On fire?

Typical Alco/GE turbocharged engine with an exhaust stack fire resulting from over fueling. You should see the GE units going over Sherman Hill, in Wyoming on the Union Pacific, at night, when one of the Dash8 units has an over fueling problem! Looks just like that video, only much brighter.

Skip ahead to the 3:22 mark in the video....

Now that would be a cool Legacy feature!

Yeah but imagine how much smoke fluid we would use up...

First time I saw this kind of thing was at dusk in Flagstaff AZ. It was most impressive.

GE: we bring good things to life!

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Originally posted by DominicMazoch:
GE: we bring good things to life!

ROTFLMAO......

My experience with locomotives fires began with ALCO 251 engines. All 244's & 251's had a fuel line that crossed over from the left bank to the right bank at the #8 to #16 cyl. (or #6 to #12) On this particular locomotive the crossover line sprung a leak. (Loose clamp & vibration) The leak sprayed fuel oil all over the rotating electrical equipment as well as the rear of the hi-voltage cabinet. The engineer smelled fuel oil. He closed the throttle. The power contractors opened with an arc. Fire erupted with a bang. He set the brake, went to the 2nd unit and backed it away from the fire. Then he noticed the 1st unit rolling away. Ran to the unit and opened the angle cock, nothing happened. Climbed up on the running board to find a way to the cab. By this time the unit is picking up speed. Climbs into the cab through the fireman's window and stops the runaway at a grade crossing.

The unit was a leased unit on its 1st trip in my territory.

There must still be a problem with GE locomotive engines and the way the fuel line is routed or the type of line the use for fuel as there are numerous locomotives with burned paint running around. Mostly towards the rear of the engine.
I have never experianced an engine fire, but on the UP the rule is to hit the fuel shut off valve if possible and leave the engine to burn itself out. They do not want employees to fight engine fires.

Dan

Posted a photo of CSX 5223 on fire in the back shops at Cumberland in the photo album. Can't figure out how to put it in this thread. any one help? Sam

What causes a ge to loose a complete cylinder piston assb up through the engine roof, fly throught the air an go through a guys roof and land in the house.

A broken connecting rod

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A broken connecting rod

Nope. Loose/under-torqued "hold-down" fasteners that retain the complete power assembly in the block.

Sam, send me the photo of the 5223 I'll post in this thread.

Ed Mullan, email is in my profile.

Ed it's in the photo album. Sam

Oh, that makes it simple, anyone who wants to can pop right over (the photo album forum here on OGR) there and take a look at them. I did, looks the engine in the loco is at full throttle.


Ed Mullan

Ed it sounded like a fighter jet ready for tale off and spewed oil all over the area. Now how do you post the photo in a chat? Sam