6/27/2014 Manhattan All Hands Transit Box 1661

[firephish]

Address: IND-C line at West 153 Street and St. Nicholas Ave.

Rubbish Fire on the Tracks.

0918 - Bn. 16 - Requesting that transit provide a light train to the northbound tracks at W 155 Street Station.

0926 - Bn. 16 - Members boarding a train, investigating smoke.  Units in the 12th battalion also investigating smoke in transit at Lenox and 135 Street.

0940 - Bn. 16 - Used All Hands - Under Control - For fire on the tracks.  No special units needed, all units going 10-8.

Maybe:
E-84, 69, 80
L-34, 28
B-16

 

[Atlas Aerial]

What exactly is a "light train"?  Is it the next regular service train on that line to come up and illuminate the area of concern, or is it a special/dedicated piece of equipment...or something in between?

 

[chiefblackcloud]

A light train is a train that the Transit Authority makes available to the  FDNY to access fires or emergencies in between stations.
It is a regular train with no passengers.  Just a conductor and motorman.  Empty train pulls into station,picks up firemen and takes them to location of incident.