Locomotive fuel leak prompts engine shutdown in Marshall, Marshall TX


A locomotive near Marshall, TX has a significant fuel leak that is spilling onto the engineer and conductor walkway. The crew is instructed to shut down the engine and mark it as defective to prevent further issues.
Audio|Source: UPRR Little Rock and Reisor Subs: Marshall TX Area
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Transcript:
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Okay, so that unit has a fuel leak in the engine compartment and you're going to, all right, just get it shut down when you can and as soon as possible, you know,
00:10
and I'll get it written up here, showing that it's bad order.
00:18
Yeah,
00:19
okay, yeah, it's not a good one, but, you know, they're giving you, telling you to do it, okay.
00:26
Well, this,
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like I said, when you get to,
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how far are you away from getting to this other engine?
00:38
Okay, copy that, all right, um,
00:42
how bad is that leak?
00:50
Wow.
00:51
Okay, yeah, just keep an eye on it and it looks like it's getting worse or something's going on there, we need to get a shutdown.
00:59
But I'll get it written up here. Just shut it down as soon as you can and then just keep an eye on it.
01:06
I'll get a road failure and a defect put on it showing that it's bad order.
01:15
All right, that's engineer conductor, son.
01:22
Okay, copy that. All right, I'll get it written up here, just tag it and knock off with all the breakers and stuff when you get it shut down. On that unit you have to knock down those switches on the control stand as well by the generator field or you'll always get an alarm from it once you get it shut down. So I'll get a defect on it showing that it's bad order.
01:47
All right, and that fuel is getting on the engineer and the conductor sidewalkway?
01:54
Okay, copy that.
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Marshall, TX
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