Train's last car catches fire near Enterprise Elevator, Ankeny IA
Fire & ArsonA train was stopped near Enterprise Elevator on First Street in Ankeny after a report that the last car was on fire. The fire department was called to respond. There is no indication that the fire was intentionally set. Crews are waiting to extinguish the fire before the train can move.
Audio|Source: Des Moines area IAIS and UP Railroads
04:37
Transcript:
00:00
I guess I need you to stop your train there.
00:01
I got our port 89.35 southbound.
00:06
They said your last car is on fire, hover.
00:08
They said our last cars on fire?
00:10
That's a report from RMCC, hover.
00:12
Stop here at Enterprise.
00:14
Can you let me know when you get stopped, over?
00:16
I'm going to try to, I'm going to meet the fire department out there.
00:18
Yeah, sounds like it's supported by the authorities, but I'll let them know there.
00:22
What milepost you're stopping at, over?
00:23
Here's Enterprise.
00:24
Where are you at things there, Tim?
00:25
21's bled and about half down with nine.
00:28
Three one's blood, half done with nine, okay.
00:30
So I want to bring you your train to a stop for now as well, over.
00:32
Yeah, stop short of 89.35, and I'll hang on here and let me know when you get stopped, if you would, over.
00:38
Correct.
00:39
I think you sped you out.
00:40
C.MDF. dispatch, P 8944, over? Yeah, if you guys can't get them, I'm going to call them up there.
00:47
We need the fire department on this car that's moldered up here again.
00:51
We're stopped here at Enterprise and that should be First Street.
00:53
I believe that would be the Ankeny Fire Department.
00:56
If you don't want to call them, I will.
00:57
Nope, we'll get them going.
00:58
First Street, Ankeny Street, you said, over.
01:00
I don't know, as you tell them, it's right at the Enterprise Elevator.
01:03
I'm to leave at First Street.
01:04
Enterprise Elevator.
01:05
All of them all, no. Thanks for the update.
01:06
Just remain stopped there, over.
01:07
Yeah, we're here.
01:08
That's up. I'm not scared on that why don't we uh let him put her out first here and uh what do you think about that would you let him put it out and then we'll go from there if we want to see what's set out here
01:27
I don't know if Mike's got a special lock on this or not.
01:29
You know what I mean? I'll check the squid.
01:31
It's up here by me.
01:32
I'll get out, look.
01:33
I'll get out, though. My professor at 22, U.C.
01:34
879.3. Over.
01:35
John Mason 5.
01:36
We talk to old charter.
01:37
Triline Yard over.
01:38
Oh, we're all stopped here at Enterprise there, Charter.
01:40
We'll be here for a bit, and I just wanted you to check them out there.
01:43
We're right here at the Switch Enterprise, but Loddard has a lock on here, one of those guys would be my guest.
01:49
If they wanted to set out here, we're going to have to have somebody take that lock off, just let you know that they can put that plan together.
01:56
Who was talking about setting out at Enterprise? I hadn't heard that plan.
02:00
I was. I'm here right now.
02:02
I dumped it right here on top of the switch where you could have set it out.
02:05
That's an option or when they put it out it can come down to Des Moines, but they're going to have to put this thing out again.
02:10
Come on down in Des Moines, they're going to have the fire department meet you there on the main line towards the east end it sounds like them.
02:17
Got him on the phone. Once I get done talking to you, I'll have more information.
02:19
I'm with you there, partner.
02:21
We're stopped. We can't move.
02:22
And we're going to be here.
02:23
They told us our last car was on fire.
02:24
I don't think it is.
02:25
But we're going to be here until they put out the fire.
02:27
So, stand by, I guess.
02:29
Okay, you're on fire at Enterprise that you're gonna be there.
02:32
That's correct.
02:33
But if they do want that car over here, there's a lotter's got a lock on there.
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Location mentioned:
E 1st St, Ankeny, IA 50021
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