NNG - Going the extra mile with a hot bearing

On this occasion, going the extra mile with a hot bearing was not a good idea. It seldom is . This German 3-cylinder 4-6-2 ran into a hot main rod bearing while being worked hard to make up time lost waiting for late connections. The train stopped, and the unfortunate decision was made to back 3 miles to a siding to clear the line. However before reaching the siding, there was a loud bang and the train came to a sudden stop, resulting in this almost artistically bent main rod.



The only recourse was to bring up a rescue train and to remove the main rod with a cutting torch while another engine took over the train.



Here a diesel is leaving with the scene with the damaged steam engine



I could see this happen with friction bearings, but have not heard of this happening with an engine equipped with roller bearings.