DPU on fire as it passes me!! locomotive fire stops the train for hours!! the end of the Roadrailer

[@trevorcooke8129]

Hi 👋 Ty mega awesome freight trains 🚆 video 📹 how picturesque going through the trees and greenery, very cool 😎 great drone footage, great viewing 👍👌👏

[@therailroadtiespiker]

@@trevorcooke8129 thank you so much for watching

[@davidbrown4823]

Mind blowing scene. I recall NBSR using used QNS&L engines with having a exhaust plume that went a good hundred straight up as the transfer was headed west.

[@stevevezaeu4936]

what a great way to film. please make more just like that one, awesome!

[@therailroadtiespiker]

@@stevevezaeu4936 thank you so much for watching and your comment. I’m working on another video for this weekend.

[@judyhaight6980]

Nice work with the drone! It does add a lot to the video!

[@therailroadtiespiker]

@@judyhaight6980 thank you Judy… I’m still working on how I want to use the drone in my videos

[@nancyhodges444]

Awesome, love those drone shots Tie.

[@therailroadtiespiker]

@@nancyhodges444 thank you Nancy for watching… I’m still working on the techniques of getting the best drone shots.

[@KibuFox]

I seem to recall reading that railroads didn't really like the 'roadrailer' system, as it required more work to make up a train using that system, when compared with other container systems. Though, interestingly, as originally designed, the 'roadrailer' system was supposed to have a specially designed cab locomotive (similar to the canadian eco-rail) to pull it. No railroad went with this idea, and just put locomotives on it.

[@kens.3729]

Fires happen often and there is Not much the Crews can do out in the Field. We see the Remnants of these Fires 🔥 all of the time on the Railroad. Thanks! 👍🙏

[@25mfd]

this is EXACTLY what the carriers wanted... EVERYONE on the head end, NO ONE on the hind end... world war 3 breaking out 782 cars back and the head end knows nothing about it... but if that's what the carriers want then fine... as long as they don't come after the crew members when everything goes sideways... (i was waiting for NS to finger the crew for that east palestine incident... fortunately they did not)

[@johncamp2567]

A very unique catch!! 🔥

[@therailroadtiespiker]

@@johncamp2567 thank you John for watching

[@williamjones4483]

Just an interesting little item. All of the Roadrailer trailers were manufactured by Wabash National in Lafayette, IN.

[@TimothyJazmineFamily]

Wow. Fire in the hole! Hope they was okay

[@therailroadtiespiker]

They dropped it at the east yard in Lafayette and picked up two more on the headend but it took them all day.

[@Trainsallover]

Awesome videos.

[@therailroadtiespiker]

@@Trainsallover thank you so much for watching

[@danielulz1640]

Hey Ty, I noticed that you have been uploading previously filmed episodes. I am not complaining, I just hope that all is well with you and yours.

[@therailroadtiespiker]

@@danielulz1640 thank you for asking… I’m releasing the drone version of some of my older videos that I haven’t released. Thank you for watching

[@danielulz1640]

You are welcome. I AM enjoying the drone footage. Happy Thanksgiving. ​@@therailroadtiespiker

[@therailroadtiespiker]

@ Happy Thanksgiving

[@Ayden2008]

@@therailroadtiespikerturkey day approaches 🦃🦃🦃🦃🦃

[@armageddonera1pack639]

At 16:00 I can clearly see it clear as day it is smoking and that’s only a sign of it because if it would’ve kept on going, the smoke would eventually turn black and then flames would burst out so we always have to let them know even if the crew is not aware of it that one of their engines is on fire and they should come to an emergency stop

[@therailroadtiespiker]

@@armageddonera1pack639 I had called dispatch to let the crew know and they stopped at Clymers to check it out then dropped the locomotive off in the east yard in Lafayette where they picked up to more locomotives on the point.

[@armageddonera1pack639]

@@therailroadtiespiker awesome great job too on the filming

[@RealMelodyBlue]

Someone should have told that DPU, that smoking is bad for your health. 🚭😂

[@RICKCOPE-q9d]

That engine was just trying to replicate a steam engine..lol

[@therailroadtiespiker]

@@RICKCOPE-q9d just another rebuilt in the works 😂

[@25mfd]

article X of the 1982 national agreement... (elimination of the caboose)... this is what the carriers wanted... everyone on the head end and no one on the hind end... with PSR and these now monstrous trains... there should at least be a man in the DPU monitoring for trouble

[@stevenbelsky1652]

Im not to familiar with the Dpu system but fo the engineers in the headend engine have a computer screen showing the Dpu engine performance

[@therailroadtiespiker]

@@stevenbelsky1652 they should see it unless it’s not working properly. When I called dispatch he told me the crew had no idea it was hot.

[@thetuch7]

There is a screen that shows the DPU loading in throttle or dynamic and the throttle settings but it doesn’t give alarms for failures like running hot, low oil pressure and ground relays. And certainly nothing about a fire.

[@therailroadtiespiker]

@ wow it’s unable to show you the important stuff. Technology lol

[@stevenbelsky1652]

​@thetuch7 wow that's strange I'm a truck driver and our maintenance department can log into my volvo vnl 760 and get real time engine data and performance.

[@therailroadtiespiker]

@ they can see everything that your truck is doing.

[@bigB6flyer]

What drone do you use for your footage?

[@therailroadtiespiker]

@@bigB6flyer I use dji drones.

[@clineshaunt]

Blown turbo?

[@therailroadtiespiker]

@@clineshaunt I believe that’s what it was. They pulled it off the train shortly after I got ahold of them.

[@johndeerefan725]

Probably, since blown turbos are well known on GE.

[@therailroadtiespiker]

@ yes they are