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2025-02-07 -Signs, Portents, and the Weather-

A SEPTA train carrying 350 passengers burst into flames prompting evacuations

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Posted by Fred 2025-02-07 00:00|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [11149 views ] Top

#1
Given the massive # of passengers crammed into a space and minimum security checks for bordering passengers.

How long before the bad guys will go after Subway or mass transit trains?

Posted by NN2N1 2025-02-07 00:05|| 2025-02-07 00:05|| Front Page Top

#2 ^ again

Remember, Pete said there were >1000 derailments/year

Posted by Skidmark 2025-02-07 01:19|| 2025-02-07 01:19|| Front Page Top

#3 RETRO - 2023
Derailments aren’t uncommon, but hazmat spills are rare. Here’s what we know.

Posted by Skidmark 2025-02-07 01:24|| 2025-02-07 01:24|| Front Page Top

#4 Train burst into flames while traveling in Pennsylvania, forcing hundreds to evacuate

Posted by Skidmark 2025-02-07 04:03|| 2025-02-07 04:03|| Front Page Top

#5 Pre Super Bowl festivities?

Posted by Regular joe 2025-02-07 17:39|| 2025-02-07 17:39|| Front Page Top

#6 'We don't know where this started, just that it was in the area underneath the train and then obviously engulfed the train in flames.'

Could be a traction motor short-circuit - electrical fire. I believe a lot of SEPTA is electric powered.

Posted by Bobby 2025-02-07 17:50|| 2025-02-07 17:50|| Front Page Top

#7 Where's Pete?

Posted by Skidmark 2025-02-07 23:15|| 2025-02-07 23:15|| Front Page Top

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