slenderman8888
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to be exact the engines used in unstoppable were AC4400CW's leased from canadian pacific
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daylightrain
Development Purgatory.
Even so, that movie definetly had some Hollywood artistic license in it. The AC4400CW came in around the same time as the C44-9W as the AC counterpart to the Dash-9, and because they are both made by GE we can assume they have the identical safety features which would prevent the engines from running away. It's kind of like a rising lawn mower. On most new models the engine cuts off as soon as the driver leaves the seat unless the brake is engaged.
The real life Unstoppable was CSX 8888, an older SD40-2 locomotive which wouldn't have such advanced electronics as today's current locomotives to prevent the engine from running away under its own power.
The real life Unstoppable was CSX 8888, an older SD40-2 locomotive which wouldn't have such advanced electronics as today's current locomotives to prevent the engine from running away under its own power.
Yep at that time alerters weren't fully implemented in older equipment, of course that incident and some others following led to the quick implementation of alerters.
Another fun fact: nobody in their right mind would put a locomotive into notch 8 just to shuffle around the yard, especially when the switch ahead isn't lined for them. They should have not moved until the switch was lined.
Also, I have a picture to contribute to this thread.
Also, I have a picture to contribute to this thread.
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nickrailfan
Lord of the Executives
That movie had so many flaws it's not even funny.
Like the moment when it's claimed that an SD40-2 has 5000 HP when it really has 3000.
64Warhorse
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It's always important to remember that, like journalists, screenwriters generally know NOTHING about anything even remotely technical, and are perfectly willing to distort the facts and even lie outright if they can get a "better" story thereby. 
nickrailfan
Lord of the Executives
Yea.It's always important to remember that, like journalists, screenwriters generally know NOTHING about anything even remotely technical, and are perfectly willing to distort the facts and even lie outright if they can get a "better" story thereby.
This is remotely related but I got triggered when the news reporter said Burlington Northern Santa Fe instead of BNSF Railway lol
nickrailfan
Lord of the Executives
Hehe I forgot that part
Southern1581
Pineapple approved!
Better yet, in the very beginning of the movie when they used what sounded like the original EMD 645 startup sound that the 2002 original trainz used on its SD40's as the crank up sound for a pair of very-GE AC4400's, instead of, oh I don't know, just cranking up the AC4400's?
nickrailfan
Lord of the Executives
I know, right? It boggled my mind, why they would pull a generic sound effect off an SFX library when they had two perfectly good AC44s to use for SFX. And the roaring noises were extremely stupid.
Trainz_12_fan_100
yes thats my name
@JIb228 I know right?
djtrackmasta
The Evil Notch 8 Guy
First it was on the modeling part the battle of the FEF
Now its a unstoppable arguement lol
Now its a unstoppable arguement lol
It reminds me of the surgeon for whom my mother worked, who would pick apart all of the glaring errors in television series from General Hospital to Emergency. We thought it funny that he actually had time to watch any television at all!
It keeps us on top of our game, I suppose!
nickrailfan
Lord of the Executives
Okay where were we....
Oh yeah screenshots
Here's one from a session I was working on for the SBCX route. It's a freight session, featuring a local known as the Allen Turn. It'll be released this year(hopefully)
Oh yeah screenshots
Here's one from a session I was working on for the SBCX route. It's a freight session, featuring a local known as the Allen Turn. It'll be released this year(hopefully
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nickrailfan
Lord of the Executives
That's BEAUTIFUL
But AWVR 777 has 253 rivets, while its real life counterpart only has 252! It ruins the whole film!
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