There are already 35 dislike for this video (end still people didn't said what was wrong)! Not sure what I did wrong when recording this video beside applauding the crew for trying their best to save the day and firefighter action to protect us from any situation! If you can share your thoughts, I will be very happy to read everything! Please like as well! Have a safe day everyone! Thank you for watching!
some people would apparently have liked no narration, as someone that worked around the railroad and was a firefighter for several years, you did fine describing what you saw. Thank You!
That area is very close to the fire, and the train has diesel under the frame, up to 4000 gallons. If that catches fire no one knows what will be the outcome! The situation at that moment can change very fast! Luckily no one got harmed!
The crew did what they could. They have small extinguishers and couldn't do that much to the situation they occurred! Luckily, no one got harmed! Thank you for watching!
@@AbelG8781 Totally agree with you! That is the reason that in the video I do emphasize how brave those workers are trying to fight the fire with tiny extinguishers!
The sad thing is that those fire extinguishers are no use dealing with a fire this size. The best thing to do is clear the area of any potential exposures and wait for the fire department to arrive. That engine has many gallons of fuel on it, so isolate the area and wait for the fire department. I was a firefighter for 30 years. Uncoupling the engine uninvolved was a great idea by the train crew!👍
Thank you for your service! He was probably trying to do something when the fire was at the early stage! They did great and probably saved as much as they could, so the fire could not spread till fire fighters arrival!
There is an old guy on the Revelstoke VRF camera that comments “ Hot Rail “ every time he sees a train. I guess it was a term used in the 1900’s to mean a train was coming. This was a definite hot rail.
A Reddit train lover mentioned that they have a lot of rebuild locomotives with more damage than this. He said that it could be repaired! Thanks for watching!
I don’t think that the dislikes are for you, I think the dislikes are for the locomotive being on fire. Us rail fans don’t like to see any destructive things happening to the locomotives.
That could be a reason. But I did mentioned that the crew was super and brave for non letting the site and trying their best to save the locomotive! This can be a lesson learned for the company to better equip the crew and also reward hardworking teams! Thank you!
What a dreadful response by the Fire Department.. Stopping the tenders very long distances away from the actual fire which was only a short distance away from the Building. Not a twin tower type response of herosimn.. No danger of any fire fighters casualty there.
I know the area very well, and the only negative part is that it took them to be there more than 6 minutes. One of the fire station is 3 miles away! Luckily went well! Thank you for watching!
Lots of electrical wire and components that are very dangerous . Deadly chemicals emitted by the wiring and components , stuffs takes your breath away and kills you very quick . Very good video .
This train, at this point, gets materials from an asphalt company, and there is an exit towards the railroads towards the destination! Usually moves very very slow. Last year because of the low speed, a 18 wheeler was flipped as he tried to beat the train! Thanks for watching and sharing your story!
Well I gave you a like for your video. I was a bit concerned about all the fire equipment showing up later after it wasn't needed. And what about that ambulance driving over the fire hose?
I was a firefighter for 13 years. This fire appears to have started in the engine compartment. Its understandable for you not to know the different types of aparatus, or tactics. If you would like ill explain it to you.
Thank you for your service! It was the area in which the incident was occurring probably! There are multiple businesses there, and nearby is the 495 capital beltway where the train goes underneath! I would imagine that no one wants to have the fire under the road!
No one wants to be involved in any accident and get harmed. But this can serve for training purposes and increasing safety procedures to prevent any future accident! Thanks for watching and for the comments!
The effort to battle the fire from crew doesn't support that! Accidents happen no one can prevent but can improve procedures in place! Thank for watching!
If it was a car, insurance would have totaled, but I'm not sure if that locomotive can be scrapped just for electrical cables! Thanks for sharing your opinion!
It'll either be fixed, or used for parts. I've seen wrecked NS locos with terrible external damage, and NS has actually fixed them up. But, who knows! Replacing the hood and cowling is probably cheaper than redoing the entire cab. If they have a donor, they might just swap the whole cab, electronics, controls and all.
Unusual place for a fire on this type of locomotive (SD60DE). It’s an obvious electrical fire but the only fire I’ve seen like this was a direct short in the battery circuit which occurred in a switch engine when a new electrician at our shop hooked the batteries up wrong & flipped the knife switch up. UP was against apprenticeships at the time & was hiring outside electricians.
The engine in question is an EMD locomotive, but many engines manufactured by GE have high voltage capacitors in the electrical cabinet, and they store massive voltage even if the engine has been shut for many hours. If NS mechanical department personnel were present, they’d warn the firefighters not to shoot water in that area because of the possibility of electrocution! But hey, NS dumped nearly their entire mechanical department in 2020 under PSR protocols, so that ain’t happening!
@@dbags76 I believe it’s one of them that they did a rebuild program on a few years ago and replaced the original cab with the wide nose deal, but I can’t remember what the designation is. SD60E or something, I think the E was for “enhanced”.
The unit in the video is one of the SD60E rebuilds.Many of them were rebuilt from Norfolk Southern's own SD60M's and acquired SD60M's that they purchased cheap from Union Pacific.Alot of the crews dislike them because of the cabs compared to the original SD60's or SD60M's. Most of the time it always is some GE unit that's on fire due to mechanical failures correlating to the turbochargers or crankshafts. Also,Norfolk Southern has the worst mainteance program of any Class 1,up there with CSX.They sell units,rebuild some just to sell them,purchase some just to rebuild or sell them shortly afterwards,or put lots of units in storage just to return them on the roster when they aren't at reliable status on top of that.Their management is just as numbskulled as Union Pacific.
@@295g295 That train get materials from an asphalt company and there are also few warehouses right there when the accident is ongoing. Is at Industrial Drive Springfield 22151 Virginia!
Am I the only one who noticed that there was a fire hydrant literally right beside the loco in the parking lot like 20 feet away that they could have used instead of driving half a block away increasing their response time lol
Is there, but they couldn't attach right away due to uncertainty of the situation! The engine had a full tank with diesel. If you see, the business there moved their trucks because of that! Thank you for watching!
This is at Industrial Drive. I'm more familiar with the firestation at Backlick Rd, but i have to check on the map for the one that you mentioned going towards Annandale! Thanks for watching!
RIP SD60E Pretty unusual for this type of fire, usually it's an engine fire or a dynamic brake grid failure, and usually on a GE locomotive. It looks like the fire is in the cab. Behind the cab is the electrical compartment where there are relays, breakers, the computer, and such. It's hard to say though if they were what caused the fire, but it's possible. After all, this locomotive makes 3000kW of power, and if there is a failure, it will be spectacular.
Alot of crews dislike the SD60E's,so it's not a major loss. Also,dynamic brake grid fires haven't really occured on GE units for a long time.Back in the day,it was famous on the GE "U Boats" and -7's all the time and that's why older guys nicknamed them "toasters".Motor fire? Yes,that's usual on any GE unit and most of the time it's either the seals in the turbochargers or crankshaft overpressure.However,in an unusual occurance when an EMD unit has some motor failure,mainly on older and beat units,it's actually worse than you'd think.
@@Klisania_A No,no...This type of occurance,an electrical cabinet fire specifically, normally doesn't happen on any EMD or GE unit. This is can backtrack to what shop mainteanced the unit previously as in something that they did/was wrong,or it simply has wiring that's outdated and has never been replaced.The unit in the video is a SD60E rebuild from Norfolk Southern,those units haven't been out on the mainlines for ten years,so anything should considerably still be brand new and this can be technician error.It can obviously be a number of things but personal assumption,I'd believe it was wiring that wasn't corrected at some point while it was at some shop.
Tes it is. But you don't want to be very close to the fire when you don't know what is causing it, and if the fuel tank is affected. At the end of the video, one fire truck goes there and starts the procedures in place! Thanks for watching!
Nicely done. It’s amazing they did not approach the fire from the side you showed us. The fire hydrant was right there And they would have been above the smoke Yes there is a fence there. Thank you for sharing. Yes, it was an electrical fire. The entire electrical cabinets for most locomotives are located in the back of the crew cab….
I think that most of the fire trucks came from different fire stations. The one nearby is just 3 miles from there, and the two towers that came on the scene probably from other firestations. I do live nearby and I see all the time what firetruck they have.
At the first moment, I wasn't thinking of that, but now that you shared, I can say yes it is. And that amount of steam makes me believe that the fire was big and dangerous! Thank you for watching!
@@Klisania_A I've been a volunteer fireman for the last 15 years, going on 16. I've learned to read the smoke in order to get an idea of what's going on with the fire. Over time, you learn to look at the color of the smoke as well as how it's flowing in order to gauge what's burning, how the fire is progressing, and whether or not the hose streams are hitting the "seat" of the fire. Firefighting is really a kind of art in that respect- you learn to look for the subtlest clues to gauge the situation.
Good video. Hats off to the crew for getting the other locomotive moved and for the fireman who fought a fire that most don't know how to fight. The locomotive can come to Altoona and set with all the other locomotives waiting to be fixed or are in storage.
Most of all the NS units damaged get sent to Altoona,PA for repairs. Half of the KCS units that NS bought for their rebuild program are in Altoona, They are being renumbered and sent out on the road til there rebuilt date (2025) @@295g295
There are multiple businesses there, also very near the 495 capital beltway underpass. I will try to find the emergency call to hear what they first said for the incident!
Great point! If you notice on the right side where the fence is, the company is moving their trucks and one is not starting so they are rushing to jumpstart! @@neiltonks4627
First of all, more than a whole station. That is a typical response for a locomotive fire. In an Industrial setting with many exposures it is the correct response. FFX county is the largest dept. in the state and fortunately we have a lot of resources. It took more than one Engine to extinguish the fire. Kudos to Fairfax County Fire Dept.
It was an electrical fire. Is burning out everything inside. There is a video in the comments with the aftermath! Thanks for watching and sharing your thoughts!
Thank you for watching! Currently I'm not aware how YT will display my video or what will happen to your channel for re-use of other youtubers material! Have a great time! I saw your channel that you are a Train enthusiast! Great job!
Wowsers, that looks nasty. That was a smart move to separate the lead locomotive from the second locomotive. Hopefully the train driver and conductor got out of the cab without injuries. Keep up the great work, my friend, i subbed your channel, Greetings from Portugal to the USA.
Looks like a good catch to me. Why any dislikes at all is odd. I've not seen a train on fire this way before, so this is a unique video. Usually the engine area is what is on fire. Nice job and thanks for posting!
What's even more usual is that most unit fires you'd see are always from any GE units.It's always the turbochargers or crankshafts having major mechanical failures.The unit in the video is actually from EMD and it's rare to see them on fire caused by any motor failure.This particular incident occured from inside the cab from an electrical failure.
I went through the community's feedback and they are saying that is not the first time happening! Luckily no one got harmed! Thank you for your question and hope more tarin experts can share their thought about!
The starting point is very close to be the brakes. In that spot, they drive very very slow because it is near few railroad crossing without signs! Thanks for watching!
Yes it is! If you search on the web, the helicopter of the news channel was there only after the fire was over! Their video is way after the accident happened! Thank you for asking!
I didn't call, because I didn't capture the situation since the first second that happened! But in the comments, there is another video link from someone that went inside the locomotive probably next day! Thanks for the feedback!
There are already 35 dislike for this video (end still people didn't said what was wrong)!
Not sure what I did wrong when recording this video beside applauding the crew for trying their best to save the day
and firefighter action to protect us from any situation!
If you can share your thoughts, I will be very happy to read everything!
Please like as well!
Have a safe day everyone!
Thank you for watching!
probably NS foamers upset about their precious SD-60E lol
Maybe the FOAMERS were mad no foam was used to put out the fire
Great video! Thank you
Looks like to me the guys did what they could do to save it and keep the fire from spreading, my hat's off to em.
Thank you!
some people would apparently have liked no narration, as someone that worked around the railroad and was a firefighter for several years, you did fine describing what you saw. Thank You!
Good point!
Thank you for your service!
I would not worry about dislikes. There are people here who love to crap on everything regardless of quality. I enjoyed the video.
Thank you so much!
You recorded what you saw and did your best to describe it 😊👍cannot ask more from you...
Thanks a lot 😊
You just keep doing what you do, just like them other guys do 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
looks to me, as a rail fan, that the fire started inside the electrical box inside the cab.
Thank you for letting me know!
Exactly. That fire is nowhere near the engine.
@@Klisania_A you're very welcome
Behind the cab is the main generator. Looks to me like its had a generator flash over which has spread to the electrical cubicle.
Great info shared! Thank you!
It must be one of the new electric train locomotives
According to a train fan this is a:SD60E type. But the fire looks like is caused by electrics!
Thanks for watching and commenting!
Oh the irony of theres a fire hydrant 10 feet away
That area is very close to the fire, and the train has diesel under the frame, up to 4000 gallons. If that catches fire no one knows what will be the outcome!
The situation at that moment can change very fast!
Luckily no one got harmed!
Love the "play by play" description!
Thank you! I did my best to describe as much as possible!
Poor SD60E, railroaders hate them but what a shame to let one burn 😮
The crew did what they could. They have small extinguishers and couldn't do that much to the situation they occurred!
Luckily, no one got harmed!
Thank you for watching!
@Klisania_A for sure, a piece of metal ca be fixed, a human, not so much.
@@AbelG8781 Totally agree with you! That is the reason that in the video I do emphasize how brave those workers are trying to fight the fire with tiny extinguishers!
The sad thing is that those fire extinguishers are no use dealing with a fire this size. The best thing to do is clear the area of any potential exposures and wait for the fire department to arrive. That engine has many gallons of fuel on it, so isolate the area and wait for the fire department. I was a firefighter for 30 years. Uncoupling the engine uninvolved was a great idea by the train crew!👍
Thank you for your service!
He was probably trying to do something when the fire was at the early stage!
They did great and probably saved as much as they could, so the fire could not spread till fire fighters arrival!
@@Klisania_A 👍
Very nice video. Very nice narration. Thank you!
Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you for your kind words!
The flames are coming from the back of the cab and that's where the breaker box is , so I'm gonna say it's an electrical fire
Thank you!
You're welcome
There is an old guy on the Revelstoke VRF camera that comments “ Hot Rail “ every time he sees a train. I guess it was a term used in the 1900’s to mean a train was coming. This was a definite hot rail.
Interesting!
Thank you!
I wonder what the NS railroad will do with this half-burt-up locomotive?
A Reddit train lover mentioned that they have a lot of rebuild locomotives with more damage than this. He said that it could be repaired!
Thanks for watching!
Great job capturing this! Who cares what the detractors say or think. Not important.
Thank you so much!
Good report, well done. Norfolk Southern does it again!
Thank you for watching!
Isn't that a newer locomotive
Probably not! I need to do some research on this!
Thank you for watching!
Thanks for the great info shared!
I don’t think that the dislikes are for you, I think the dislikes are for the locomotive being on fire. Us rail fans don’t like to see any destructive things happening to the locomotives.
That could be a reason. But I did mentioned that the crew was super and brave for non letting the site and trying their best to save the locomotive!
This can be a lesson learned for the company to better equip the crew and also reward hardworking teams!
Thank you!
@@Klisania_AI agre100% great training tool for future engineers
Learning from mistakes, makes great sense because everyone can see the outcome!
AGREED
@@TrainsStorms thank you!
Great video.
Thank you for watching!
Nice job of catching and reporting the action. Thank you.
Thanks for watching!
What a dreadful response by the Fire Department.. Stopping the tenders very long distances away from the actual fire which was only a short distance away from the Building. Not a twin tower type response of herosimn.. No danger of any fire fighters casualty there.
I know the area very well, and the only negative part is that it took them to be there more than 6 minutes. One of the fire station is 3 miles away! Luckily went well!
Thank you for watching!
You did a very good job on this video.
Thank you!
You're right about that you don't see that every day one lucky catch
About 3 weeks ago was a car in fire a few hundred yards from there, and it was on the highway! The fire and smoke were very heavy!
Under control 7:32
Thank you for watching!
Great video and play by play of what’s happening.good job.
Thank you so much for the encouragement!
Lots of electrical wire and components that are very dangerous . Deadly chemicals emitted by the wiring and components , stuffs takes your breath away and kills you very quick . Very good video .
Thanks for the encouragement! That smoke was very, very dangerous, but luckily, no one got harmed!
That sure was a spicy burrito 😂😂 Nice catch good video thanks for sharing
Thanks for watching!
Clearly a CAB fire, and not a prime mover (engine) fire. The electrical panel is at the rear of the cab, exactly where the fire happened.
Yes, that's everyone is confirming!
I thought I already saw 6904 a few months ago!
Will check back in the future if they will bring it back!
Reminds me of when a gondola carrying scrap and old ties somehow caught fire on a moving train in my town. It was the craziest thing
This train, at this point, gets materials from an asphalt company, and there is an exit towards the railroads towards the destination! Usually moves very very slow. Last year because of the low speed, a 18 wheeler was flipped as he tried to beat the train! Thanks for watching and sharing your story!
The started in the auxiliary cab where the electronics are held.
Looks like the electrical system went on fire!
Thank you for commenting!
Thats not good to see the locomotive on fire that locomotive looks like a EMD SD60E I just wonder what happened
Luckily, no one got harmed!
Why are the locos not fitted with a CO2 fire suppresion system like in the UK
Good question!
Maybe someone that works or knows the industry can tell!
Thank you for bringing it up!
The fire is in the cab, I'm pretty sure even the UK locos don't have that in the cab (in the engine compartment, yes).
Excellent work with the camera and narration!
Thanks for watching and for the great encouragement!
Well I gave you a like for your video. I was a bit concerned about all the fire equipment showing up later after it wasn't needed. And what about that ambulance driving over the fire hose?
Thanks for the support! Could not spot any ambulance! Please let me know at what part of the video, I will double check!
That looks to be an electrical fire. The electrical components for the dynamic brakes are right behind the cab.
Thank you for watching and for the details!
Why does the notes say fire was in the first car if it was a trailing unit? just asking
As others have mentioned, I'm not a train expert! Will update the description!
Thanks for the feedback!
You did a great service. Thank you for filming this incident.
Thanks for the encouragement!
I was a firefighter for 13 years. This fire appears to have started in the engine compartment. Its understandable for you not to know the different types of aparatus, or tactics. If you would like ill explain it to you.
Thank you for your service!
It was the area in which the incident was occurring probably!
There are multiple businesses there, and nearby is the 495 capital beltway where the train goes underneath! I would imagine that no one wants to have the fire under the road!
But the rail fan knows where the electrical cabinet is ,and the engine compartment that
Awesome . . . I assume any locomotive could catch on fire given the same situation :(
No one wants to be involved in any accident and get harmed. But this can serve for training purposes and increasing safety procedures to prevent any future accident!
Thanks for watching and for the comments!
Yes loss of job unless a 25 yr old veteran. Or could be arson
The effort to battle the fire from crew doesn't support that! Accidents happen no one can prevent but can improve procedures in place!
Thank for watching!
Another casualty of PSR.
I'm not familiar with the term!
Thanks for watching!
Precision Scheduled Railroading.
hats off to all first responders even the guys with fire extinguishers! great video and great narrative!
Much appreciated!
I would assume that’s an electrical cabinet fire, very hard to extinguish especially if the locomotives are still producing power
Yes it was an electrical fire. And a lot of folks in here shared great knowledge about this particular issue. Thank you for watching it!
1 EMD coming to a scrap line near you
If it was a car, insurance would have totaled, but I'm not sure if that locomotive can be scrapped just for electrical cables!
Thanks for sharing your opinion!
That was kind of a joke for the railroad guys, I'm sure it will be fixed
It'll either be fixed, or used for parts.
I've seen wrecked NS locos with terrible external damage, and NS has actually fixed them up. But, who knows! Replacing the hood and cowling is probably cheaper than redoing the entire cab. If they have a donor, they might just swap the whole cab, electronics, controls and all.
@@mow4ncry I think they will! a new panel and some fresh paint will be piece of cake for them!
Thanks for the video.
I have never seen a fire in the cab before of a locomotive.
Electrical one, everyone is saying!
Unusual place for a fire on this type of locomotive (SD60DE). It’s an obvious electrical fire but the only fire I’ve seen like this was a direct short in the battery circuit which occurred in a switch engine when a new electrician at our shop hooked the batteries up wrong & flipped the knife switch up. UP was against apprenticeships at the time & was hiring outside electricians.
Wow! That is great info shared! Thank you!
The engine in question is an EMD locomotive, but many engines manufactured by GE have high voltage capacitors in the electrical cabinet, and they store massive voltage even if the engine has been shut for many hours. If NS mechanical department personnel were present, they’d warn the firefighters not to shoot water in that area because of the possibility of electrocution! But hey, NS dumped nearly their entire mechanical department in 2020 under PSR protocols, so that ain’t happening!
Great info!
Thanks for sharing!
Is that a SD-60?
@@dbags76 I believe it’s one of them that they did a rebuild program on a few years ago and replaced the original cab with the wide nose deal, but I can’t remember what the designation is. SD60E or something, I think the E was for “enhanced”.
The unit in the video is one of the SD60E rebuilds.Many of them were rebuilt from Norfolk Southern's own SD60M's and acquired SD60M's that they purchased cheap from Union Pacific.Alot of the crews dislike them because of the cabs compared to the original SD60's or SD60M's.
Most of the time it always is some GE unit that's on fire due to mechanical failures correlating to the turbochargers or crankshafts.
Also,Norfolk Southern has the worst mainteance program of any Class 1,up there with CSX.They sell units,rebuild some just to sell them,purchase some just to rebuild or sell them shortly afterwards,or put lots of units in storage just to return them on the roster when they aren't at reliable status on top of that.Their management is just as numbskulled as Union Pacific.
Leader or trailing?
That direction is for leaving the station!
Both are locomotives!
Thank You so much
I'm very familiar with the location and Fire Dept. You did an excellent job filming and narrating, you were spot on. Thanks for the video!
Thank you so much! Luckily, it went well for the crew of the locomotives!
Do we see I-95 in the background?
What is the industry at this site?
@@295g295 That train get materials from an asphalt company and there are also few warehouses right there when the accident is ongoing. Is at Industrial Drive Springfield 22151 Virginia!
Am I the only one who noticed that there was a fire hydrant literally right beside the loco in the parking lot like 20 feet away that they could have used instead of driving half a block away increasing their response time lol
Is there, but they couldn't attach right away due to uncertainty of the situation! The engine had a full tank with diesel. If you see, the business there moved their trucks because of that!
Thank you for watching!
@@Klisania_A Exactly, you're correct, placing the Engine that close to the fire goes against what we are taught.
I know this location, and the closest fire station is a half mile away.
This is at Industrial Drive. I'm more familiar with the firestation at Backlick Rd, but i have to check on the map for the one that you mentioned going towards Annandale! Thanks for watching!
a rare catch to see a occurence like this thank you for showing this.
I was there by luck. And everything was unplanned to film any train that day! Thanks for the encouragement!
Why not use the other engine to drag the fire to the other side of the crossing and make it easier for the fire department?
Probably got stuck, or they evaluated that spot less dangerous for the surrounding area! Thank you for watching!
Ah yes... gotta love NS 😒
Thank you for watching!
too big call the fire department they need to use foam. locomotive is salvageable if they quit beeping around company is responsible
That was the only mistake, non using foam! Will keep an eye there is that number shows up back!
Thank you!
great job...subscribed !
Awesome, thank you!
@@Klisania_A pleasure
RIP SD60E
Pretty unusual for this type of fire, usually it's an engine fire or a dynamic brake grid failure, and usually on a GE locomotive.
It looks like the fire is in the cab. Behind the cab is the electrical compartment where there are relays, breakers, the computer, and such. It's hard to say though if they were what caused the fire, but it's possible. After all, this locomotive makes 3000kW of power, and if there is a failure, it will be spectacular.
Thank you for sharing this great information!
Alot of crews dislike the SD60E's,so it's not a major loss.
Also,dynamic brake grid fires haven't really occured on GE units for a long time.Back in the day,it was famous on the GE "U Boats" and -7's all the time and that's why older guys nicknamed them "toasters".Motor fire? Yes,that's usual on any GE unit and most of the time it's either the seals in the turbochargers or crankshaft overpressure.However,in an unusual occurance when an EMD unit has some motor failure,mainly on older and beat units,it's actually worse than you'd think.
@Slim_Slid so, you are saying that this type of accident is typical for this locomotive?
So why do they not place more larger extinguisher?
@@Klisania_A
No,no...This type of occurance,an electrical cabinet fire specifically,
normally doesn't happen on any EMD or GE unit.
This is can backtrack to what shop mainteanced the unit previously as in something that they did/was wrong,or it simply has wiring that's outdated and has never been replaced.The unit in the video is a SD60E rebuild from Norfolk Southern,those units haven't been out on the mainlines for ten years,so anything should considerably still be brand new and this can be technician error.It can obviously be a number of things but personal assumption,I'd believe it was wiring that wasn't corrected at some point while it was at some shop.
There is a hydrant next to the fence
Tes it is. But you don't want to be very close to the fire when you don't know what is causing it, and if the fuel tank is affected. At the end of the video, one fire truck goes there and starts the procedures in place!
Thanks for watching!
Nicely done. It’s amazing they did not approach the fire from the side you showed us. The fire hydrant was right there
And they would have been above the smoke
Yes there is a fence there.
Thank you for sharing.
Yes, it was an electrical fire. The entire electrical cabinets for most locomotives are located in the back of the crew cab….
I think that most of the fire trucks came from different fire stations. The one nearby is just 3 miles from there, and the two towers that came on the scene probably from other firestations. I do live nearby and I see all the time what firetruck they have.
No water on an electrical fire!
At the moment when multiple fire trucks are showing up I thought they will use foam but didn't see that happening!@@georgewilkinson1068
@@georgewilkinson1068 Wrong. The only way the fire could be extinguished is with water. No chance of electrocution from that fire.
@@Klisania_A If there was oil or fuel involved they would have.
The white you're seeing is actually steam from the water hitting the fire and the hot steel in the cab.
At the first moment, I wasn't thinking of that, but now that you shared, I can say yes it is. And that amount of steam makes me believe that the fire was big and dangerous!
Thank you for watching!
@@Klisania_A
I've been a volunteer fireman for the last 15 years, going on 16. I've learned to read the smoke in order to get an idea of what's going on with the fire. Over time, you learn to look at the color of the smoke as well as how it's flowing in order to gauge what's burning, how the fire is progressing, and whether or not the hose streams are hitting the "seat" of the fire. Firefighting is really a kind of art in that respect- you learn to look for the subtlest clues to gauge the situation.
Thank you for your service and for all the valuable info shared here! Have a great day and be SAFE!@@leehuff2330
Good video. Hats off to the crew for getting the other locomotive moved and for the fireman who fought a fire that most don't know how to fight. The locomotive can come to Altoona and set with all the other locomotives waiting to be fixed or are in storage.
Thank you very much!
Altoona..sure!
This is NS in Virginia-- I was thinking of the N [N&W] at Roanoke VA or the S [Southern] at Spencer NC.
Most of all the NS units damaged get sent to Altoona,PA for repairs. Half of the KCS units that NS bought for their rebuild program are in Altoona, They are being renumbered and sent out on the road til there rebuilt date (2025) @@295g295
Its fine they were just hot boxing 💨
Thanks for sharing your thoughts!
An interesting catch! Great play-by-play…..thanks for capturing and sharing! 👍(Virginia)
I was lucky enough to have been able to record!
Thanks for the encouragement!
they brought a whole firehouse out, for what 1 firetruck can do.
There are multiple businesses there, also very near the 495 capital beltway underpass. I will try to find the emergency call to hear what they first said for the incident!
Better safe than sorry. Many nearby businesses, potentially thousands of gallons of fuel in the tanks. Lots of possibilities for the fire to spread.
@@neiltonks4627 never looked at the situation that way, my bad.
Great point!
If you notice on the right side where the fence is, the company is moving their trucks and one is not starting so they are rushing to jumpstart! @@neiltonks4627
First of all, more than a whole station. That is a typical response for a locomotive fire. In an Industrial setting with many exposures it is the correct response. FFX county is the largest dept. in the state and fortunately we have a lot of resources. It took more than one Engine to extinguish the fire. Kudos to Fairfax County Fire Dept.
I think that's good narration especially with the language barrier a little, and it does look like it started in the electrical panel
Yes, I'm not native speaker of the English language!
Thank you for encouraging!
Luckily no one got harmed! Interesting to see this thing happening!
Shocking. It's not a GE "Toaster"!
Luckily, no one got harmed!
Fire is not the engine but an electrical fire is righ behind the window
It was an electrical fire. Is burning out everything inside. There is a video in the comments with the aftermath!
Thanks for watching and sharing your thoughts!
Being in the cab im going to guess its an electronics fire.
Looks like you are right!
That was a good video. Can I use your video on my channel. Ill put you in the credits thank you.
Thank you for watching!
Currently I'm not aware how YT will display my video or what will happen to your channel for re-use of other youtubers material!
Have a great time!
I saw your channel that you are a Train enthusiast! Great job!
Thank you
Wowsers, that looks nasty.
That was a smart move to separate the lead locomotive from the second locomotive.
Hopefully the train driver and conductor got out of the cab without injuries.
Keep up the great work, my friend, i subbed your channel, Greetings from Portugal to the USA.
Thank you so much!
Yes, no one got injured. That segment they drive very slow because of traffic. Be safe there!
@@Klisania_A thanks, i will.
Looks like a good catch to me. Why any dislikes at all is odd. I've not seen a train on fire this way before, so this is a unique video. Usually the engine area is what is on fire. Nice job and thanks for posting!
Thank you for the encouragement, and thank you for watching! Everyone is saying that is an electrical wires fire!
What's even more usual is that most unit fires you'd see are always from any GE units.It's always the turbochargers or crankshafts having major mechanical failures.The unit in the video is actually from EMD and it's rare to see them on fire caused by any motor failure.This particular incident occured from inside the cab from an electrical failure.
@@Slim_Slid thank you for sharing your thoughts with everyone here!
Byebye SD60, at least until it is rebuilt or it might be deemed wrecked, who knows.
Cab is fire damage going to scrap
An electrical fire, I hope they can re wire and put it back on business!
@@leonardovalladares4315 will probably just end up using it as a donor locomotive for parts
Great video, hats off to all first responders even the guys with fire extinguishers, 😅 thanks for sharing
Thank you for watching this video!
He was brave, and with that tiny fire extinguisher, he tried several times!
Luckily, no one got harmed!
Great coverage! Thanks for posting.
I was lucky to be there at the right moment!
Thanks for watching!
Is this a new all electric engine...?
I went through the community's feedback and they are saying that is not the first time happening! Luckily no one got harmed!
Thank you for your question and hope more tarin experts can share their thought about!
Nice Video work. The distance and elevation of the camera gave a good view of all the action. The commentary is appreciated.
Thank you very much!
Nice catch! Don't see that very often. Thanks for posting!
Thanks for watching! Thank you for your great words!
I've seen a lot of engine fires but never the cab. It's usually always been the prime mover or the dynamic brake fans that go bad.
The starting point is very close to be the brakes. In that spot, they drive very very slow because it is near few railroad crossing without signs!
Thanks for watching!
Turbo fires are common too, but usually most of the fire blows out the exhaust.
Good job with the video and the narration.
Thank you for sharing it. 👍
Thank you so much! Thank you for the encouragement!
It always seems to be those horse NS trains getting into trouble.
Hope that the company will do more frequent inspections for the safety of everyone involved!
No one told the firefighters about the fire hydrant on the other side of the fence?
They knew that, but is very close to the train fuel tank. If that catches fire can make more damage than anything else!
Thanks for watching!
Your video?
Yes it is!
If you search on the web, the helicopter of the news channel was there only after the fire was over! Their video is way after the accident happened!
Thank you for asking!
Well isn’t that something! According to the pro-EMD zealots, GE’s are the only locomotives that burn.
This is an accident, no one wants to be involved! Thanks for watching!
“Get to da chappa”
If is what i read on the web, because I'm not native English speaker!
Thanks for watching!
@@Klisania_A You did an excellent job narrating!
Thank you so much for the encouragement!
I also made a similar video. But I'm located making it in Indonesia... I hope I can share my experience and knowledge, guys ❤❤
Go for it! You will never know the potential of the community until you try! Best of luck!
Captain obvious we meet again, Did you call the fire dept to inform them that the fire was caused by an electrical fault are you a fire chief ?
I didn't call, because I didn't capture the situation since the first second that happened! But in the comments, there is another video link from someone that went inside the locomotive probably next day!
Thanks for the feedback!
LOT OF HOURS AND HARD RUNNING things happen
Definitely! No incident can be predicted! Luckily, no one got harmed!
😮😮😮It's in the cab😮😮😮
Yes, it was in the cab. Luckily, it didn't spread to the fuel tank!
I know those SD60Es were junk but this is ridiculous XD probably the cab heater or an electrical fire.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts! It definitely is an electrical fire! Luckily, no one got harmed!
Luckily no one got harmed 🙏
Thank God, yes!
No one got harmed, just materials damage!
Thank you for watching!
Well said!
Just sad, hope no one was hurt. We hope to never see something like this at our train station here in Clemson SC, Go Tigers!
Yes, only materials damage!
Fire ball express!
This engine usually takes materials for an asphalt company nearby!
Go green or go bust
That is something different!
Nice video by Indonesia
Thank you so much!
@@Klisania_A oke
Great catch but the ear rape intro needs work. WAY too loud coming into the video.
Noted, I will make sure for future videos!
Thanks for the feedback!
@@Klisania_A Thank you!
Normal for a NS train
Didn't know that! Maybe I will do some research about this! Thank you for sharing this with us!
SD-60E ……in fire
I'm not familiar with train names!
Can I add this to the descriptions?
Thanks!