The Good news:
It was a normal day in Sharon Springs , KS when a Union Pacific
crew boarded a loaded coal train for the long trek to Salina .
The Bad news:
Just a few miles into the trip a wheel bearing became overheated
and melted, letting a metal support drop down and grind on the rail, creating
white hot molten metal droppings spewing down to the rail.
The Good news:
A very alert crew noticed smoke about halfway back in the train and
immediately stopped the train in compliance with the rules.
The Bad news:
The train stopped with the hot wheel over a wooden bridge with
creosote ties and trusses
(In defense of the crew, according to Sixgun jr
the crew tried to 'splain to higher-ups but were instructed not to move the train)
RULES IS RULES!
(But, don't let common sense get in the way of a good disaster! )
Man OH Man would love to have been there! 
) a locked wheel caught the grass along the tracks on fire. My sister and I were staying the weekend when it happened. It freaked my sister out pretty bad since she was only 5-6 years old and she wouldn't spend the night over there for years... 
