--- title: "Terrifying Video Shows Locomotive Engulfed in Wildfire Flames" description: "Apocalyptic [footage]() shows a Canadian train crew trapped in their locomotive as it's devoured by a wildfire." date: "2026-07-15" modified: "2026-07-15" authors: - name: "Frank Landymore" job_title: "Contributing Writer" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/flandymore" url: "https://futurism.com/science-energy/terrifying-video-locomotive-wildfire-flames" categories: - "Environment" - "Science & Energy" --- # Terrifying Video Shows Locomotive Engulfed in Wildfire Flames ![A screenshot from a video on reddit showing a man inside a train recording the fire outside.]() *Sol Mamakwa via X* Apocalyptic [footage]() shows a Canadian train crew trapped in their locomotive as it's devoured by a wildfire. Through the engine's windows, the towering inferno can be seen raging through the treeline just a few feet away from the unmoving train, the world around them rendered completely orange. Some of the flames come close to licking the glass, as the wildfire blows across the tracks. "This could potentially overtake us here, this has gotten a little scary," one worker filming the video said, sounding surprisingly nonchalant. "Holy s\*\*\*." "Y'all need to hurry up here. Like, seriously, we're encased in flames now," the cameraman adds. "This has got to move f\*\*\*ing quick here," he added, after communicating with someone on the radio. https://twitter.com/solmamakwa/status/2077164640790892548 The incident took place near Armstrong, Ontario, said Sol Mamakwa, an Ontario lawmaker who uploaded the video. Wildfires have been scouring their way across northern Canada this week, with at least 54 fires active in the country, [according to the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Center](). Some 4.7 million acres of land have been burned by wildfires this year. The blazes have [forced dozens of communities to evacuate](), including First Nations communities. Downwind of the disaster, Toronto, the largest city in the country, has been choked by wildfire smoke, turning the sky orange and [plunging air quality levels to the worst in the world](). The train engineers in the video reportedly made it out safe. The Canadian National Railway Company (CN) confirmed that the train was stopped in Armstrong, [telling *Global News*]() that all employees in the area were evacuated overnight Monday. How they got stuck is unclear. It appears that they're waiting for another train to pass them, which is seen later in the video, so they can proceed on the single track ahead. A [thread on the r/railroading subreddit]() has a more dramatic telling, claiming that the engineers had crashed into the train cars that they left behind after going back to rescue a foreman, causing the engines to shut down. Allegedly, they then tried to escape on a hi-rail, a truck that can drive on both roads and train tracks, but it caught on fire, forcing them to make it out on foot. A movie-worthy story if true, but we couldn't independently verify this account. Even with the hellish conditions bearing down around them, the engineers were able to find moments of levity. When the other train finally emerged through the inferno and lumbered past them, the camera man couldn't help but exclaim. "Woo! That's a meet and a half, eh?" he said. **More on the environment:** [*A Staggering Number of People Are Dying Because of Record Heatwaves*]() ## Author At Futurism, my work has often centered on bringing a sense of clarity and insight to complex topics ranging from the regulation of emerging technologies to the esoteric ideologies of Silicon Valley executives, while striving not to lose the poetic sense of awe inspired by often-obscure fields like astrophysics and quantum computing. I broke the story of CNET using AI to produce articles that turned out to be riddled with factual errors and plagiarism — a dam-breaking inflection point, as I've reported, that's inspired copycats and endless discourse while beguiling stakeholders ranging from tech giants to purveyors of spam around the web. My work at Futurism has been cited by publications including CBS News, the Los Angeles Times, Vice, Gizmodo, Engadget, the Verge, and Vanity Fair. I grew up in locales ranging from India to China, and now live in the exotic suburbs of Virginia. In my free time, I'm an avid reader of weird sci-fi literature, an aficionado of East Asian cinema, and, regrettably, a relapsed gamer. Allegedly, I’m working on a debut novel, currently untitled. ### Author social links [Bluesky]()