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Fire
Topic Started: Nov 4 2009, 07:18 AM (426 Views)
rider65 Nov 4 2009, 07:18 AM Post #1
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 Fox 29 showing a R5 train on fire near the Overbrook maintenance facility. First car is engulfed in flames. Appears to be a S II. Train has been evacuated.
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Van2006ko Nov 4 2009, 07:25 AM Post #2
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rider65
Nov 4 2009, 07:18 AM
Fox 29 showing a R5 train on fire near the Overbrook maintenance facility. First car is engulfed in flames. Appears to be a S II. Train has been evacuated.
Oh wow, I live so close down there!!
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Van2006ko Nov 4 2009, 07:59 AM Post #3
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 This is not a good day, the R5 Thorndale and R6 To Clywd has been suspended!! This is the worst case scenario!!
Edited by Van2006ko, Nov 4 2009, 08:32 AM.
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TransitChuckG Nov 4 2009, 07:59 AM Post #4
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 Train #257 is pretty well toasted. Everybody got out OK.
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Tritransit Area Nov 4 2009, 08:55 AM Post #5
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 Thank goodness for that!
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septafan Nov 4 2009, 09:18 AM Post #6
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 SEPTA customers service said that they are using school buses to get the passengers from the train to downtown since they dont have shuttle buses to use talk about a bad timeing for a rail line to be suspended
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Reeko_8197 Nov 4 2009, 09:43 AM Post #7
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 http://media2.myfoxphilly.com/slideshows/septafire/1/med/fire1.htm
http://www.myfoxphilly.com/dpp/news/local_news/110409_Huge_Fire_Hits_SEPTA_R5_Train

The train is toast, it is not good at this time when they need every set they have.
Edited by Reeko_8197, Nov 4 2009, 09:43 AM.
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bdub215 Nov 4 2009, 11:44 AM Post #8
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 i dont think septa can put a hurry-up on the silver 5's can they?
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Nabi60SFW9620 Nov 4 2009, 11:50 AM Post #9
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 I think if they really need to they can always see if NJT will send some of their Arrow 3s to SEPTA and SEPTA can rename them Silverliner IVs. Since the Arrow 3 is the same exact model as the Silverliner 4 except for the center door.
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Tritransit Area Nov 4 2009, 12:31 PM Post #10
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Nabi60SFW9620
Nov 4 2009, 11:50 AM
I think if they really need to they can always see if NJT will send some of their Arrow 3s to SEPTA and SEPTA can rename them Silverliner IVs. Since the Arrow 3 is the same exact model as the Silverliner 4 except for the center door.
They are similar, but are far from exact models.

Besides, NJT needs every railcar they can get as well!
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Bus Guy 8202 Nov 4 2009, 01:42 PM Post #11
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 If this is septa on day 2 then what will it look like on day 10 or(dare I say) day 40...
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redarrow5591 Nov 4 2009, 03:23 PM Post #12
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septafan
Nov 4 2009, 09:18 AM
SEPTA customers service said that they are using school buses to get the passengers from the train to downtown since they dont have shuttle buses to use talk about a bad timeing for a rail line to be suspended
From what I'm hearing, the TWU mechanics at Red Arrow was blocking both the bus driveway and the yard track for the Media-Sharon Hill in the Morning shutting down the 101 and 102, and forcing dispatchers to request School Buses because whatever was left in the yard was trapped until the morning trippers started to pull in just to get diverted.
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septa105R5 Nov 4 2009, 03:25 PM Post #13
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 I just learned about today when I got home from school after one of my family member told me this morning incident that during rush hour, one of the trains on R5 Thorndale that is around overbrook or so was caught on fire and luckily all passengers escaped from the train. When I was on the computer and look at the news for further information about it, I just learned that it was the Silverliner II which was completely burned and destroyed by the fire. As a result of it, I'm guessing that railcar (and I'm not sure about status of the other cars) will be retired and scrapped because of the aftermath of it.

Speaking of riding the R5 Thorndale Line, I had been riding it for twelve years and there was none of those things I've seen. I can't believe this has incident has happen today.
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Neoei3318 Nov 4 2009, 06:17 PM Post #14
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 Saw it this morning on WPVI. There was fire literally dripping from the window seams.
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Tritransit Area Nov 4 2009, 07:02 PM Post #15
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redarrow5591
Nov 4 2009, 03:23 PM
septafan
Nov 4 2009, 09:18 AM
SEPTA customers service said that they are using school buses to get the passengers from the train to downtown since they dont have shuttle buses to use talk about a bad timeing for a rail line to be suspended
From what I'm hearing, the TWU mechanics at Red Arrow was blocking both the bus driveway and the yard track for the Media-Sharon Hill in the Morning shutting down the 101 and 102, and forcing dispatchers to request School Buses because whatever was left in the yard was trapped until the morning trippers started to pull in just to get diverted.
Request School buses to fill in Red Arrow runs?!
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