thrown piston

[Stewart]

https://talk.newagtalk.com/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=165984&mid=1190655#M1190655

This is Canadian National locomotive number 2699. It is a 212 ton, 6 axle machine powered by a 4400 hp V16 4 stroke Diesel.
The engine & train were passing the town of Independence, Louisiana when she threw a piston.

 

[rick_ingram]

Holy Wa!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[aeronca65t]

Holy-Moly! :shocked:

My Dad used to work for CN (in the fifties with the first diesel-electric locos). I'll show this to him.

He remembers one that snapped a valve head off in Ottowa. They drove it like that back to Toronto for repairs. When they pulled the head, there was a massive piece of steel inside (the valve head) that had been pounded into a rough sphere.

 

[DrEntropy]

Locomotive doubling as a Trident missile platform? :shocked:

First thoughts of the home owner could have been: Asteroid strike? Blue ice?

LAST on the list would be diesel locomotive jetsam. sheesh.

A pal sent me that info last eve. Astounding.

 

[Silverghost]

<ring,ring>
"Hello, Your Homeowners Insurance Co, may I help you?"
"Yes, a diesel locomotive tossed a piston through the roof of my house and it landed in my dining room. I need to file a claim."
<click>
"Hello.....? Hello....?"
<ring,ring>
"Hello, Your Homeowners Insurance Co, may I help you?"
"Yes, I think we were disconnected...a train...."
<click>
<ring,ring>
"Hello, Your Homeowners Insurance Co, may I help you?"
"No, seriously..this train..."
<muffled.."It's the "loco" guy again....">

Can't you just see that going something like that.....??

 

[Steve_S]

Stewart, you scared me! You known, the new supercharger and all...

 

[Basil]

Probably a good think there wasn't an airplane overhead at that moment! Yikes!