Object dragging and sparking on train near Marion, Marion OH
Other Non-Crime Event (Railroad Hazard)Train crew reported a metal band or chain dragging on the rail near Marion, Ohio. The object was throwing sparks about 30 to 50 cars behind the head of the train, causing concern for safety.
Audio|Source: Marion (OH) Area Railroads
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Transcript:
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go ahead. And four cars west of your auto rack, you got something dragging on the engineer side throwing sparks off.
00:07
Looks like a metal band or something.
00:10
Let's bring it down to a hole here.
00:15
Yeah, like I said, it's like four cars west of the auto rack, engineer side.
00:24
Phrush! Phrast!
00:32
CSX equipment defect detector milepost 38.7 no defects no defects total axle five seven four ends of transmission it's car number look like a flat car just east of a tank car.
01:01
Yeah, stay away from Lord, can you?
01:05
John probably ruined by now.
01:10
Highball, training's good.
01:16
You said about four or five cars ahead of the auto rack?
01:20
Yeah, it's a black car, then there's a tank car just west of it.
01:24
All right, thank you.
01:26
No problem, like to an engineer side.
01:28
My side, come.
01:42
My side, come.
01:58
You know about how far back behind the head end that was?
02:06
Oh,
02:08
I'd say that needs 40 or 50.
02:12
All right, thank you.
02:13
There's a block of racks there. It looks like maybe four or six racks.
02:18
I'd rather than $6.35.
02:20
All right, with block of racks, the enforcement.
02:23
Thank you. No problem.
02:26
Roger.
02:30
Sondonovcats badge, turn over. 178, Sandus.
02:34
I'm no business.
02:37
178.
02:40
Yeah,
02:42
171 report, we've got something dragging on the rail.
02:45
Probably, you know,
02:48
we're cleared through MD 635 now.
02:50
Probably about 30 cars back from the head end.
02:53
Yeah, what would you do that?
02:59
First, I'm going to according to each two, each two, four o'clock.
03:04
Okay, I got that, they got something dragging on the rail there, about 30 cars back.
03:10
I got that, uh, let me hold your stop there in Harvey, or lineage or if you're going to stop there, and I'll get the light back from you guys.
03:17
We are stopped.
03:19
You stand all stop there? I guess, uh, let me know the conduct fine, zero.
03:24
4-56-1 in May, limited player back, and 5230 over.
03:29
Copy that, we'll do.
03:31
Thank you. It looks like a band or a chain or something.
03:35
I just seen this park's bouncing off the rocks.
03:39
881.
03:40
All right, I appreciate it. Thank you. No problem.
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Location mentioned:
Near Harding Hwy E, Marion, OH 43302
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