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[quote user="Murphy Siding"]     I hope I spelled that right.[:I]  DM&E had a little fire out near Wall,S.D. this week, that burned 20 or so acres of grass.  It's being reported that it was from spontaneous combustion of coal being hauled.  I know it's hot and dry in western S.D. in August, but hot enough to light up the coal?  How often does this sort of thing happen?[/quote]Wow, you mean the DM&E PRB line is now up and running already?[;)]Seriously, where was this coal from and where was it going?As for spontaneous combustion, that's supposed to be a big problem for lignite once it dries out.  It was also a big problem for the Rosebud Syncoal.FYI - Unless you can confirm that this fire started from spontaneous combustion of coal in a passing hopper, I would guess that the fire probably started from the usual lineside ignition souces related to brakeshoe or wheel anomolies.
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