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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.
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Caption: 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.

Photographer:
David Carroll [6] (more) (contact)
Date: 07/05/1975 (search)
Railway: Canadian Pacific (search)
Reporting Marks: CP 4062 (search)
Train Symbol: Extra 4088 (search)
Subdivision/SNS: Mile 78.5 White River Sub (search)
City/Town: Franz (search)
Province: Ontario (search)
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4 Comments
  1. Paul O'Shell
    August 4, 2023 at 10:37 am

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

  2. Noe
    August 4, 2023 at 12:10 pm

    Unbelievable and great series of photos on this.

  3. PRR5406
    August 4, 2023 at 6:05 pm

    These are amazing images!

  4. Jeremy MacPherson
    August 5, 2023 at 1:35 am

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