06-03-2009, 09:57 PM
Hey guys, Ive been lurking around lately, and havent really posted anthing worthwhile in a long time,m but these pics came up on another forum Im at thats non train related. Figured this was worthy off a new thread from me.
It was a normal day in Sharon Springs, KS when a Union Pacific crew boarded a loaded coal train for the long trek to Salina.
Just a few miles into the trip a wheel bearing became overheated and melted, letting a metal support drop down and grind on the rail, creating white hot molten metal droppings spewing down to the rail. A very alert crew noticed smoke about halfway back in the train and immediately stopped the train in compliance with the rules.
The train stopped with the hot wheel over a wooden bridge with creosote ties and trusses...
the photos speak for themselves....
![[Image: bridge1.jpg]](http://i512.photobucket.com/albums/t321/farmerkev22/bridge1.jpg)
![[Image: bridge2.jpg]](http://i512.photobucket.com/albums/t321/farmerkev22/bridge2.jpg)
![[Image: bridge3.jpg]](http://i512.photobucket.com/albums/t321/farmerkev22/bridge3.jpg)
![[Image: bridge4.jpg]](http://i512.photobucket.com/albums/t321/farmerkev22/bridge4.jpg)
It was a normal day in Sharon Springs, KS when a Union Pacific crew boarded a loaded coal train for the long trek to Salina.
Just a few miles into the trip a wheel bearing became overheated and melted, letting a metal support drop down and grind on the rail, creating white hot molten metal droppings spewing down to the rail. A very alert crew noticed smoke about halfway back in the train and immediately stopped the train in compliance with the rules.
The train stopped with the hot wheel over a wooden bridge with creosote ties and trusses...
the photos speak for themselves....