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Date: 02/17/19 14:05
Train on fire in West Virgina
Author: tmaher

Listening to a audio feed via Broadcastify.com regarding a train fire!
All I know is it's in Morgan County WV on Okonoko Road and they're
having some difficulty reaching the CSX train! That's all folks ...

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Date: 02/17/19 15:22
Re: Train on fire in West Virgina
Author: warren1977

Seems to be a locomotive fire, reported as well-involved by arriving units, which had to be accessed using the old Low line roadbed. The train was reported to be stopped 1 mile west of Paw Paw itself. At least 1 fire apparatus has gotten stuck on the tracks so far.
Still a working incident as reported on easternpanhandleworkingfires facebook

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Date: 02/17/19 16:36
Re: Train on fire in West Virgina
Author: warren1977

Fire out at 7pm, scene released back to RR.

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Date: 02/18/19 08:13
Re: Train on fire in West Virgina
Author: engineerinvirginia

I've had fuel injectors come loose and start spritzing fuel....if it gets spritzed in the right direction...well it's hard to light off diesel fuel, but not impossible.....

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Date: 02/18/19 13:48
Re: Train on fire in West Virgina
Author: EL-SD45-3632

Could be a junk GE's turbo on fire, I have seen that many times and if not caught right away, well it becomes a real toasted unit!

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Date: 02/18/19 14:18
Re: Train on fire in West Virgina
Author: warren1977

EL-SD45-3632 Wrote:
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> Could be a junk GE's turbo on fire, I have seen
> that many times and if not caught right away, well
> it becomes a real toasted unit!

I got the impression it was like this fire, happened last year on the same CSX line east of Hancock,WV.

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Date: 03/18/19 13:11
Re: Train on fire in West Virgina
Author: milepost72

Guess if you can't throw water on someone's weekend set fire to it! LOL

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Date: 03/18/19 13:29
Re: Train on fire in West Virgina
Author: Lackawanna484

warren1977 Wrote:
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> I got the impression it was like this fire,
> happened last year on the same CSX line east of
> Hancock,WV.

Great photo, thanks for sharing

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