NS bridge fire

[tankist]

found coupe of interesting pics. anyone heard anything about this mishap?

 

[Trucklover]

Holy Molly! Those things got torched! Look at the rail in the second picture! dang

 

[Motley]

Geeeezus!! Those wheels just sunk down into the rails. How hot must that have been to do that?

 

[FunValleyLine]

I know nothing about this and dont proclaim to. I have no knowledge that what I am posting has anything to do with these pictures. I was curious and this is what I found searching the web. There ya go that is my disclaimer.

http://blog.al.com/live/2010/01/railroad_crewmen_burned_when_t.html

http://www.railroadforums.com/forum/showthread.php?t=31460

 

[radar]

Omg

please somebody come up with the story behind this Look at the rail in #2 pic

 

[Littlefoot14]

Ive seen these before. Yes FVL your correct, that is the same incident. It happened in Alabama and was started prior to the train crossing it. The ties were rubber if i remember right. Look at the rail below the pilot plow on the lead locomotive, it melted the weld!

 

[bkpigs]

That is a decent jump down. I guess when you are in a fire ball anyway out looks good.

 

[NWCanuck]

First post here has a PDF attachment with all the related photos in it:

http://www.railroadforums.com/forum/showthread.php?p=260714

 

[hamltnblue]

If you read Funvalley's second link they updated with what happened.

 

[ChevelleSSguy]

Thats insane and quite tragic. Of all the places for the locomotive to stop. It had to be right over the fire. The hot rails could have had something to do with helping to stop the momentum. It must have been a pretty massive fire before the locomotives entered into it. Im supprised authorities werent already on thier way before the train came along.