Trains on fire - Pennsylvania Railroad 1955 - "What in Blazes" - Historic Trains in America

A safety film produced by the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1955 that discusses fighting fires on locomotives and teaches railroad employees about the type of fires they are likely to face and the equipment that is available to fight the fires. PRR diesel & electric locomotives feature throughout the film including some interesting trackside and in cab film of trains on fire. Many different locomotives of the PRR are seen including GG1's.

The Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR) was an American Class I railroad, founded in 1846. Commonly referred to as the "Pennsy", the PRR was headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The PRR was the largest railroad by traffic and revenue in the U.S. throughout the first two-thirds of the twentieth century and was at one time the largest publicly traded corporation in the world. At its peak, it controlled about 10,000 miles (16,000 km) of rail line; in the 1920s it carried about three times the traffic (measured by ton-miles of freight) as other railroads of comparable length, such as Union Pacific or Santa Fe. The only rival was New York Central, which carried around three-quarters of PRR's ton-miles.

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[redmus1959]

Interesting and cool video. Weird to see an ashtray on the conference table.

[wdtvlive42]

@redmus1959

Maybe they were hoping a cigarette would start a fire that they could practice putting out ;-)

[AlexR2648]

Got a fire in your locomotive? No problem, just get right in there and follow this simple fifteen-step procedure.

[Clavichordist]

@paullubliner

I still run them myself in Auran's Trainz TS12! :-)

[blackened300a]

I keep expecting this to turn into a MST3K skit.

[mceon]

The music at around the 2 minute mark was also used in the "Adventures of Superman" 1950's TV show - usually when the "man of steel" was dealing with kryptonite.(not fire).

[generationll]

5755 is a beautiful looking ALCO

[arkie74]

fuck it!!, let it burn!!!

[paullubliner]

@WeldinMike27 Mick, do take some semaphore signal photos before they're all gone!!!!

[WeldinMike27]

@paullubliner Thanks mate. We still have these old girls running in mainline service in Australia. El Zorro have a number of them leased. They are restored to original conditon, B and S classes. As we call them.

Hope you have a great day. Kindest regards Mick

[paullubliner]

@WeldinMike27: Hey a big Thank You for stepping up like that! Remember, those old cab units were well known by their crews. When inside, due to the full length filtration grilles, roof top fans etc., they do seem rather more open than what one may suspect. Depending on the severity of the fire, one decides for one's self if it's worth fighting. The thermocouples are sensitive and the alarms go off rather early in the sequence of events.

[WeldinMike27]

@paullubliner Yeah mate. #1, young: 29 in fact. #2 immature: spot on. #3: do not know a thing about car bodies or their operation.: yep just a rail fan... However... ...I do know that this video presents a very dangerous situation that quite possibly has resulted in some deaths. These days; common practice taught is to never ever enter a confined space unknown with out correct equipment. Simply because, people die in these situations. Sorry if this seems silly to you.