Garbage P&W GE's on fire + mixing with ethanol = BOMBS. They gotta be careful there that none of the ashes/embers hit the tank cars. Those GE's should just be scrapped, they are a safety hazard.
@ecoRfan For one, stop bashing GE. I have seen EMDs blow more turbos than GEs. Before you talk smack, do your homework. The engine is not on fire. It is called a flare up. The older GE 7FDL 16 engines were famous for having the fuel mixture too rich or too lean. The injectors on these older FDLs sucked and were clogged very easily causing a fire show. Also, Tank cars arent that easy to ignite. Plus railroads are required to have at least one empty car seperate the tank cars from the lead engines
@nsrailfann4life91 I'm not a GE hater, I just dislike P&W Dash-8's. An NJ Transit ex-Amtrak P40 Genesis caught fire from the stack and they pulled the P40's from service briefly to solve that. I think the P40's operate great and I like them. It's a matter of maintenance how P&W gets my dislike.
@ecoRfan True that. They have the older phase dash 8s that are similair to that of Conrail that NS has gotten ahold of. Yet, you see that NS has resolved most of the problems with those units by upgrading and properly maintaining them.
@BNSF2184 Do your homework. Look at my response comment to ecoRfan and you will see why some of you make no sense. The engine is not on fire. Im a conductor for the Norfolk Southern, so I would know.
GE's are still junk I know engineers on BNSF and CP. Hell CP ES44AC's w/ the desk controls are junk. The controls start rattling at speeds over 40. Theyre pulling capacity sux too. A reliable GE was the C30-7.
@BNSF2184 It mostly depends on the railroads specs for their locomotives and how well / often they maintain them. An EMD has 1 inverter per truck while a GE has 1 inverter per axle meaning that if an EMD loses a traction motor, the whole bogey locks and is junk, while a GE can lose a traction motor and still chug on without locking up or losing power to a bogey. GE's load faster than EMD's. Your talking to a Conductor here. Most of my RR friends say they love the GE over EMD. Just saying.
Damn I live in Noank literally right at the spot where that stupid lady was hit by and amtrak train monday or .....sometime this week. also if that train had expolded I would have heard it loud and clear. Ouch lol
What is the white tanker car filled with
teddygirl2009 3 hours ago
Holy ---- not the kind of thing you want to see on a "Bomb Train".... One spark and Kablooee!
frostgfx 1 month ago
Amazing catch man!
CSXACe 4 months ago
Always thought that freight trains did'nt go passed the New London bridge.. Nice surprise..
murfess 4 months ago
Sweet video!
NS6677 4 months ago
why was it on fire a little spilled over fuel or something like that?
boccarp 7 months ago
Why does this train need helpers? Isn't Rhode Island flat terrain?
SantaFe19484 7 months ago
I'm a volunteer firefighter and I'm just wondering... WTF!?! Shouldnt they put that out???
TH3GR1FF13 8 months ago
Garbage P&W GE's on fire + mixing with ethanol = BOMBS. They gotta be careful there that none of the ashes/embers hit the tank cars. Those GE's should just be scrapped, they are a safety hazard.
ecoRfan 8 months ago
@ecoRfan For one, stop bashing GE. I have seen EMDs blow more turbos than GEs. Before you talk smack, do your homework. The engine is not on fire. It is called a flare up. The older GE 7FDL 16 engines were famous for having the fuel mixture too rich or too lean. The injectors on these older FDLs sucked and were clogged very easily causing a fire show. Also, Tank cars arent that easy to ignite. Plus railroads are required to have at least one empty car seperate the tank cars from the lead engines
nsrailfann4life91 7 months ago
@nsrailfann4life91 I'm not a GE hater, I just dislike P&W Dash-8's. An NJ Transit ex-Amtrak P40 Genesis caught fire from the stack and they pulled the P40's from service briefly to solve that. I think the P40's operate great and I like them. It's a matter of maintenance how P&W gets my dislike.
ecoRfan 7 months ago
@ecoRfan True that. They have the older phase dash 8s that are similair to that of Conrail that NS has gotten ahold of. Yet, you see that NS has resolved most of the problems with those units by upgrading and properly maintaining them.
nsrailfann4life91 7 months ago
Yea thats real smart, an engine on fire pulling an ethanol train.
BNSF2184 9 months ago
@BNSF2184 Do your homework. Look at my response comment to ecoRfan and you will see why some of you make no sense. The engine is not on fire. Im a conductor for the Norfolk Southern, so I would know.
nsrailfann4life91 7 months ago
@nsrailfann4life91
GE's are still junk I know engineers on BNSF and CP. Hell CP ES44AC's w/ the desk controls are junk. The controls start rattling at speeds over 40. Theyre pulling capacity sux too. A reliable GE was the C30-7.
BNSF2184 7 months ago
@BNSF2184 It mostly depends on the railroads specs for their locomotives and how well / often they maintain them. An EMD has 1 inverter per truck while a GE has 1 inverter per axle meaning that if an EMD loses a traction motor, the whole bogey locks and is junk, while a GE can lose a traction motor and still chug on without locking up or losing power to a bogey. GE's load faster than EMD's. Your talking to a Conductor here. Most of my RR friends say they love the GE over EMD. Just saying.
nsrailfann4life91 7 months ago
GE's doing what they do best. lmao
BRONCOBILL1959 9 months ago
so wait... why is there a flaming train? I'm still confused after browsing comments and reading the description.
alphlife 11 months ago
@alphlife There must be something wrong with the engine
trainlvr7 11 months ago
Nice catch! don't see many of those!
MontanaBarNone 11 months ago
@MontanaBarNone Thanks!
trainlvr7 11 months ago
great catch
conrailforever1999 11 months ago
@conrailforever1999 Thanks!
trainlvr7 11 months ago
Looks like the 3908 needs someone to take a peak at her turbo!
strato311 11 months ago
Great video
RITRAINMAN 11 months ago
@RITRAINMAN Thanks!
trainlvr7 11 months ago
Awesome railfan video.
dutchtrainmanserie22 11 months ago
@dutchtrainmanserie22 Thanks!
trainlvr7 11 months ago
Nice video!
romanstransitpage 11 months ago
@romanstransitpage Thanks!
trainlvr7 11 months ago
Damn I live in Noank literally right at the spot where that stupid lady was hit by and amtrak train monday or .....sometime this week. also if that train had expolded I would have heard it loud and clear. Ouch lol
DVMO897 11 months ago
Nah, it's suspenseful !
trainlvr7 11 months ago
Excellent! I'd say a good 2:00 of that could be cut to keep the viewer attached
chasejsmith 11 months ago
I am not sure if that is normal for fire to come out. Last time I saw something like that, locomotive was on fire. Great catch also.
SuperStarRendon 11 months ago
There is an engine fire on the lead engine at 2:29
Alanfung13 11 months ago
@Alanfung13 no shit sherlock
zink444 11 months ago
@Alanfung13 No, REALLY?? READ THE DESCRIPTION
trainlvr7 11 months ago
@Alanfung13 The B-series GE's like to do that. 3903 especially.
KSE828 2 weeks ago