Small explosion causes smoke on train near Woodland station, Newton MA
Fire & ArsonA train on the MBTA Green Line near Woodland station experienced a small explosion followed by smoke coming from the roof of a train car. The train operator reported the incident and personnel were dispatched to investigate. No defect was found in the overhead wires. The smoke later dissipated and the train was able to move again.
Audio|Source: MBTA Green Line Dispatch
05:47
Transcript:
00:00
Where at Woodland is found and there is a smoke coming from the end of my train on the trailer.
00:11
It sounds like a small explosion, then the smoke coming from the roof of the train inside.
00:24
718, you said it was a sound of an explosion and then now you see the float coming from your train?
00:35
718, affirmative.
00:37
Central to Portable 927.
00:49
927. Portable 927.
00:52
Can you jump on the next eastbound and head up to Portland.
00:59
Central to Portable 915.
01:02
Do we have a portable 915 this morning?
01:07
925.
01:13
Thank you.
01:14
927 Central.
01:15
It's going to have to be a couple minutes.
01:17
We're in the middle of a toll by.
01:18
I can't leave this here.
01:21
As a disease, has the control of 4-0-9-2?
01:28
Portable 605 to Central.
01:29
I'm at Newton Highlands, so I'll get the next westbound.
01:35
Portable 605.
01:37
Central Apollo 922.
01:49
The portable 922.
01:51
The portable 922.
01:59
922.
02:03
Okay, you have to one land.
02:12
Can you repeat that, please?
02:17
I do, too. Could you respond to us, disable the woodland, please?
02:25
Central to 3809, I mean 37 1818.
02:34
3718.
02:37
3718.
02:42
Can you step off the train, secure that train and step off and look at the overhead?
02:52
3718, I did it central,
02:55
no defect in the panagraph of the overhead wires.
03:01
No defect with overhead wires.
03:04
Messengers see,
03:07
were you able to see what truck looked like you were smoking?
03:15
When that happened,
03:18
the PDB, I see the PDB false.
03:25
All right,
03:30
Bob, it's 20-1 slash.
03:34
I'm sorry, you're going to strike.
03:35
C.M.I.R.S.3.7.
03:41
Hold lights already on.
04:06
7-2, I'm in the Copley area, I'll head down.
04:12
All right, hopefully we'll get somebody over there.
04:18
39220, buy yourself right down.
04:26
922 to central, ETA, 24 minutes.
04:32
Let's see. 24 minutes.
04:35
I'll need you that that way.
04:38
Sorry,
04:39
it's 0909, 701 is the smoke subsided, or do you still have it?
04:49
8-09-7-1-8.
04:51
Do you still have visible smoke 8.097-1-8?
05:00
30718 to central.
05:03
3718? 30718.
05:07
The train is not disabled.
05:10
Can we move it to reservoir or still standing by?
05:20
3718, you reported hearing a big bang also smoke on their train, so that train can't be moved.
05:30
When you report something like that, that's considered as disabled.
05:33
There's something going on with the train.
05:36
So has the smoke subsided?
05:42
Tourist even 18, the smoke is disappeared right now and the train can move.
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Location mentioned:
Woodland, 1940 Washington St, Newton, MA 02466
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