Train Fire! The Rest Of The Story! Locomotive On Fire & Fire Started By Train, Brush Fire! Flames!

[@billtimmons7071]

I used to work for EMD so I'm a bit biased. I've seen many GE units over the years with flames coming out of the stacks. Dash-7's were notorious, as were dash 8's and less so with dash 9's. Not sure why. GE looks like they have the issues corrected. EMD had their issues with injectors, dumping fuel into the exhaust system, and lost a few turbo's back in the day, and they also seemed to have the problem licked. The new dash 9's seem to run without flames but every once in awhile you get these kinda videos. You all are very patient at waiting ... good location and good shots!

[@Sacto1654]

@J G I remember the GE locomotives were kind of notorious for blowing flames through the exhaust stack due to turbocharger failures. Used to see that a *LOT* with Dash 7 and Dash 8 units.

[@chiefrich1804]

That's exactly was it is, a blown turbo, and yes the problem's that caused it have been solved so yes you don't see a lot any more.

[@metalcat5685]

How exactly does it happen? Yet where I live by the same railroad with a sharp turn leading to the main part of town, I have not seen it happen.

[@carmenschumann826]

@@metalcat5685 . . . when under heavy load the hydrodynamic bearings of the turbo charger get leaky then some motoroil is fed into the air intake of the engine and /or directly into the exhaust system where it starts the visual fire in the stack . . .

[@TheGrover1968]

BNSF makes up hospital trains here in OKC. There are often evidence of fire on the sides of the car body in that area. I saw a pic of a UP with the hood blown out around the stack on the Evanston sub in WY.

[@digitalSixer]

Played this video while I was busy doing other things and watching intermittently. Don't know why I find the sounds so soothing....

[@ArrTee-j7m]

Boy, I wish I had friends like you guys.

[@JawTooth]

We have fun. You should come along also

[@WideWorldofTrains]

Crazy fire, great catch, kinda like my big train fire video

[@havokvladimirovichstalinov]

I like how the engine was polite enough to stop burning just long enough to get under the bridge lol

[@philmiddaugh3355]

The engineer notched drown from his previous position to unload the engine so it wouldnt flame into the bridge. Once he cleared the bridge , he notched back to the position so it would load up and help pull the train. That is probably why the train stalled past the bridge.

[@Johnny64ism]

@@philmiddaugh3355 i don't think the train stalled per say it looked to me like the Engineer pulled the throttle 2 idle to come 2 a stop. if you noticed the flames and smoke quit as the train was slowing down

[@rx7sportscar]

Yeah, i dont believe it stalled. He was told to stop. As it slows down you can hear the brakes squeal. He is more than likely doing that to stretch it to a stop.

[@beeble2003]

@@philmiddaugh3355 I very much doubt that the engineer would be able to throttle down the engine with such precision as to stop the flames just before the second unit bridge, then throttle back up to start them just as it cleared the bridge. That level of fire burning that far below the bridge for such a short time would have done no damage to it. There were several people on the bridge and none of them felt they were in enough danger that they needed to move from their position directly above the train.

[@mjmcrae1168]

Lots of train action on this line. Thanks for sharing it!

[@JawTooth]

Thanks for watching!

[@applicareinc]

Excellent videography and commentary. Thanks

[@stevehazzard3120]

It looks like an old coal fired steam loco blowing smoke to take me back to the good old days of railroading. Thanks for the video!

[@stevehazzard3120]

Thanks for the "Hearted" like!

[@bryan2523]

Incredible engine fire. Thanks.

[@JawTooth]

Thanks for watching!

[@chascarpenter5006]

Loved the video, you never know whats goin to happen, extra, great music too. Thanks, Chas, uk.

[@trevorbaughman5440]

I like your train videos and I'm a rail fan

[@chriss8206]

Also thanks for the gentleman that put out the grass fire.

[@stretchlimo7275]

106 cars on that coal train, they're pull/pushing some serious tonnage there buddy

[@luvthetux]

Great video, love freight trains, especially NS and CSX. I try to catch them in Morristown Tennessee when I'm there.

[@horatiobeaker]

You caught a lot of action that day. Thanks for sharing. The diversity of stock being transported is impressive.

[@bobbytroy3443]

i also like the paint schemes on these locomotives. looks cool

[@kimberlyatwood5154]

😮 wow!!! 2 fires 🔥 amazing video and trains 🚂

[@HighRail62]

Yes Sir,I remember your first video about this,well. Thanks for the follow up. Take care!

[@Trains21]

I dunno how you do it Brian, always managing to be in the right places at the right times.. I envy you for that.. Good stuff.. I would've been scared when that engine ducked under the walkway!

[@WideWorldofTrains]

So close looks like you could feel it! And Paul Harvey, yes remember him well on the AM dial

[@trevorjones8520]

Got to love when a turbo blows up.

[@robadams2140]

28:30. Now that's what I call a "smokestack!" Good music, too.

[@jeffreyg3831]

Hi Brian! Great video! Looks like a great area to Railfan! I can’t believe how lush the forest is there compared to arid Nevada! Very interesting and great catch!

[@RFMCabooseNP1713]

Great catch. Lots of action in this location.

[@JawTooth]

Thank you very much!

[@matthewgroff433]

I was a Volunteer Fire Fighter from Dec 1987 to Nov 1997 for my local Volunteer Fire Company, We got called out the one time for a grass fire involving a train. When we got there we put out the grass fire checked on the locomotive. The guys on the train told us the engine developed an oil leak and almost caught fire. They were able to shut the engine down in time, but the very hot oil along with a spark from using the emergency brake. They tried to put out grass fire with a couple fire extinguishers they had on board, but the fire was too big for them to handle. Another time we had one that was like that one in the video and we got called out. By the time we got there the fire was out in the engine, but there was a very small grass fire around the engine smoldering. So we put that out and waited with the train crew for a little while while they waited for a response to see if they were to leave the engine there or wait for a tow. The Train then sat there for a couple days before it got a tow. Both of those incidents took place at a flour mill in our town.

[@JawTooth]

Awesome! I was a firefighter in the 70s and 80s

[@connorthemusicguru690]

When you're a diesel, but mom said you could be anything you wanted, so you became a steam engine.

[@JawTooth]

That is funny! Lol

[@ZLDSmogless]

@@JawTooth hence why in the categories under the video one is "steam locomotives"

[@hellrazorofficial9178]

I think I can I think I can......

[@lymansamuel1890]

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[@lymansamuel1890]

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[@ekimp252]

I love seeing those SDs, they just look right.

[@horror-metal-mike4320]

Nice walking bridge over the railroad tracks. Really great view of the trains Jaw Tooth! I've always wanted to get a Norfolk Southern coal train. I've got plenty of CSX coal trains but no Norfolk Southern coal trains. The Norfolk Southern coal train is what made this video really interesting in my opinion. The double stack train was awesome to.

[@davidbarnett9312]

Good stuff! Nice area you were in and a great place to view passing trains.

[@keithrobinson1171]

I just found this channel and watched in amazement, 5 Locos and 101 trucks full of what looks like coal. Here in the UK we have a sand quarry and the biggest train I have seen had 1Loco and 25 small sand trucks. Worlds apart lol.

[@hunterriley9904]

Wow what a video!! U couldn't have been in a better spot. Great catch man!! Keep them vids coming !! 😎😎😎 what started the grass fire , any idea. Spark off a truck set maybe ? Or spark off a brake shoe ? Hmmm

[@JawTooth]

Thanks 👍 I don't know how the grass fire started. Probably from the locomotive somehow but I don't know

[@hunterriley9904]

@@JawTooth yeah could been anything again great video man !! 😀

[@eaglealanuk]

Now that's an old oil burner, couldn't have picked a better day to be there. A true professional keeps filming whilst falling. Well done. 🇬🇧

[@JawTooth]

Thank you!

[@TheGrover1968]

Those older sd helpers were pushing the tank train. 6320 facing you. Enjoyed the video.

[@thomasmackowiak]

This video showed up on a list of videos to look at on 7 July 2021. I am glad that you had an opportunity to document the fire on this engine in 2019 when Millenium Force did his tour that year. It was interesting to see what the Norfolk Southern decided to do with this train that had a fire on one of the trains engines. The helper engines came to assist the stranded train on its way. I presume that the train was taken to the next rail yard where the fire damaged engine was removed and replaced by an engine in working order. Thank you uploading this video.

[@JawTooth]

I am glad you liked it and thanks for your comments!

[@jed-henrywitkowski6470]

It self identifies as a coal fired steam locomotive.

[@j5jackson878]

Lmao good one

[@andrewstevenson5175]

LoL I was thinking the same thing mate but I was thinking of steam diesel Loved the video good spot to take some good videos & photos

[@pulaski1]

That's how it apparently works in 2020. :(

[@jonka1]

Can't tell if it's a girl or a boy or maybe it's a little confused.

[@richardbittikofer988]

Hot damn! Good one Snag Tooth! 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👌👌👌👌👌👌👌✌✌✌✌✌✌✌✌

[@MrPeerum]

I remember this video,long time ago Brian,nice to see again.

[@DblIre]

My family and I were walking the trail up to the first tunnel dug for trains, East of Johnstown PA when I saw a 3-engine train on the tracks below. Third engine was on fire. Turbo was cooking. Called 911, train stopped, and FD put fire out. Wish I took videos.

[@JawTooth]

That would have made an incredible video

[@EmergencyGuy]

Here’s a rare sight in my community. Four locomotives on two separate tracks. That’s two locomotives coupled together at the long hood end on the wye and two identically coupled on the bridge track. I have a feeling that the yard in my hometown isn’t big enough to hold all of Lycoming Valley Railroad’s equipment.

[@DaveD2488]

That passing train was one loooooooong as train. WOW!

[@seanatteberry3686]

I had an old POS GE as my second unit on train R326, Chicago, Ill - Grand Rapids, MI. Turbo blew just outside of Chicago. It made a smoke trail all the way to Grand Rapids that would have made a coal burning steam locomotive jealous.

[@terrywallace8922]

The age of the diesel locomotive does not determine how bad the unit is. Rather it is determined by the amount of care and maintenance it recieves.i was an engineer for csx, and we had 5 units all ge locomotives. The fourth unit's alarm bells went off , telling the crew that it was having trouble getting air through her filters in the rear of the radiators.they refused to go back and see about it, until, I saw a huge stack of fire and smoke coming from her exhaust stack.i went back and put her in isolation, and I tagged her for shop work.i personally took her off line and reported what happened to the dulispacther.we had too many cars and not enough locomotives to pull the train. This locomotive had been neglected for over a year! The railroad wouldn't even take her to the shops.i took her instead. And solved the problems she was having.and she got repaired, and I was able to save both her and the railroad thousands in costly repairs. She lasted for another 20 years until she was sent to a shoreline in ohio.today, she is still earning her keep hauling grain trains for her new owners so, if you take care of them, they will give you decades of service.

[@seanatteberry3686]

@@terrywallace8922, just stating fact that it was old. I had newer GE locomotives do it too. Just stated this one because it lasted 205 miles. I too was an engineer for CSX.

[@neil442]

Norfolk Southern double teamed by Jawtooth and Millenium Force ! Interesting subject- a blown Charger by the looks and on the flat ? Superb filming again Jawtooth- nice close up details as is the norm ! Regards

[@walterabelha4PT13689]

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[@RyanHatterer-Ryanns999]

So it didn't stall, they stopped due the smoke and flames, you can clearly heard the brakes are applying as he came under the bridge the Engineer was only powering through to keep everything nice and tight for the restart.

[@davidvanhouten5576]

Great video! I wondered what caused flames from the "stack." I enjoyed waiting with you to the train being rescued. Thank you.

[@JawTooth]

Thanks for watching!

[@BorisLu]

Super! Nice film!

[@johngregory662]

There comes a point where one needs to stop worrying about getting the video and put the fire out. Glad the one guy did. Everyone else was just looking at it like nitwits.

[@valiantval6539]

At last someone with some sense !

[@edwardroberts2997]

Busy Place, nice video, thanks, Ed

[@JawTooth]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@kenmccormick3052]

fire was in the stack, dump unburned fuel out the stack, which then burns when it get where it can mix with air. Note it was only happening when the put the engine under load [ramped up the power demand].

[@jgabb1967]

"Got some kind of grass fire going on over by the tracks let's go have a look..........WHEW!" Jaw Tooth your a pretty funny dude. LOL

[@JawTooth]

Lolz

[@SantaFe19484]

Nice video! I have been to this place before. It is about two and half hours from where I live.

[@austinmiller3497]

Awesome video jaw tooth and Allen I hope to take a train trip with you guys someday even in New Jersey to see if trains will be running on the restored railroad line in Lakehurst more

[@petessite]

turbos probably blown !!! pumping oil strait in the inlet manifold !!! imagine something like that happening here in the UK , health & safety would have a field day , that would be parked there for weeks & weeks before getting sorted !!! lovly video , top marks chaps

[@randylearmonth4047]

Great video, right place atyhe right time,very interesting, good work

[@JawTooth]

Thanks 👍

[@jukeboxdude]

Seems to be a common theme nowadays: Newer GE units breaking down and the helper units that arrive are almost always 40-50 year old EMD power still going strong. Granted most have been rebuilt several times over, but it's a testament to their design to still be kept in daily service while GE units of equal age get scrapped.

[@afleetcommand]

K? Why the fire? Was the one of those 2010 complaint system with the burner for exhaust? Or did he have a turbo come apart and have the oil start on fire? Our plow trucks would smoke on "regen's" which was essentially burning the filters until they were clean

[@mrgone658]

Such subtle drama on mere ribbons of steel - gotta love it.

[@billgreer870]

Wow NS engines have to be getting old or need service Thanks good video

[@Silvergt333]

Love your videos, learn more from you than FAKE NEWS!

[@johnhoward3042]

If you read the directions on a shampoo bottle you’ve learned more than watching fake news.

[@knightingalesaid]

I saw a CSX burning like that a couple of years ago. I called CSX and told them. I was at an intersection. They said it was just burning off some oil. I told them I was worried about it setting the wood on fire. I had videotaped tape a lot of trains, but I had never seen that before.

[@martinfielder-white6539]

Hi JT, I bet you could not get that to happen again!! Great video with all those freight trains and the coal train,one of those other trains seemed to be smoking as well, also the grass fire. Think you should take a fire extinguisher with you in future!! All the very best to you and your family, keep up the great work. Cheers Martin🇬🇧

[@donavonrobbins1908]

Ravishing Rick Flair and Jerry Clauer out bar-b-que'ing some horses! Wooo! ;) Glad they stopped the flames as it came under the bridge.

[@dsmith9964]

Is Jerry Clower still with us?

[@donavonrobbins1908]

@@dsmith9964 no, he died back in 98. Actually about two weeks after a cycle accident almost took me. Not a big deal, just stands out because it was some of the first news stories I remember when I was coming around again. He was a great one.

[@dsmith9964]

@@donavonrobbins1908 I remember Jerry Clower making appearances on The Porter Waggoner Show and maybe Hee Haw back in the 70s

[@donavonrobbins1908]

@@dsmith9964 yeah this Yankee brat had to sit through her jaw on Saturdays at Grandma's. And then WWF came on, too. I remember travelling out of state on family vacations and listening to his radio show. Wonder if he wrote any books. Not that I'm a reader, but id read his.

[@BaltimoreAndOhioRR]

wow 🔥

[@U_ever]

@JawTooth I do enjoy your work but wonder if you might consider adding some more details to your future commentary such as direction of travel, (Eastbound, Southbound, stc.) train originating from XXX going to XXX, train type (inter-modal, auto hauler, grain, fertilizer, mixed freight, etc.) or locomotive make and model,. or any other details of interest. An example such as the tanker train that passed the dead unit, was it oil, propane, corn syrup, any clue? What kind of locomotive did NS send to rescue the dead unit? Thanks!

[@chrisryan5339]

All good family fun. Cheers. Chris from England.

[@JawTooth]

Thanks Chris!

[@GeekBoyMN]

There is another video on YT of NS 9672 blowing smoke and flame from December 2017. It was behind NS 7243 (EMD). You gotta wonder what's going on with that loco!

[@Essence31217]

Great work as usual. Thank you, JT

[@joankamp4513]

That was interesting. Could have been bad if that grass fire spread. Thanks to the guy that put it out.

[@valiantval6539]

Joan Kamp took him long enough to do it though.

[@RollerCoasterLineProductions]

Any idea what started the grass fire?

[@gheffz]

Notice how the first driver sought of cuts the engine slightly as he passes under the bridge and then starts it again on the other side before eventually stopping, JT? 3:00 This bridge is one of my favourite places you film from, JT. Love it. I love all your videos, I rate this one of the best... action packed, long trains, great location!!! Love this line and the long view, too.

[@austinmiller3497]

And that old railroad bridge you guys are standing on did that use to be a railroad back in the day andwhere is that located I like to go see that someday

[@victorbernier4765]

Me to

[@1ndygirl]

Hi JT. So I'm a year behind - still a very interesting video. You mentioned Altoona. So was this near HSC? Are there steep grades that were causing all the engines to smoke, not just the firy one? I see 3 tracks like HSC.

[@JawTooth]

Yes and yes

[@ericmason349]

Great video ! That looks like a great place to watch trains from especially with that walking bridge going over it. Is it on a major trail ?

[@antonioaraujo3029]

Parabéns belo vídeo. 🇧🇷

[@johnlang6366]

If you don't mind jawtooth. What part of Pittsburgh? I'm from the pittsburgh area. But live in Minnesota now.!! Thanks

[@tworailproductions]

Lol..a whole car full. Been wanting to get down there into this area for a while now. The fire is great!

[@elizabethdowney2446]

Totally cool! Love all the live action!

[@WideWorldofTrains]

Good thing that that wasn't a wooden bridge! Great catch

[@beeble2003]

Passing a fire under a big lump of wood like that for a couple of seconds wouldn't cause any problems.

[@_cyan2742]

Jaw Tooth AND Millenniumforce together?? legit the best of both worlds

[@wolfpacva]

Do you know what CTX train stands for They are either brown or green and white locomotives. I live in Birmingham, AL and these once in awhile here. They run on CSX tracks.

[@ferenctakacs3138]

Ez egy régebbi videó! De érdekes!👍👍👍

[@markchamberlin7990]

I watched this (or maybe your previous video) a while back but found again today after seeing a more recent event from out west, BNSF I think. This and excellent documentary with much more background all from a beautiful location for train watching. I rode a UP train several years ago, we were on the second unit. It was a pretty new (at the time) GE 4460 convertible, I think they called it. The third unit was probably an older GE that smoked some at low throttle, a whole lot of smoke around notch 3 or 4 and flames show up about notch 6 or so, and a great, big flame, show at full throttle. It was a little unsettling riding so close but it seemed to remain pretty stable and functional except for the dramatic visual show. (I wish I had a video or even still camera but not at that time.)

[@NSWNY]

Great video. Where is this train watching place?

[@ابوسارةابوسارة-ز6د]

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[@JawTooth]

thanks for watching!

[@BoB4jjjjs]

You sure caught the action that day! :- I Nice one :-))

[@JawTooth]

Yes, thanks

[@earthbarnes6694]

Imagine all the weight of those tankers!

[@taslimchaudhry1431]

Awesome Video. Jaw Tooth. And Millenniumforce. 👍👍👍🌹🌻🇮🇳🌷🌻

[@ksmith1139]

Great video, They did not have enough power to keep chugging along. Is that an old railroad bridge you guys were shooting from?

[@trevorjones8520]

A blown turbo is easy to spot. Lots of black smoke because the engine not being provided the right air mix and flames because of unburnt diesel fuel that ignites due to the extremes hot exhaust as it leaves the stack.

[@1456Sassy]

I've never seen so many JB Hunt boxes before in one place! lol My sister drove for JB Hunt for a few years in the beginning or her 25yr truck driving career.

[@dapto234]

Its intresting to see that in all the time in that location there were no trains travelling in the opposite direction..

[@adavazquez3378]

Question the freighters carried many wagons of different companies, where does the train leave the cargo? Does it has to be by the train tracks? Or some specific place where it let every trailers cargo off.

[@iankr]

Wow, you have some pretty long trains out there. No wonder you need three or more locos to pull those mofos! 👍🇬🇧

[@nancylynch6045]

It's hard watching the start of the fire and wondering if someone is going to put it out. I knew one of your fellow rail fans would get to it. You mentioned that in your description. You often give extra details there. Lots of trains in the video!

[@JawTooth]

Well said. I always wish everyone would read the descriptions. Thanks for watching!

[@HolidayDecorator]

And why I *always* carried a fire extinguisher in my vehicle!

[@chrislecount4801]

Yeah, I always figured that an engine on fire can be very dangerous and could even explode!

[@deanstrand4260]

All we needed were some sticks, hot dogs, and marshmallows to roast!

[@lewisgoodridge1308]

i have never seen an EMD become a flame thrower, but have seen a number of GE and ALCO's sending flames out. The first was at Dampier in the Pilbara in Western Australia when a C628 Alco Number 2000 seized the turbo on its way back from the mines. It was not supposed to be in service as it along with its four mates were written off and put into a dead line. However due to loco failures (big failures), there was a shortage of locos. 2000 was pulled out of the deadline unofficially put back into service by the locals. It was the original Alco built for Hammersley Iron and was still original when retired. As it didn't "exist", it was kept going. I was on my way nto work on night shift when I was stopped at the bridge over the railway line. I had noticed what appeared to be a fire ahead of me and slightly to the left as I was driving. I soon found the source of the fire and it was 2000 throwing flames about 30 feet into the air and the exhaust was nearly white hot. The sequel to the incident was it was put into the workshop and a spare turbo that was in the spares store was fitted. Back in service about 8 hours later. There was a sequel which involved auditors etc, where the five units were re-instated on a fuel oil and minor repair basis until the repair shop could catch up. I know that minor repairs was taken to be if there was a spare part use it, not the auditors interpretation. As the units failed, they were cannabalised to keep the others going. 2000 was the last to be put back in the dead line, and was still in good running order with no further maintence done or required. It has been preserved.

[@JawTooth]

Wow, thanks for your awesome comments Lewis!

[@Gigie2Z]

I read the descriptions before I watch any video. Gotta know what’s going on and what to watch for.

[@JawTooth]

I appreciate that. I wish everyone did. Most of my videos I include just about everything that you need.

[@steven8075]

what kind of engine was the "helper" engine that came later? it looked huge compared to the two other engines.

[@donreed]

"LIVE ACTION!" (00:24) --- I died laughing. Bravo!

[@daewooparts]

"Its hard to stop a train ..'...fire ! 🔥