Norfolk Southern Locomotive ON FIRE !!!

January 23, 2008: NS 963, light engines, the 6th unit NS 6199 catches fire when the traction motor / armature fails and the roller bearing seizes. The 4th axle is burning away the traction motor, which causes a lot of sparks and flames to fly. Ties caught on fire, however smoldered out within a few minutes. Burnt shoes could be smelled over a half-hour period after the pass-by of the train. 963 consist of NS GP60 7125, NS Dash-9-40CW, NS Dash-8-40C, NS Dash-9-40C, NS RPU-6 864 Slug mated to NS SD40-2 6199. Obviously, I called this in and the train stopped short of CP Prescott after passing over the 79.9 detector announcing 'no defects' - 963 was moving within 45 minutes. Taken in Richland. Enjoy the fireworks!

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[SittingMooseShaman]

..."...hot-box detected! ..."

[MikeyP15181518]

Apparently NS engines don't have rear view mirrors or seats that you can turn around and look over your damn train with.

[ikolkyo967]

Man if I was that guy I would haul ass

[howtowritemyname]

schöner heißläufer...

[gumbysheetz]

sure a good thing you were able to call that in. could have saved a life by your quick actions. good job. very interesting shot, that is for sure.

[CSX2665]

just like AWVR #1206........

[RunningSwimmingMan]

LOL... Asleep at the switch...

[FordTempoFanatic]

@JBTKiller3000 They're cab-less remote controlled slug units. Kind of like the old school B-units of yesteryear, I think.

[icconductor]

@jmream1 Yea bud. All locomotives have a (rear generator) study up on how locomotives work. Its a locked axle. Comment on shit that you guys know half ass how it works. I never comment but sometimes you people have nothing better to do than show how stupid and bored you really are.

[jmream1]

Thats the malfuction of the rear generator

[JBTKiller3000]

What's with the 2nd to last engine? I never seen one of those!

[4Mr2ThC0]

@D3athcricket

its called a slug... essentially half a unit...all its comprised of is traction motors and a large weight... they draw power from the connected Units and add a bit of traction w/o using extra fuel or units that could be used else were.