John7 Posted June 15, 2019 Report Share Posted June 15, 2019 I didn't know a metra bnsf locomotive caught fire yesterday. Does anyone know the number of the locomotive that caught fire? https://youtu.be/CACKZLsedTU Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewFlyerMCI Posted June 15, 2019 Report Share Posted June 15, 2019 On 6/15/2019 at 1:40 AM, John7 said: I didn't know a metra bnsf locomotive caught fire yesterday. Does anyone know the number of the locomotive that caught fire? https://youtu.be/CACKZLsedTU Expand I'm confused about the way she reported on it: Was it a BNSF locomotive or a Metra locomotive on a BNSF train? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pace831 Posted June 15, 2019 Report Share Posted June 15, 2019 On 6/15/2019 at 6:52 AM, NewFlyerMCI said: I'm confused about the way she reported on it: Was it a BNSF locomotive or a Metra locomotive on a BNSF train? Expand A Metra locomotive based on the contours of it that are visible in the opening shot, and the fact that a BNSF locomotive would not be at that location. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pace831 Posted June 15, 2019 Report Share Posted June 15, 2019 On 6/15/2019 at 1:40 AM, John7 said: Does anyone know the number of the locomotive that caught fire? Expand CBS News says it was built in 1992 and remanufactured in 2003, so that at least narrows it down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richii0909 Posted June 15, 2019 Report Share Posted June 15, 2019 On 6/15/2019 at 1:40 AM, John7 said: I didn't know a metra bnsf locomotive caught fire yesterday. Does anyone know the number of the locomotive that caught fire? https://youtu.be/CACKZLsedTU Expand From what I saw via a twitter picture it looked to be 210 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pace831 Posted June 15, 2019 Report Share Posted June 15, 2019 On 6/15/2019 at 2:34 PM, richii0909 said: From what I saw via a twitter picture it looked to be 210 Expand Good observation. I saw that same picture but it requires close examination to see the number. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John7 Posted June 15, 2019 Report Share Posted June 15, 2019 Unlike 215, i believe that 210 will be rebuilt. Since 194 caught on fire back in 2014 and its back in service. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richii0909 Posted June 16, 2019 Report Share Posted June 16, 2019 On 6/15/2019 at 7:06 PM, John7 said: Unlike 215, i believe that 210 will be rebuilt. Since 194 caught on fire back in 2014 and its back in service. Expand Yeah probably so... I saw 215 parked in a 3 header with 611 614 and some old repainted VRE cars in the yard. Theres a lady on youtube METX210 that will be devastated.. she was really into 210 and even gave the loco birthday party dedications Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pace831 Posted June 16, 2019 Report Share Posted June 16, 2019 On 6/16/2019 at 12:00 AM, richii0909 said: Yeah probably so... I saw 215 parked in a 3 header with 611 614 and some old repainted VRE cars in the yard. Theres a lady on youtube METX210 that will be devastated.. she was really into 210 and even gave the loco birthday party dedications Expand I thought of her as well when I saw it was 210 that caught fire. I met her on Pace 606 a few years ago going to the Des Plaines Oasis on the Friday before it closed. She had a sweatshirt with a picture of 210 on the back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richii0909 Posted June 16, 2019 Report Share Posted June 16, 2019 On 6/16/2019 at 1:03 AM, Pace831 said: I thought of her as well when I saw it was 210 that caught fire. I met her on Pace 606 a few years ago going to the Des Plaines Oasis on the Friday before it closed. She had a sweatshirt with a picture of 210 on the back. Expand Yeah I tried to contact her on Youtube and Twitter but haven't heard anything.. hope she's ok Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richii0909 Posted June 20, 2019 Report Share Posted June 20, 2019 Talk about a rush paint job lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewFlyerMCI Posted June 20, 2019 Report Share Posted June 20, 2019 On 6/20/2019 at 3:05 AM, richii0909 said: Talk about a rush paint job lol Expand What's wrong with it? I thought the intention was to retain the majority of the Cascades/Surfliner livery Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richii0909 Posted June 20, 2019 Report Share Posted June 20, 2019 On 6/20/2019 at 3:51 AM, NewFlyerMCI said: What's wrong with it? I thought the intention was to retain the majority of the Cascades/Surfliner livery Expand The top by the window and the bottom were left brown from cascades. In person it looks terrible.. would of came out better painting over the Amtrak logo and replace it with Metra Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewFlyerMCI Posted June 20, 2019 Report Share Posted June 20, 2019 On 6/20/2019 at 1:19 PM, richii0909 said: The top by the window and the bottom were left brown from cascades. In person it looks terrible.. would of came out better painting over the Amtrak logo and replace it with Metra Expand Ah. I, personally, am I fan, although the blue could've been left green with the Metra logo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richii0909 Posted June 21, 2019 Report Share Posted June 21, 2019 On 6/20/2019 at 2:16 PM, NewFlyerMCI said: Ah. I, personally, am I fan, although the blue could've been left green with the Metra logo. Expand I know they wanted to repaint them at some point.. but they could of just painted all of them the Surfliner colors and have it be a one off. Now we have this one in three colors... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTRSP1900-CTA3200 Posted June 21, 2019 Report Share Posted June 21, 2019 On 6/16/2019 at 10:15 PM, richii0909 said: Yeah I tried to contact her on Youtube and Twitter but haven't heard anything.. hope she's ok Expand I am pleased to say that based on her Twitter account she seems to be recovering. Obviously it was very traumatic for her, but fortunately she did manage to pull through. According to her, 210 will be sent off to be rebuilt to -3 specifications, though I'm not sure what her source is. I stumbled upon her Twitter and Youtube pages a few years back, but back then I didn't see anything wrong with the locomotive, and back then I also didn't recall any other Metra locomotives being involved in any mechanical mishaps. Now that I realized her favorite locomotive was the one involved, I started to do some research, also because since the initial news reports of the locomotive catching fire, there haven't been any updates as to the cause, which I found frustrating. In the picture above in this thread (where you can identify the locomotive number), I noticed that the shape of the object on fire resembled the roof air-conditioning units above the cabs. Based on this Tweet, I'm guessing the fire did start in the AC unit, and then spread to the engine area, because the images on NBC and the like show the fire much more intense than the photo above. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richii0909 Posted June 21, 2019 Report Share Posted June 21, 2019 On 6/21/2019 at 3:40 AM, MTRSP1900-CTA3200 said: I am pleased to say that based on her Twitter account she seems to be recovering. Obviously it was very traumatic for her, but fortunately she did manage to pull through. According to her, 210 will be sent off to be rebuilt to -3 specifications, though I'm not sure what her source is. I stumbled upon her Twitter and Youtube pages a few years back, but back then I didn't see anything wrong with the locomotive, and back then I also didn't recall any other Metra locomotives being involved in any mechanical mishaps. Now that I realized her favorite locomotive was the one involved, I started to do some research, also because since the initial news reports of the locomotive catching fire, there haven't been any updates as to the cause, which I found frustrating. In the picture above in this thread (where you can identify the locomotive number), I noticed that the shape of the object on fire resembled the roof air-conditioning units above the cabs. Based on this Tweet, I'm guessing the fire did start in the AC unit, and then spread to the engine area, because the images on NBC and the like show the fire much more intense than the photo above. Expand Well that’s good to hear that she is doing good. It sucks that these older trains are not doing so hot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewFlyerMCI Posted June 21, 2019 Report Share Posted June 21, 2019 On 6/21/2019 at 2:35 PM, richii0909 said: Well that’s good to hear that she is doing good. It sucks that these older trains are not doing so hot. Expand I imagine that's exactly how their doing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewFlyerMCI Posted June 22, 2019 Report Share Posted June 22, 2019 I know there are many lines with 3-track sections, but other than the ME, do any lines have any 4-track sections? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busfan2847 Posted June 22, 2019 Report Share Posted June 22, 2019 On 6/22/2019 at 4:41 PM, NewFlyerMCI said: I know there are many lines with 3-track sections, but other than the ME, do any lines have any 4-track sections? Expand UP have a four track section used by UP-N and UP-NW from Clybourn to downtown, if that counts? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richii0909 Posted June 22, 2019 Report Share Posted June 22, 2019 When im on NCS some time it opened up to many 4 track sections 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewFlyerMCI Posted June 22, 2019 Report Share Posted June 22, 2019 On 6/22/2019 at 7:10 PM, busfan2847 said: UP have a four track section used by UP-N and UP-NW from Clybourn to downtown, if that counts? Expand I did forget about that, although I was thinking of outside the loop locations. Thanks anyway! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewFlyerMCI Posted June 22, 2019 Report Share Posted June 22, 2019 On 6/22/2019 at 7:12 PM, richii0909 said: When im on NCS some time it opened up to many 4 track sections Expand Do you remember where by any chance? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MetroShadow Posted June 22, 2019 Report Share Posted June 22, 2019 On 6/22/2019 at 8:05 PM, NewFlyerMCI said: Do you remember where by any chance? Expand Either the rosemont stretch or the interlocking at Western. Not much after that (unless the old EJ&E got an upgrade) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richii0909 Posted June 29, 2019 Report Share Posted June 29, 2019 I hate the Rock Island line at night time. Why do the conductors bother to fill up one car like sardines, then open other car later. Why not just open two cars like every other normal line. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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