Train experiences loud bang and flash on Norfolk line, Franklin County PA
Other Non-Crime EventA train on the Norfolk Southern Pittsburgh Line experienced a sudden loud bang, bright flash, and jerking movement. The crew suspected a possible traction motor explosion or equipment failure. There were no injuries and no visible hazards on the tracks. The train is being inspected to determine the cause.
Audio|Source: NS Pittsburg Line Harrisburg Terminal
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Transcript:
00:00
The 860, we're bringing the train to a safe stop.
00:03
Something just happened on lead engine here.
00:05
We're not sure if it was an explosion of some kind, but there was a sudden bang and kind of jerky movement.
00:15
A bright light, everything flashed out, a screen, black rat in, we're bringing to a late stop there.
00:23
All right, understand.
00:24
Everyone on the crew, okay? Over?
00:26
Roger, we're okay.
00:28
We're to bring the same stop and find out what happened there.
00:34
We understand everyone on the crew is okay.
00:37
So he said he allowed, Thomas, like an explosion and a bright flash.
00:43
Over.
00:44
Rodgers seemed like, yeah, I thought we went to emergency or something, but apparently it was a sudden, it felt like a sudden jerking case for many, or something like it seemed like it felt like a fight in the drain or something at all.
01:04
We didn't see anything on the rail, but I don't know what it was.
01:11
All right, jerking motion, flashing, maybe something hit the train.
01:16
Um,
01:17
you go stop and check it out there.
01:20
Over.
01:21
Right, chat.
01:22
You got all the trains and drivers around, uh...
01:28
All right, the head ends.
01:29
It'll be around the VR 300.
01:31
All right.
01:33
I understand.
01:34
Keep me posted.
01:35
Uh, over.
01:36
Roger.
01:38
And then as far as train line and all that, you're sitting, everything's good, over.
01:43
Roger, everything's good and we're not in emergency.
01:51
Can you ask you just change radio stations, do you ask the 54 end if they saw anything there over?
01:59
Yeah, I'll haul it out of there.
02:01
Roger, okay.
02:07
Norfolk Southern Filepost 9.0.5.
02:13
Track 1-0 defects.
02:21
Norfolk Southern Filepost 9.0.5.
02:27
Track 1-0 defects.
02:42
All right, 860, the 54 end and see anything.
02:47
I'll see if maybe I can get the trainmaster.
02:49
I don't need that way, see if they can help you out and inspect it there.
02:55
Okay, Roger that.
02:56
Yeah, the engineers got taking a look right now.
03:00
Like I said, we don't really know what happens.
03:03
He'd like a close or he thought maybe more near road or anything, he thought it almost maybe it seemed like it's not bad.
03:09
But I was looking at the rail, there was nothing on them.
03:15
Like I said, it was a sudden glass, the black ran in and, you know, it seemed like it was some maybe, he thought maybe a track motor exposure.
03:25
Okay,
03:28
yeah, that's, honestly, that's kind of what I was, that that's happened before.
03:33
I was wondering if one of the traction motors exploded there.
03:53
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Franklin County, PA
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