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Providence Line locomotive gets a bit flamey; passengers evacuate as air turns gamey

Flames from Providence Line locomotive

The fire-belching loco. Photo by KMV.

Passengers heading towards Providence had to evacuate their train in Canton Junction after the train experienced a "mechanical issue" that included the diesel belching fire, around 8 p.m. More flaming action.

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Sad to say the new engines aren't going to make the 25 years the old ones did, and are still going. Gonna need a fare hike.

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Yea I don’t see these making it like the F40’s, some of which are already over 30 years old and being overhauled for another 20 years of service.

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Not a State House room (bubble) with PR staffers clamping down on reporting

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Can’t blame these dumpsters on Baker, ordered by Patrick administration.
Unfortunately there is not a whole lot of new locomotives ordered these days, most agencies just rebuild the old work horses.

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Because they weren't the T's first choice; they were basically forced into buying them by the federal government.

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You must be new around here.

I mean, the only guy who doesn't blame Baker is the guy who likes blaming a lot of the messes on the T on Dukakis.

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Back Bay Station. Porter Square Station. Braintree Station. etc. Dukakis needs to take responsibility for some of the T woes

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Hope things are going well.

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Plans are already underway to form a committee to study the feasability of selecting a panel charged with drafting a white paper on how to form a blue-ribbon commisison to deal with exploring the possibility of establishing best practices for local officials to act surprised and horrified when one of these results in mass casualties

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has great hair.

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But could only find scraps for the Providence Line. Sorry everyone whoomp, whoomp. Somehow both South Coast Rail (now costing $1.8 billion) and the Green Line Extension (now costing $3.6 billion) are more important than the main NEC trunk line between Boston, Rt 128, and Providence. Baker is trash

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Please remember that Charlie is never ever ever responsible for anything that goes wrong on the T or the commuter rail, or the State Police, or the RMV. It's Beverly Scott's fault.

Charlie has made some noise recently about possibly running for a third term. Vote for him again, because he is not responsible for anything bad that happens. Charlie could stand in the middle of Fifth Ave, er , I mean Commonwealth Ave, with a gun and shoot someone and he wouldn't lose any voters, ok?

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He might not loose any voters but he'd be killed quickly by a speeding driver who wouldn't even stop to call the cops.

Not that I wish any physical harm upon anyone but there would be some justice in the world if the next pedestrian or transit user hurt or killed was someone who actually had a say in transportation policies.

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because Charlie would never stand in the middle of Comm Ave. He'd stay in his limo.

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Michael, you NAILED IT!!! That's where all our money went! And still no improvement!! Excellent.

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...that's just the afterburners kicking in. Ready to buzz the tower, Goose?

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I cann'it engage the worp drive. She's only an MBTA engine.

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Doc Brown's second "fire log" kicking in. When the third one ignites, commuter rail service will hit 88 MPH (one-time only, for as long as it takes the locomotive to blow apart)

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The woman on the left is saying, "Yeah I'll be a little late, it's just ANOTHER flaming train."

The guy on the right paused from his call, thinking, "Well go on and blow up already."

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The people on the platform at JFK/UMass in the video of that derailing Red Line train hurtling towards them in a series of blue flashes.

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I would move a bit further away from the on fire / flaming machine attached to a giant diesel tank. But that is just me.

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Diesel burns well, but one of it's features is that it doesn't explode in such a wide range of conditions as gasoline does.

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This is a blown turbocharger, something that happens with diesel locamotives and the flames are part of a normal discharge of the resulting excess fuel vapor. It's actually a safety feature, not a bug. Unfortunately for the MBTA, the press likes to go with sensational headlines for and imagery, so they get a black eye for something that is not actually an operational or equipment flaw. Google "blown turbocharger locomotive" and you'll find some much more shockingly dramatic pictures.

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Why is open flame a feature? What's the alternative -- an explosion?

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Flames are better expelled through the normal (mostly fireproof) exhaust, rather than in the combustion chamber and fuel lines, etc.

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Sunday!!!
Sunday!!!
Sunday!!!

This Sunday at Wonderland!

Gravedigger!
Dutch Oven!
Demon Seed!
...and....
Train 831 to Providence!!!

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I’ve seen this on video, and the locomotive just kept going.

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