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CSX 8888 incident
2001 runaway train incident in Ohio, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The CSX 8888 incident, also known as the Crazy Eights incident, was a runaway train event involving a CSX Transportation freight train in the U.S. state of Ohio on May 15, 2001. Locomotive #8888, an EMD SD40-2, was pulling a train of 47 cars, including possibly two cars loaded with hazardous chemicals, specifically molten phenol, a substance used in dyes and glues, and ran uncontrolled for just under two hours at up to 51 miles per hour (82 km/h).[2] It was finally halted by a railroad crew in a catch locomotive, which caught up with the runaway train and coupled their locomotive to the rear car.[3]
CSX 8888 incident | |
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![]() A CSX EMD SD40-2 locomotive, similar to the locomotive involved in the incident | |
![]() The train's path highlighted in blue | |
Details | |
Date | May 15, 2001; 23 years ago (2001-05-15) 12:35 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.[1] |
Location | Walbridge, Ohio – Kenton, Ohio 66 mi (106 km) South |
Country | United States |
Line | Toledo Line Subdivision |
Operator | CSX Transportation |
Incident type | Runaway train |
Cause | Operator error |
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Damage | None |
As of 2021, the locomotive is still in service, having been rebuilt and upgraded into an SD40-3 as part of a refurbishment program carried out by CSX in 2015, although its number is now #4389.[4] It was delivered as Conrail #6410 in September 1987.[5]