This wreck happened a couple of years ago, I believe in Kansas by UPRR. The crew spotting a hot wheel bearing stopped the train. Which is the correct thing to do by the book.
Except the car was carrying loads of coal, in the middle of a coal train. Which they stopped on a wooden bridge.
Damage was in the millions with rail freight equipment, cargo, bridge, and the re-routing of other trains till this area could be repaired.
The smart thing would have been to stop on safe ground and disconnect the burning car from the train.
This wreck happened a couple of years ago, I believe in Kansas by UPRR. The crew spotting a hot wheel bearing stopped the train. Which is the correct thing to do by the book.
Except the car was carrying loads of coal, in the middle of a coal train. Which they stopped on a wooden bridge.
Damage was in the millions with rail freight equipment, cargo, bridge, and the re-routing of other trains till this area could be repaired.
The smart thing would have been to stop on safe ground and disconnect the burning car from the train.