Locomotive fire reported near Ponti and Basin Roads, Salem IL
Fire & ArsonFirefighters responded to a fire involving a locomotive on Union Pacific Railroad tracks near Ponti Road and Basin Road in Salem. The fire affected the lead locomotive only, and there were no people inside it at the time.
Audio|Source: Salem Fire and Surrounding Fire, Police & EMS
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Attention Salem Firemen.
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Attention, Salem Firemen.
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You're responding to the Union Pacific Railroad.
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Between Ponti Road and Basin Road.
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In between Taentai Road and Basin Road, for a locomotive that's on fire.
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Thereby isn't it is only the lead.
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Locomotive at this time, there is no one inside of it.
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So much. 726.
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Failed, 78NM-23.
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78, gentlemen.
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Dispatch S.A.1.
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All approach from the west side of the tracks north of the Tops off the top side of the NIC-A-Wise other one.
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That looks like the best location.
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I'm not sure there's a way to get to it from where it occurs back north on Edgewater.
00:35
Oh. That one.
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Based on what they gave me, TPS coordinates, it's looking about almost a half a mile north of that Edgewood Road curve back to north.
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Yeah, well.
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9502 is in Iraq, 14.
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0202, 727.
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Salem, IL
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