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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 [10] (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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15 Comments
  1. First954
    August 3, 2023 at 2:08 pm

    Running a little hot!!

  2. MasonRV
    August 3, 2023 at 2:22 pm

    Incredible shot!

  3. Paul O'Shell
    August 3, 2023 at 3:52 pm

    I recall seeing that photo in on of the Trains magazine back in 1975 or 76. I framed the photo and caption at the time. :-)

  4. dcarroll
    August 3, 2023 at 5:27 pm

    Yes Paul, the head-on photo of 4062 in flames appeared in the March 1976 edition of “Trains Magazine”

  5. Paul O'Shell
    August 3, 2023 at 5:31 pm

    Thanks for confirming that David. I still have the cutout photo and caption in my files! :-)
    I see there was a rail changing crew working that portion of the subdivision at the time (tie plates and rail laid out).

  6. car1950
    August 3, 2023 at 8:10 pm

    So this is what a “Hotshot” looks like!

  7. sdfourty
    August 3, 2023 at 8:46 pm

    The caption on that 1975 Train Mag full page photo read something like

    “Fire Fighters Fight Flaming F at Franz ”

    sdfourty

  8. sdfourty
    August 3, 2023 at 8:46 pm

    The caption on that 1975 Trains Mag full page photo read something like

    “Fire Fighters Fight Flaming F at Franz ”

    sdfourty

  9. Paul O'Shell
    August 3, 2023 at 9:13 pm

    I just went to my basement archives and found the photo and caption from the March 1976 Trains Magazine …..
    “Firefighters fly to Franz, save forest but not F”

  10. dcarroll
    August 3, 2023 at 9:27 pm

    Yes, that’s right Paul. I still have a few copies of the magazine. I remember going around to newsstands buying up copies so I could give them to friends and family members.

  11. Paul O'Shell
    August 3, 2023 at 9:30 pm

    Great photo. Great memories. I was working at CN on the ‘West End’ around Oba & Hornepayne when that incident occurred. Thanks for posting! :-)

  12. PRR5406
    August 4, 2023 at 6:06 pm

    This should be a tee shirt.

  13. Ken Perry
    August 6, 2023 at 4:13 pm

    Well do I remember that photo in Trains. It was particularly effective for me, then an engine cleaner (wiper) at the CP roundhouse in Victoria, as a reminder of the importance of ensuring enginerooms were kept clean of flammable spills.

  14. dhaisell
    August 6, 2023 at 9:16 pm

    A photo that has been memed frequently!

  15. Todd Steinman
    August 7, 2023 at 10:11 pm

    Chilling photo….yet most widely used somehow as for popular memes on social media. Happy you shared your photo….a reminder of the dangers that can sometimes happen while working on the road.
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