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.
Originally posted by Sterling1 [ Living nearby to MP 186 of the UPRR Austin TX Sub Reply Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, April 2, 2005 11:14 PM 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. Reply Edit locomutt Member sinceSeptember 2003 From: Louisville,Ky. 5,077 posts Posted by locomutt on Saturday, April 2, 2005 7:54 PM QUOTE: Originally posted by Sterling1 Do you lose the train or what does happen? Please comment and/or answer. I would think what's burning. If it's the locomotive I'm in, I'm outta of there. cars burning,better call the insurance company. I liked Ed's answer the best. After all he does this for a living,whom else would know answers like that.(hope he doesn't have a flaming train everyday.) 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!! Reply Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, April 2, 2005 5:57 PM up seems to not agree after this summer.... Reply Edit mustanggt Member sinceOctober 2002 From: Massachusetts 664 posts Posted by mustanggt on Saturday, April 2, 2005 5:28 PM Anythings better than a tunnel fire[:0] C280 rollin' Reply edblysard Member sinceMarch 2002 9,265 posts Posted by edblysard on Saturday, April 2, 2005 5:12 PM Uhhh.. The same thing that happens if there is a fire on a train on the prairie... it burns! A fire, on any train, be it on a hill or otherwise, is serious. The only fire on a train you ever want to see is a GE with its flaming fart!!! What you do is stop, look, and decide if you can put it out by yourself, or cut away and radio dispatch for the nearest fire department... Then wait till the calvary arrives! Ed 23 17 46 11 Reply Sterling1 Member sinceFebruary 2002 From: Traveling in Middle Earth 795 posts What happens if there is serious fire on a train on a hill? Posted by Sterling1 on Saturday, April 2, 2005 4:52 PM Do you lose the train or what does happen? Please comment and/or answer. "There is nothing in life that compares with running a locomotive at 80-plus mph with the windows open, the traction motors screaming, the air horns fighting the rush of incoming air to make any sound at all, automobiles on adjacent highways trying and failing to catch up with you, and the unmistakable presence of raw power. You ride with fear in the pit of your stomach knowing you do not really have control of this beast." - D.C. Battle [Trains 10/2002 issue, p74.] 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 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!!
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