Mother of all CRANKCASE EXPLOSIONS

[Agnem]

Independence LA. Just another day on the railroad until....

2699 got a belly ache.

 

[towcat]

holey sheeeiiittt
at least the personnel was able to go home to tell about it.
steam loco boiler explosions are a whole different animal.
http://espee.railfan.net/sp_steam_ac-08.html

 

[Freight_Train]

well,that is what they get for buying a Generic Error engine.....SD90MAC wouldn't have thrown a jug....

 

[NJKen]

Holy Crap! That was defiantly some kind of serious failure for sure I would never imagine that a piston would come crashing through my house!
Ken

 

[Freight_Train]

Not the first time it has happened with a GE loco.

Here is one caught on tape....just didn't throw chunks out the roof.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DAKbkU9l-xE

 

[Freight_Train]

Another.....turbo failure this time.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGoQ8XaIeaA&feature=related

 

[wreckerman893]

Those cab forward locomotives rocked!!!!