BNSF engine on fire video

here is a link to a video that shows a bnsf loco on fire. one the download starts there is a brief ad with someone playing the sax...just wait through it and sure enough you'll see the train. video here

 

Thanks. What I find interesting is that the flames appeared to be comng only out of the exhaust stack. Also they appeared to be under pressure, almost like a jet engine exhaust, as if the diesel was still running. Is there any way that we can read the results of the investigation when it's complete?

 

Wow! I think it was running and somehow the engine was in run 6-8 and probably had a bad injector fueling the fire! If the engine wasn't running or idling, it would have blown the motor internally! Great footage! Thanks!

 

The investigation will will probably be done by the BNSF and not made public.The railroads don't usually make public findings of incidents, they do have to answer to the FRA though.But you never know they just might give the explanation you don't ever know anymore.I know there are problems with the dash8 engines throwing flames when they are under load.It will surely catch your eyes when the big orange ball of fire comes from the stack and you don't expect it.Have had it happen several times on different trains but they usually go out within about 5-10 seconds.It is just excessive blowby hitting the hot exhaust stack.If you look on the dash8's they sometimes show they burned paint in that general area.

 

It's a turbo charger fire. Probably lost the oil seal on the turbine shaft. Pressurized oil spray&Hot exhaust=BiG Fire!

 

Yep if you look closely the top of the body work looks too shiny,ie: oil spraying/spitting out the exhaust stack,prolly finally caught alight in the stack & with the motor still running by the looks of it.Until a firey found the emergency fuel cut off.......
Anyone remember that photo of a SF stack train?with the 2nd & 3rd loco's & a good portion of a 5 car double stack painted in black........engine oil that is.
Keep an eye on the NTSB for a report too.

[ February 01, 2006, 09:07 PM: Message edited by: JASON ]

 

I'll go along with a turbo-fire too. I've seen a few of them, but not quite as intense as this
one. I am wondering if this unit had the crankcase oil overfilled, it would start sucking up the crankcase oil and then the sucker is pretty difficult to stop.

CT

 

Turbo fires are pretty common in GE locos.
I see them all the time that look like the one in these pics.

 

I saw a Oakway SD60 this morning in Spokane this morning that had its middle section painted in a dark red primer, do EMD's do this too?
Kevin D Mumaw

 

I like how the media made such a big deal out of it. Did you notice that they commented that the fire destroyed the loco and damaged the track. I used to work in the news business and that is typical of the lack of research they do before putting something on air. I would also bet that a resident called in the fire as BNSF shop personnel would have known what was going on and just hit the fuel cut off right away.

 

Nice footage...

I have seen numerous NS GE locos (mostly Dash 8's and early Dash 9's ) with burn marks on the hood indicating some kind of extensive flare up.

I have also seen footage of some NS units "lighting up", but have never caught any myself.

Harold

 

Good one Bob!

What kind of sauce would you put on that?