Burning smell on train caused by heater malfunction, Norristown PA
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, train crew at Norristown Transit Center reported a burning smell under car W837. Inspection found no fire. The odor was caused by a malfunctioning cab heater, which was turned off to stop the smell.
Audio|Heard on: SEPTA Regional Rail - North, South, City, MoW and Yard
Listen to dispatch call
01:40
Transcript:
00:00
I got you here from that number 14 bacteria that there's a burning smell coming from W837 under the smells like burnt hair or something to that.
00:17
All right, stand by,
00:19
not to part NTC,
00:22
and have your conduct, go out and take a look and see if there's on.
00:26
Everything on fire over you
00:29
Roger, uh, stand by here at the Norristown Transportation Center
00:34
up and walk around and make sure not to go fire over
00:40
Mr. Rogers.
00:42
I'm morning right now, Tommy, I'm on the ground, I'm in the back, I'm in the back, I'm in the back.
00:53
28 conducted engineer.
00:56
There's nothing on fire, no smoke, nothing like that.
01:00
Like I said,
01:01
the cab heater was on.
01:03
As soon as I turned it out, the burn and fell dissipated and went away.
01:07
But I don't think you're going to have any heat from the cab heater in next.
01:18
Shut the train,
01:21
328 to September 3.
01:24
They said it was probably coming from the heater in the in the car and wasn't he deterred at all back there, it no longer was going to have in the burnings and now,
01:33
over.
01:35
All right, come from the cap heater.
01:37
All right,
01:38
I'll let mechanical know.
01:39
They're going to reach out on.
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Location mentioned:
Norristown Transit Center, Norristown, PA 19401
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