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QUOTE: Originally posted by Sterling1 Do you lose the train or what does happen? Please comment and/or answer.
Being Crazy,keeps you from going "INSANE" !! "The light at the end of the tunnel,has been turned off due to budget cuts" NOT AFRAID A Vet., and PROUD OF IT!!
Originally posted by Sterling1 [ Living nearby to MP 186 of the UPRR Austin TX Sub Reply mvlandsw Member sinceDecember 2001 1,179 posts Posted by mvlandsw on Sunday, April 3, 2005 12:14 PM QUOTE: Originally posted by HighIron2003ar Anytime a fire breaks out regardless of terrain or situation, you need to attempt to fight it one time. If it still burns or grows bigger then back off and call in the Fire Dept. Let them work. There is NOTHING anywhere on that vehicle or it's cargo worth worrying about you need to worry about defending life. Your own first, followed by nearby people and do what you can. Let it burn. The fire dept will get it for you. I had a field fire get away from me while burning recently a bru***ruck with 20 people showed up ready to help. Just the right level of service with a committment to duty. Big or small. I have been lucky fighting several on-board fires and related fires for vehicles involved in accidents. The good thing from a trucker's point of veiw is that many truckers will stop and bring thier extingusihers too. I'd let it burn and call the fire dept. I used one of those dry powder extinguishers that are on the engines once and nearly choked on the powder. The CO 2 extinguishers were better, but too many of them were probably used to cool cans of beer instead of putting out fires. The air brakes on cars not affected by the fire would hold the train from rolling down the hill long enough to set some hand brakes. The air brakes on the burning cars would hold until the rubber gaskets melted. Reply BNSFGP38 Member sinceDecember 2004 From: Cab 162 posts Posted by BNSFGP38 on Sunday, April 3, 2005 3:54 PM The first two rules of railroad firefighting are: If you see a glowing green monkey running from the scene, follow that monkey. IF the car has a placard, or the car burning is next to a placarded car......... no matter what it maybe you as the train crew are already behind the [8] in firefighting and will not make a difference........go far away and get help. Reply Join our Community! Our community is FREE to join. To participate you must either login or register for an account. Login » Register » Search the Community Newsletter Sign-Up By signing up you may also receive occasional reader surveys and special offers from Trains magazine.Please view our privacy policy More great sites from Kalmbach Media Terms Of Use | Privacy Policy | Copyright Policy
Living nearby to MP 186 of the UPRR Austin TX Sub
QUOTE: Originally posted by HighIron2003ar Anytime a fire breaks out regardless of terrain or situation, you need to attempt to fight it one time. If it still burns or grows bigger then back off and call in the Fire Dept. Let them work. There is NOTHING anywhere on that vehicle or it's cargo worth worrying about you need to worry about defending life. Your own first, followed by nearby people and do what you can. Let it burn. The fire dept will get it for you. I had a field fire get away from me while burning recently a bru***ruck with 20 people showed up ready to help. Just the right level of service with a committment to duty. Big or small. I have been lucky fighting several on-board fires and related fires for vehicles involved in accidents. The good thing from a trucker's point of veiw is that many truckers will stop and bring thier extingusihers too.
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