Anyways, TIL did the rail cars actually derail and come off the tracks or until after the controlled burn off or fire mitigation efforts. I recall a msm report showing the early stages of the fire at night all along a stretch of maybe 8-10 rail cars -that were all still on the track - so i guess in Railway lingo 'derailment' also includes 'uncoupled railcars' (??).
From the - '.... The wayside defect detector, or hot bearing detector (HBD), transmitted a critical audible alarm message instructing the crew to slow and stop the train to inspect a hot axle. The train engineer increased the dynamic brake application to further slow and stop the train. During this deceleration, an automatic emergency brake application initiated, and train 32N came to a stop. After the train stopped, the crew observed fire and smoke and notified the Cleveland East dispatcher of a possible derailment. With dispatcher authorization, the crew applied handbrakes to the two railcars at the head of the train, uncoupled the head-end locomotives, and moved the locomotives about 1 mile from the uncoupled railcars. Responders arrived at the derailment site and began response efforts.'
Interesting. I'm going to read the report this weekend.
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