Train brake system fault triggers emergency response, Fridley MN

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Reported: 10/10/2025 06:30 AM

County Hwy 1, Fridley, MN 55421

A train experienced a brake system failure and aborted brake recovery, leading to an emergency response. The incident included disabling of protection systems and repeated emergency calls, indicating a technical problem affecting train operations on County Highway 1 in Fridley, MN.

Audio|Source: BNSF Main and Northtown yard

03:28

Transcript:

00:00

6-2-8-B brake system fault.

00:02

Aborted brake recovery. Recovery emergency from Belfast. Fullback protection off, out.

00:41

Take it through, Dave.

00:46

Go to the west end?

00:49

Um, you know, I can, whatever you want to do. I'm just gonna down the east end myself, so whatever.

00:55

Sure call.

01:01

This side of the west end, we'll see where you're in that.

01:09

I'm on our 4.

01:11

You're doing 109.

01:13

Yeah, I'm going to do 4 in 10.

01:16

Huh.

01:17

So Scott was right and Dave was wrong.

01:22

There's 4 on your end, or excuse me, 3, sorry.

01:27

There's four pots, say three on four on my end.

01:34

Super Friday.

01:35

Three on your end.

01:37

Happy Friday.

01:38

Happy Super Friday.

01:41

Thank you.

01:43

Owen.

01:45

Here.

01:56

Trilty, I'm switched, go home.

01:59

Back 13 is blocked.

02:02

30 on switch.

02:07

208 is blocked. 208 is blocked.

02:10

Early 28's up for you?

02:12

Okay.

02:14

Did you give me 25 back down?

02:30

Recovery emergency from Belpac.

02:32

Hobart protection off, out.

02:39

We need some rabid responders out here.

02:44

What's going on at this thing?

02:48

All right. One of the 1750s.

03:01

6-8-4-8. Break recovery complete. Carnus ready.

03:06

Foreback protection off,

03:08

out.

03:10

Call on the 665.

03:13

665. 665.

03:18

Appreciate the way you have Salt Lee T3 back in Arizona again.

03:24

Recovery emergency from Belpac. Full bag protection off.

03:28

Out.

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Train brake system fault triggers emergency response, Fridley MN

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