applied its brakes. Once the runaway was slowed down to 11 miles per hour (18 km/h), CSX trainmaster Jon Hosfeld ran alongside the train, and climbed aboard, shutting down the locomotive. The train

1950-634: The engineer whose error caused the runaway, nor what disciplinary action was taken. The film score was composed by Harry Gregson-Williams and the soundtrack album was released on December 7, 2010. Unstoppable premiered at the Regency Village Theatre in Westwood, Los Angeles , on October 26, 2010. It was released in theaters in the United States on November 12, 2010. A trailer was released online on August 6, 2010. The film went on general release on November 12, 2010. Unstoppable

2015-513: The film a weighted average score of 69 out of 100, based on 34 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". Audiences surveyed by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A-" on an A+ to F scale. Film critic Roger Ebert rated the film three and a half out of four, remarking in his review, "In terms of sheer craftsmanship, this is a superb film." Vanity Fair summed it up as "a surprisingly well-made action movie," but quickly forgettable. Rolling Stone's Peter Travers —despite

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2080-495: The film in a January 2020 episode of the Rewatchables podcast, and included it in his list of the ten best of the decade. In June 2021, he named it one of his favorite "Director's Final Films". Christopher Nolan also praised the film (particularly its use of suspense), citing it as an influence for his film Dunkirk . The editor of railroad industry journal Railway Age — having only read press releases and previewed

2145-562: The film's lack of a start date. Fox made a modified offer as enticement, and he returned to the project two weeks later. Production was headquartered in Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania , where the fictional "Allegheny and West Virginia Railroad" depicted in the movie is headquartered. Filming took place in a broad area around there including the Ohio cities of Martins Ferry , Bellaire , Mingo Junction , Steubenville , and Brewster , and in

2210-477: The filming, but the black and yellow warning stripes from the AWVR livery painted on the plows of each locomotive were left untouched (except for 9777's plow) and remained visible on the locomotives. Most of the other AWVR locomotives seen in the film, including chase locomotive 1206, and the locomotive consist used in an attempt to stop the train, 7375 and 7346, were played by EMD SD40-2s leased from W&LE. 1206

2275-499: The hi-ad truck design CSX ordered many of its AC4400CW locomotives with 20,000 lb (9,100 kg) extra weight to increase tractive effort. These same units were also modified in 2006-2007 with a "high tractive effort" software upgrade and redesignated CW44AH. In 2017, Canadian Pacific Kansas City (then known as the Canadian Pacific Railway and simply Canadian Pacific) requested that General Electric modernize 30 of its 9500 and 9600-series AC4400CW units. The original units had

2340-735: The industry has consolidated and as of April 2023 , just six Class I freight railroads remain. BNSF Railway and Union Pacific Railroad have a duopoly over all transcontinental freight rail lines in the Western United States, while CSX Transportation and Norfolk Southern Railway operate most of the trackage in the Eastern United States, with the Mississippi River being the rough dividing line. Canadian National Railway (via its subsidiary Grand Trunk Corporation ) operates north–south lines near

2405-446: The latter threatens to fire Frank, who informs him that he is already being forced into early retirement. Galvin also threatens to fire Will, as well as Connie when she speaks up for them, but they ignore Galvin and continue their pursuit. As Frank predicted, the train barrels through the portable derailers unhindered, to Galvin's horror. Knowing that Frank's plan is their only chance at preventing disaster, Connie and Werner take control of

2470-401: The lead locomotive of a runaway freight train. To film the movie, four Canadian Pacific AC4400CW locomotives (Nos. 9777, 9758, 9782, and 9751), were repainted as two fictional "Allegheny and West Virginia Railroad" locomotives (Nos. 777 (nicknamed "Triple 7") and 767). 9777 and 9782 were painted as 777, while 9758 and 9751 were painted as 767. Class I railroad Railroad classes are

2535-404: The main line. Believing the train is coasting, yardmaster Connie Hooper orders Dewey and Gilleece to pursue the runaway train, and also instructs lead welder Ned Oldham to get ahead of the train in his truck and switch it off the main track. When Ned arrives to find that the train has already passed, the crew realize it is running on full power. As Dewey and Gilleece unsuccessfully attempt to board

2600-515: The movie trailer — panned it as having "...stretched the truth for dramatic effect... [to produce] an entertaining diversion from reality... highly exaggerated." Trains magazine's reviewer says the film is "not a train movie;... It’s an action movie..." that "delivers" as "visceral action entertainment"—not "railroad propaganda." However, the review credits the film for depicting "most... working-day railroaders [as] safety-conscious...," trying to do "the right thing," adding "the railroad atmosphere

2665-572: The original front cab completely removed and upgraded to current GE standards with upgraded electrical systems including PTC and FTO systems. Other improvements GE has made include up to 10 percent fuel efficiency gains, 40 percent increase in reliability and 50 percent increase in haulage ability. The units were subsequently placed into service with the designation AC4400CW M (for M odernized). The first batch of rebuilds (8100-8129) also had their original Steerable trucks replaced with GEs High Adhesion trucks, where later batches each individual engine kept

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2730-495: The phenol could have caused in a fire, and he found it incredible that the fictional AWVR freely disseminated information such as employees' names and images and the cause of the runaway to the media. In the real instance, he writes, the cause of the runaway was not disclosed until months later when the National Transportation Safety Board released its report, and CSX never made public the name of

2795-483: The program and had received a total of 260 rebuilt locomotives by 2024. A final order has been placed to rebuild the remaining 200 plus locomotives and will be compled from 2024-2028. The rebuilds are numbered in the 7000, 7200, 7300, 7400, and 7500 series and CSX is referring to them as CM44ACs . NS recently acquired 36 of these locomotives from CEFX in June 2023. They are currently being patched for starting service on

2860-453: The project. The original budget had been trimmed from $ 107 million to $ 100 million, but Fox wanted to reduce it to the low $ 90 million range, asking Scott to cut his salary from $ 9 million to $ 6 million and wanting Washington to shave $ 4 million off his $ 20 million fee. Washington declined and, although attached since April, formally withdrew from the project in July, citing lost patience with

2925-501: The real-life CSX 8888 incident. But another Times reviewer, A.O. Scott , said "the charm of this movie... is its simplicity," focused on "an engineering problem... solved at top speed... by... a handful of professionals"—calling the film's "absorption in practical matters... exhilarating"—praising its absence of "subtext... larger meaning... political implications or psychological mystery." Director Quentin Tarantino highlighted

2990-669: The roster. These units will be rebuilt to AC44C6M locomotives (similar to the ones from the Dash 9 locomotives) at the Wabtec locomotive plant in Fort Worth, TX . The first unit, NS 3980, was the first unit to be rebuilt into an AC44C6M and it's undergoing testing at the Wabtec facility. AC4400CW owners and operators past and present include: The plot of the movie Unstoppable required Denzel Washington and Chris Pine to climb aboard

3055-412: The runaway onto a siding, Stewart's locomotive derails and explodes, killing him. Because 777 will derail on an elevated curve in the more heavily populated town of Stanton, Galvin finally decides to derail it purposely just north of the smaller town of Arklow. Meanwhile, in command of locomotive 1206 are veteran AWVR railroad engineer Frank Barnes and conductor Will Colson, a new hire preoccupied with

3120-485: The runaway train, Connie alerts Oscar Galvin, VP of Train Operations, and coordinates with state police to block all crossings. Federal Railroad Administration inspector Scott Werner, while visiting Fuller Yard to meet with students on a Railroad Safety Campaign excursion, warns that eight of the 39 freight cars contain highly toxic and flammable molten phenol , which would cause a major disaster should 777 derail in

3185-502: The safety train's 120 passengers back to the cities at which they had boarded, including Bowling Green, Findlay, and Kenton. When the film was released, the Toledo Blade compared the events of the film to the real-life incident. "It's predictably exaggerated and dramatized to make it more entertaining," wrote David Patch, "but close enough to the real thing to support the 'Inspired by True Events' announcement that flashes across

3250-650: The same grey livery with different running numbers. The Railroad Safety Campaign excursion train locomotive (RSC 2002) was played by a SWP EMD GP11 rebuilt from an EMD GP9 . The two passenger coaches carrying schoolchildren were provided by the Orrville Railroad Heritage Society in Orrville, Ohio . Unstoppable was inspired by the 2001 CSX 8888 incident , in which a runaway train ultimately traveled 66 miles (106 km) through northwest Ohio. Led by CSX Transportation SD40-2 #8888,

3315-453: The same lever controlled both the throttle and the dynamic brakes; in fact, putting on "full throttle" and "full brakes" both involved advancing the same lever to the highest position after switching to a different operating mode. Thus if the engineer failed to properly switch modes, it was easy to accidentally apply full throttle instead of full brake, or vice-versa. Two of the train's tank cars contained thousands of gallons of molten phenol ,

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3380-418: The screen at its start." He notes that the dead man switch would probably have worked in real life despite the unconnected brake hoses, unless the locomotive, or independent brakes, were already applied. As explained in the movie, the dead man's switch failed because the only available brakes were the independent brakes, which were quickly worn through, similar to CSX 8888. The film exaggerates the possible damage

3445-421: The situation from Galvin. Frank and Will catch up to the runaway's trailing hopper car and couples into place, but the car blows a seal and Will's foot is crushed in the process. Will hobbles back to 1206's cab, and Frank tries to slow the runaway with the independent brakes but makes little headway with 777 still under power. Will stays in the cab to work the brakes and throttle while Frank makes his way along

3510-607: The system by which freight railroads are designated in the United States . Railroads are assigned to Class I, II or III according to annual revenue criteria originally set by the Surface Transportation Board in 1992. With annual adjustments for inflation, the 2019 thresholds were US$ 504,803,294 for Class I carriers and US$ 40,384,263 for Class II carriers. (Smaller carriers were Class III by default.) There are six Class I freight railroad companies in

3575-431: The top of 777's cars in a risky attempt to engage the handbrakes on each car. Eventually, 1206's brakes burn out and 777 starts gaining speed again. Using the independent air brake, Will coordinates brake timing with Frank by radio and they manage to reduce speed enough to clear the Stanton Curve. As 777 speeds up, Frank can't get to its locomotive due to a bulkhead flatcar that lacks a walkway. Ned arrives in his truck on

3640-530: The train left Stanley Yard in Walbridge, Ohio with no one at the controls, after the driver got out of the slow-moving train to correct a misaligned switch, mistakenly believing he had properly set the train's dynamic braking system, much as his counterpart (Dewey) in the film mistakenly believed he had properly set the locomotive's throttle (in the CSX incident, the locomotive had an older-style throttle stand where

3705-430: The trucks they already had. The following year Canadian Pacific Kansas City asked GE to similarly rebuild several more batches for a total of 110 locomotives. The second order (8130-8144) retains their steerable trucks. The third batch (8000-8064) will feature an Evolution Series sized fuel tank and radial trucks. In 2019 a fourth batch of rebuilds happened, 8145-8160 & 8064-8080 from the 95/9600-series. In 2021 both

3770-444: The two classes. The bounds are typically redefined every several years to adjust for inflation and other factors. Class II and Class III designations are now rarely used outside the rail transport industry. The Association of American Railroads typically divides non–Class I companies into three categories: In the United States, the Surface Transportation Board categorizes rail carriers into Class I, Class II, and Class III based on

3835-491: Was depicted by three different SD40-2s: W&LE 6353 and 6354, and a third unit that was bought from scrap and modified for cab shots. 6353 and 6354 were returned to the W&;LE and painted black to resume service, but 6354's windshield remains jutted forward from the AWVR livery. Judd Stewart's locomotive consist 7375 and 7346 were played by W&LE 6352 and 6351, which also played two locomotive "extras" (5624 and 5580), wearing

3900-522: Was hired by 20th Century Fox to write the screenplay Runaway Train . Robert Schwentke signed on to direct Runaway Train in August 2005, with plans to begin shooting in early 2006. In June 2007, Martin Campbell was in negotiations to replace Schwentke as director of the film, now titled Unstoppable . Campbell was attached until March 2009, when Tony Scott came on board as director. In April, both Denzel Washington and Chris Pine were attached to

3965-434: Was increased in 1992 to $ 250 million annually, which resulted in the Florida East Coast Railway having its status changed to Class II. The thresholds set in 1992 were: Since dissolution of the ICC in 1996, the Surface Transportation Board (STB) has become responsible for defining criteria for each railroad class. The STB continues to use designations of Class II and Class III as there are different labor regulations for

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4030-467: Was more measured. While the film's action scenes "have the greasy punch of a three-minute heavy-metal guitar solo", its critic felt the characters were weak. It called the film "an opportunistic political allegory about an economy that's out of control and industries that are weakened by layoffs, under-staffing, and corporate callousness." The New York Times' Manohla Dargis dismissed it as "largely forgettable," with "transitory... pleasures, limited to

4095-441: Was released on DVD and Blu-ray on February 15, 2011 by 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment . On Rotten Tomatoes the film holds an approval rating of 87% based on 198 reviews, with an average rating of 6.9/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "As fast, loud, and relentless as the train at the center of the story, Unstoppable is perfect popcorn entertainment—and director Tony Scott's best movie in years." Metacritic gives

4160-481: Was stopped at the Ohio State Route 31 crossing, just south-southeast of Kenton, Ohio . No one was seriously injured in the incident. RSC 2002 was inspired by a CSX Operation Lifesaver passenger train, which was turning around at Stanley Yard and was preparing to head back south after having traveled north from Columbus to Walbridge using the same track CSX 8888 was now on. CSX ended up having to bus

4225-530: Was used for two months during daylight, while the railroad ran its regular freight service at night. The real-life bridge and elevated curve in the climactic scene is the B & O Railroad Viaduct between Bellaire, Ohio and Benwood, West Virginia . A two-day filming session took place at the Hooters restaurant in Wilkins Township , a Pittsburgh suburb, featuring 10 Hooters Girls from across

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