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"I only got one rule. One rule only: you're gonna do something, you do it right." - Frank Barnes

15 years ago, the 20th Century Fox film "Unstoppable" made its way into theaters across the United States and in select countries. The plot of the film focuses on a veteran engineer and a young conductor who risk their lives to stop a runaway train in hopes of preventing a major disaster from happening. Being the last movie that Tony Scott directed before his death in 2012, the movie was inspired by the real-life CSX 8888 "Crazy Eights" incident that took place in Ohio on May 15, 2001. With a rotten tomatoes score of 87%, generally positive reviews and making $167.8 million against a production budget between $85–100 million, the movie earned an Oscar for Best Sound Editing at the 83rd Academy Awards, and for Best Action Movie at the 2011 Critics' Choice Movie Awards but sadly lost both due to competition with the sci-fi action film 'inception'.

Despite its theatrical success however, the film has had a bit of a rough time in production prior to filming due to casting hassles, scheduling conflicts, location changes, and budgetary concerns. But when these issues were resolved, the filming then took place in various parts of Pennsylvania, Ohio, and New York. In fact, the Western New York and Pennsylvania Railroad's Buffalo Line was used for two months in daylight hours with the climatic scene filmed on the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Viaduct that stretches between Bellaire, Ohio and Benwood, West Virginia.

Listed below is the cast:

Denzel Washington - Frank Barnes; Veteran Railroad Engineer

Chris Pine - Will Colson; Conductor

Rosario Dawson - Connie Hooper; Fuller yard Yardmaster

Ethan Suplee - Dewey; Hostler

Kevin Dunn - Oscar Galvin;AWVR Vice-President

Kevin Corrigan - Scott Werner; FRA Inspector

Kevin Chapman - Bunny; Fuller Yard Dispatcher

Lew Temple - Ned Oldham; Railroad Lead Welder

T. J. Miller - Gilleece; Dewey's Conductor and Hostler

Jessy Schram - Darcy Colson; Will's Wife

David Warshofsky - Judd Stewart; Veteran Engineer and Frank's friend

Andy Umberger - Janeway; AWVR President

Elizabeth Mathis and Meagan Tandy - Nicole Barnes and Maya Barnes; Frank's Daughters

Aisha Hinds - Railroad Safety Campaign Coordinator

Scott A Martin - Scott A Martin; Dispatcher

Ryan Ahern - Ryan Scott; Rail Employee and US Marine Veteran

Jeff Wincott - Jesse Colson; Will's Brother

And now onto the locomotives. All of the main locomotives used for the film were painted up and lettered for the fictional "Allegheny and West Virginia Railroad" (AWVR) and came from the three following railroads: the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR), the Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway (W&LE), and the Southwest Pennsylvania Railroad (SWP). While many other locomotives appear in the film, we'll be covering the main six locomotives featured in the film.

The first two locomotives on our list are the General Electric AC4400CWs and lead units of the runaway train, No. 777 and 767. A total of four Canadian Pacific AC44CWs were depicted as the 777 and the 767; No. 9777 and 9758 were used as the 777 and the 767 in earlier scenes while No. 9782 and 9751 were given damaged looks for later scenes of the 777 and the 767. Sometime after filming concluded, the AC44CWs would be repainted back into their original Canadian Pacific liveries but No. 9758 still has its plow painted with safety stripes as of 2022.

CP 9777:

Built: September 2003

Status: In service as of 2024

CP 9758

Built: July 2003

Status: In service as of 2022

CP 9782

Built: September 2003

Status: In service as of 2024

CP 9751

Built: July 2003

Status: In service as of 2025

The next locomotive on our list is the chase locomotive, Electro-Motive Division SD40-2 No. 1206. The 1206 was depicted by three SD40-2s: Wheeling and Lake Erie No. 6353 and 6354, and a salvaged third unit that was used for cab shots. After the film's production ended, No. 6353 and 6354 were painted back into their original liveries while 6354 retains the forward-jutted windshield to this day.

W&LE 6353

Built: January 1974 as Kansas City Southern (KCS) No. 664

Status: In service as of 2025

W&LE 6354

Built: January 1974 as Kansas City Southern (KCS) No. 665

Status: In service as of 2025

The next two locomotives on our list are the SD40-2 twins No. 7375 and 7346. These two SD40s were depicted by No. 6352 and 6351, also from the Wheeling and Lake Erie. In addition, free-rolling mockups of the two locomotives were built for a derailment scene to stop the runaway train.

W&LE 6352

Built: February 1986 as N De M No. 13002

Status: In service as of 2025; but now numbered as 7009

W&LE 6351

Built: February 1986 as N De M No. 13001

Status: In service as of 2025; but now numbered as 7008

The sixth and final locomotive on our list is Railroad Safety Campaign GP11 No. 2002, leased from the Southwest Pennsylvania Railroad. Being an early 1950s four-axel unit, it is the smallest, oldest, and probably the most underrated locomotive on our list. The 2002 was used to pull a two-car passenger train carrying school children and teachers who are learning about rail safety as it narrowly dodges a head-on collision with the oncoming runaway train by diverting onto a siding. No. 2002 is the only locomotive on this list whose number didn't get temporarily changed.

SWP 2002

Built: February 1953 as Union Pacific GP9 No. 708

Status: Currently unknown (Probably in service as of 2022)

Here's to 15 years of Unstoppable and 15 more for future generations to enjoy!

Models and Route by: Benthetrainkid Trainz, Blawnox Locomotive Works, Auran, and Download Station

Qué felicidad mañana y el lunes también van a pasar una de mis películas favoritas de mi infancia y es imparable o más conocida como unstoppable la van a pasar en cinecanal en el 2025