The Brakes Were Burning, Not the Evening Meal

IT WAS CALLED IN AS A FIRE IN THE DINING CAR OF THE AMTRAK TRAIN THAT STOPPED IN BURLINGTON EARLY SATURDAY NITE…

BUT UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, CITY FIREFIGHTERS DETERMINED IT WAS THE BRAKES THAT WERE SMOKING, NOT DINNER.    A CREW REMAINED ON THE SCENE FOR ABOUT AN HOUR, TO MAKE SURE THE LOCKED-UP BRAKES WERE DISCONNECTED BEFORE THE PASSENGER TRAIN HEADED WEST.

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