Here we see Norfolk Southern 29G with the second motor (GE Dash 9) turbo blowing up in front of the camera with oily heavy smoke. The train went into emergency and stopped west of this...

May 12, 2023 · In this case, I would suspect the turbo leaking oil into the exhaust or an overactive injector or two. Whatever the cause, it isn't supposed to happen that way!

Mar 1, 2022 · At Cressen PA, we found an NS eastbound Intermodal with a Dash 9 3 of 3. This unit had a failing Turbo which was causing the unit to shoot fire and smoke into the sky. After they crested...

I agree the fire damage is most likely the turbo lube line leaking onto the turbo or the exhaust manifold. The fire is the leaking oil burning...to put out the fire, shut down the prime mover, oil flow stops, fire goes out.

Aug 31, 2007 · BNSF Dash-9 #5297 (with turbo fire burns), ES44DC #7546, Dash-9 #703 and Dash-9 #693 (Ex. ATSF Warbonnet) lead stacktrain South on the BNSF line over the old ...

May 15, 2005 · Once the turbo catches up, the mixture returns to normal, the excess fuel burns off and everything is back to normal. As I have said before, this is a rare abnormal occurance that happens on the change from the 4th to the 5th notch. Dash-8s are the worst culprits and I have seen a Dash-9 or two do it, but the Dash-9 event is rarer still. Big Jim

Jul 24, 2024 · Norfolk Southern Dash 9 has a catastrophic turbo failure with heavy dark smoke pouring out of the exhaust. A failed turbocharger in a diesel locomotive can cause catastrophic failure of the main diesel engine.

Feb 25, 2016 · Most of CN’s Dash-9 fleet has patched paint or burn marks on the roof around the stack from the fire that inevitably originates when the enough oil builds up to touch something hot enough to set it ablaze and then poof!, the whole thing goes up.

Back in 2018, NS SD70M-2 2725 suffered a severe turbo fire that also burned up a lot of wiring and damaged the engine compartment. When it was repaired at the NS Juniata Shops in 2019 the engine compartment was primed and given a quick coat of …

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