Western Railroad Discussion > Nice Sparks at Winslow this Evening

This was caught on the Winslow Camera this evening at 20:42 MST on 08/04/2022.  More to come.

Christi

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Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 08/04/22 23:31 by Christi.

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Hopefully someone called the RR or 911.

This is one of the problems with all the remote/DPU usage.  While a locked up axle might shut down the engine, the air wont dump until something derails. 

 

pdt Wrote:
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> Hopefully someone called the RR or 911.
>
> This is one of the problems with all the
> remote/DPU usage.  While a locked up axle might
> shut down the engine, the air wont dump until
> something derails. 
>
>  

Engineer was on the locomotive and he lowered the throttle pretty quickly.    Video Attached from our RailCam.  Enjoy!

Christi

RailFanAZ - RailFanning BNSF & UP
AZ, CA, NM, TX
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Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 08/04/22 23:39 by Christi.

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Ok.  Nevermind.  Hard to tell from the still pic.  Looked like a traction motor flashover.  Obviously not a locked axle/burning wheel.
 

No worries, the video took longer to process. It's all good.

Christi

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Very interesting video!

Larry

Thanks for the video, Winslow yard is primarily switched from the east end and is an uphill grade yard to the west.  It takes a lot of throttle to move long and/or heavy cuts into a track or when you are trying to kick cars.  It also requires a lot of handbarakes and rail skates to keep cars in stationary.  When you are at West Winslow taking a picture of a westbound train leaving the yard those locomotives are really working.

No RCO's in "Winsaz".Doin it old school. The image is of the YWIN201 job (also has 1st shift job YWIN101). 
Sam 



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 08/05/22 10:04 by sfbrkmn.

Wheel slip from a six axle unit. Thats why the sparks went shooting to the rear.