Western Railroad Discussion > Thar She Blows!!

On Thursday morning, 11/7/2019, the inbound crew on the MOGRV (Manifest, Ogden UT to Roseville CA) used up their hours of service and tied the train down at the Hafed siding, MP 252 on the Nevada Sub, east of Sparks NV. A few hours later, the Sparks yard job, YSP10, was sent out to retrieve the train and bring it in to the Sparks yard. As the train started pulling, the turbo seal went south, sending up a large amount of smoke from the engine compartment. The crew managed to get the train stopped and the fire soon burned itself out. But not before a "Concerned Motorist" called in the fire, that resulted in sending out several units from Storey County and Truckee Meadows fire departments to the scene. Not to mention a TV news crew that made an appearance after the fire had burned itself out. After a thorough inspection of the power, the decision was made and the crew limped the train to the Sparks yard.  

Mark
Sparks NV

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A rare photo, the One and only photo of the 4014 Smoking it up as it comes up from the rear, holding the Main

They dont call them toasters for nothing. 

Thanks for the close up. Killer photo! 

Now if only the "Big Boy" could do that.

Craig Hanson
Vay, Idaho

Really?  Looks quite good the way it is much better than wasted fuel for some pix.

Great photo, Mark! Way to be “on scene” for what is a rarely recorded event 👍!

Awesome shot!

I think the sliced white bread is scorched! In the toaster!

Extant codeline !
( operable ? Prolly not )
Replete with intact insulators !
...Lorenzo

Headed for the deadline or repair given the number of stored power?
CM80.46

These engines seem to do this alot.