Shadowed by a growing convoy of police, emergency vehicles, and news cameras, Crazy Eights, as it’s soon dubbed, has proven unstoppable. In one small town, police evacuate workers from a meat processing plant situated feet from the tracks just minutes before Crazy Eights thunders past. In that instant, Hosfeld understood: Crazy Eights wasn’t just harmlessly rolling through the countryside—it was surging forward under power. Crazy Eights rumbled over three counties and more than 50 miles as the chase stretched toward its second hour. For his showdown with Crazy Eights, Sergeant Tom Gwinn received a letter of appreciation from the governor of Ohio.