I work for a small tourist line here in Iowa as a volunteer, and I was told that a fire they discovered on one of their bridges a while back MAY have been started by kids smoking on the bridge. I would suspect something more malicious than that, but that's one of the theories. Glenn ELHS #2655 - ---"Michael E. Allen" wrote: > > After a long discussion w/ the local fire chief [who was rightfully > paranoid about the wire] I have a couple of questions to throw out to > the list[s] [especially Eric Sondeen & Rich Dean]: > > 1. Has anyone out there ever seen a tie fire which they can confirm was > started by a cigarette? > > 2. What is the consensus [ok, is there a consensus?] on how to handle > them? > > [For my purposes a tie fire is a defined as a limit number of ties > contained in the track bed with no critical or hazardous exposures.] > > MEA > ______________________________ > PRINCETON TERMINAL RAILWAY "PTRMgtSvc_@_Juno.com" > Management Services Telephone > 609-683-0356 > > _____________________________________________________________________ > You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. > Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com > Or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866] > > ----------------------------------------------------------- > Visit the erielack photopage at http://el-list.railfan.net > == _________________________________________________________ DO YOU YAHOO!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com ----------------------------------------------------------- Visit the erielack photopage at http://el-list.railfan.net ------------------------------
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