Brush fire near railroad briefly halts train traffic, Tucson AZ
WildfireDispatch and train crew talk about a brush fire near milepost 1.2 on the Union Pacific rail line. Fire crews placed hoses across the tracks and trains were told to stop or avoid the area. Later, officials said the fire was off railroad property, the hoses were removed, and train operations could resume.
Audio|Source: Union Pacific: Tucson Yard and Nogales Sub (Tucson Area)
04:30
Transcript:
What's two calling the Pima? UP5024, over? What mile pool are you currently at? 2.5? Well, apparently there's a brush fire behind you guys there at 1.2, 1.20. And fire department has hoses across the tracks there. Over. So you guys are by that for sure. 1.20. Okay, you guys are south of that. Can I switch your Warren up here, guys, or not? Where do you think your rear is? How about that? Let's go that route. Where do you think your rear is your rear of your train? Is it by two? So right now we are not going to make any reverse movements. Can I go by mile pole 1.2, right? Not going to go by mile pole 1.2. You'll call me when we start heading south, correct? And you are by this. Pima, UP 5024. You guys still in the middle of work. Yeah, just call me before you guys start pulling south. I'll have you. I'll need you guys to inspect. Thank you. (name withheld), is the lighting clear? That was a 16. Yeah, who's this? (name withheld), go ahead.They told me the hoses are off the tracks.It wasn't just a brush fire.It was way off U.P.property. Don't stop any train traffic.Good to resume.All right.We have an updated list online.Thank you. Did you copy that?Line 18, that's a 12 shot also.That got released.Never mind, they're off.It was so far off the property, you don't need to inspect.And their hoses are off, good to resume normal.Keep your warrant.
What's two calling the Pima? UP5024, over? What mile pool are you currently at? 2.5? Well, apparently there's a brush fire behind you guys there at 1.2, 1.20. And fire department has hoses across the tracks there. Over. So you guys are by that for sure. 1.20. Okay, you guys are south of that. Can I switch your Warren up here, guys, or not? Where do you think your rear is? How about that? Let's go that route. Where do you think your rear is your rear of your train? Is it by two? So right now we are not going to make any reverse movements. Can I go by mile pole 1.2, right? Not going to go by mile pole 1.2. You'll call me when we start heading south, correct? And you are by this. Pima, UP 5024. You guys still in the middle of work. Yeah, just call me before you guys start pulling south. I'll have you. I'll need you guys to inspect. Thank you. (name withheld), is the lighting clear? That was a 16. Yeah, who's this? (name withheld), go ahead.They told me the hoses are off the tracks.It wasn't just a brush fire.It was way off U.P.property. Don't stop any train traffic.Good to resume.All right.We have an updated list online.Thank you. Did you copy that?Line 18, that's a 12 shot also.That got released.Never mind, they're off.It was so far off the property, you don't need to inspect.And their hoses are off, good to resume normal.Keep your warrant.
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Union Pacific Railroad, Tucson, AZ 85756
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