Derailment causes massive train fire in South Nashville

Crews spent Saturday afternoon working to extinguish a train fire that broke out in the Woodbine area of South Nashville.

[necjerseyrailfan]

Listening to them try to explain what happened makes me cringe

[marka]

"Locomotive car"? Another airhead in the news media.

[anb]

Never heard of a “locomotive car” before. News agencies can tell you about the inner workings of a Boeing 767, but they can’t can’t tell the difference between a locomotive and a freight car. 🙄

[sweynforkbeardtraindude]

Bubble headed bleach blonde comes on at five, talking bout the train wreck with a gleam in her eye. (apologies to Don Henley)

[Play_fare]

More concern if the incident involved loaded tank cars with volatile chemicals or pressurized flammables. Just an engine and fuel fire that is relatively isolated in a yard is not that huge a deal.

[mikepriceup]

Its an locomotive engine not locomotive car. News crews need a RAILROAD OPERATIONS 101 Course

[TankCrusher]

Electric shock from a diesel locomotive? If you're that worried about it just push the big red button on the side of the locomotive. Problem solved.

[eddiebrittin]

MASSIVE fire ! Hazardous materials !! Gimme a break. More sensationalism.

[mike]

Driver? LOL!! Yeah, he had to steer off the "track" to avoid hitting a squirrel.😂😂

[jesselomas]

Superb standard of reporting, NOT... The PIO wasnt that much better either...

[AndreiTupolev]

Poor old CSX 6014. Looks like the fuel tank must have sprung a leak.

[kirknitz]

The foam doesn't absorb the diesel fuel. When are "journalists" going get some and learn what they are talking about?

[talldrummer]

OMG! The world is going to end! Run! The locomotive car is on fire! Help!!

😮

[williamjones]

I hope that EMD locomotive can be saved.

[aceadman]

Wow. Reporting is not at all what it used to be.

[isitbowseason]

These ladies explaining this sound like me trying to explain my wife’s makeup 🤦🏻

[southnashvillerailfan]

Thats one of my normal spots, I used to see 6014 all the time. I havent seen it since that happened. I hope itll get repaired or something

[joec]

May have bagged the switch and not known. Then backed up picking it. Looks and smells like RCO.

[garyjanssen]

OMG, The Deisel!! What will it do to the Dirt, Ohh the poor Dirt, Back to you soon on the latest update on the Dirt

[AllenMichael-plps]

Fire department spokesperson sounds like DEI's finest