The GE AC4400CW is a six axle diesel electric locomotive manufactured by General Electric Transportation between 1993 and 2004.
This locomotive is a fictional train from the 2010 thriller "Unstoppable", based on the infamous CSX "Crazy Eights" incident. The movie takes place on the Allegheny West Virginia Railroad (AWVR for short) where a freight train lead by this engine, along with AWVR 767 is accidentally thrown into Notch 8 (full power) when the engineer dismounts to throw an improperly lined switch The train then gains speed and tears across the mainline wreaking havoc and destruction along the way.
Two locomotives owned by the Canadian Pacific Railway (now CPKC) starred as Triple 7 in the filming of Unstoppable; CP 9777 and CP 9782. Both have returned to their home rails and are still in service today.
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