Amtrak fire in Milwaukee prompts train evacuation

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Authorities say all passengers and crew members were safely evacuated after a fire broke out in the engine of an Amtrak train in Milwaukee.
Amtrak spokesman Marc Magliari says the fire was detected around noon Thursday in the Chicago-to-Milwaukee passenger train.
Magliari says the fire was contained to the engine compartment of the locomotive and was quickly extinguished by the fire department. He says there were no injuries to the 51 passengers and three crew members.
The cause of the fire is under investigation. Magliari says a 1 p.m. Amtrak departure from Milwaukee was canceled.

I bet it was a GE.... I wonder what happened on her.

http://www.wisn.com/news/amtrak-locomotive-catches-fire-in-third-ward/33023476
P42. Cabbage on the back was fine... Gee, too bad it didn't have an engine anymore..... But hey, we want to cut another 260 Million this year(?) from Amtrak's Budget..... Wonderful.....

-Falcus
P.S. Local News Sites are becoming as bad for ads as porn sites used to be (No, no virus', but the sheer amount of space on that site dedicated to junk is crazy....)! Just don't click on anything besides the video...

Interesting... Looks like another blown turbo! More burnt toast anybody?

casanova419 said:

The cause of the fire is under investigation.

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Come on, it's obviously a blown turbo

boyerm25 said:

Come on, it's obviously a blown turbo

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Considering where the burn marks are, yes it is most likely a blown turbo, but it could be another situation as well. If it had been a little closer to the cabin, I would've said they blew the dynamic brakes up, but that is not the case for this.