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Possible smoke from open-top hopper on freight train

Heard on: Louisville Metro Railroads - Norfolk Southern
03:49
00:00
Uh, yeah, we just want to let y'all know maybe about 30 , thirty-five cars east of your DP there looked like there was some kind of smoke coming up from an open top hopper.
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Southern Railway, Louisville, KY

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Fire & Arson reported near Southern Railway, Louisville, KY on Feb 12, 2026, 3:50 PM. As discussed during the dispatch call, a train crew operating on a Norfolk Southern line near Louisville, Kentucky, reported possible smoke coming from an open-top hopper car approximately 30 to 35 cars ahead of the distributed power AI-generated summary from public dispatch audio. Not an official report.

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