Comments on: On July 5, 1975 Canadian Pacific FP7 locomotive No. 4062, the third locomotive of westbound Extra 4088 caught fire and was disconnected from the train near mileage 78.5, about two miles east of Franz, Ontario. A Ministry of Natural Resources forest fire suppression crew (including the photographer) was dispatched from Wawa to the scene to prevent the fire from spreading to the adjacent forest.

By: NiagaraMike11

NiagaraMike11 — Sat, 04 Jan 2025 13:04:50 +0000

I believe they said sometime later a traction motor fire!

Jeremy MacPherson — Sat, 05 Aug 2023 05:35:58 +0000

Did they ever figure out what caused the fire? It seems pretty rare for a unit to completely burn up like this.

PRR5406 — Fri, 04 Aug 2023 22:05:22 +0000

These are amazing images!

Noe — Fri, 04 Aug 2023 16:10:41 +0000

Unbelievable and great series of photos on this.

Paul O'Shell — Fri, 04 Aug 2023 14:37:39 +0000

Pole line on both sides of the track. That slag ballast under the locomotive is feeling right at home in that heat!