Flaming Freight Just Keeps Moving On

Flaming Freight Just Keeps Moving On | Train Fanatics Videos

Seems the engineer was unaware of fire on the designated power unit!

Fire consumes Union Pacific DPU #5626 which was most likely suffering an oil seal break.

When a fire breaks out in a locomotive, the cause can be electric, oil, or fuel related.

In this case, if the fire is being fed by consuming its own lubricating oil from the sump, it just keeps burning and the engine keeps running (like a runaway) until it is all gone.

Locomotives are considered a rolling hazmat to firefighters with a fuel tank capacity of 5,500 gallons of diesel fuel, 410 gallons of lubrication oil, and 380 gallons of cooling water.

Let us know if you have ever witnessed a “flame out” of a diesel locomotive or have ever seen anything like this in person. We would love to hear about your experience!

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