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Posted by Murphy Siding on Saturday, January 29, 2022 1:37 PM

CSSHEGEWISCH

I've noticed that this story tends to make the national news every winter.

 

Brought to us, I'm sure, by the folks that fry an egg on the sidewalk every summer. 

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Posted by tree68 on Saturday, January 29, 2022 12:33 PM

One of the switch heaters at Deshler was throwing off a little smoke (or maybe it was just condensation) this morning.  

With the kind of reporting seen here, I'm surprised the fire department wasn't called...

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Posted by CSSHEGEWISCH on Saturday, January 29, 2022 10:15 AM

I've noticed that this story tends to make the national news every winter.

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Posted by Convicted One on Saturday, January 29, 2022 10:14 AM

Murphy Siding
. Aren't these just gas fired switch heaters they're showing

Ughhhh, I thought that "gas" burned with a blue flame?  Time to upgrade these switches to tier-4, the carbon footprint of those pictured must be attrocious?

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Posted by Ed Kyle on Saturday, January 29, 2022 9:57 AM

Yes, they use gas heaters on the switches at the old C&NW Station (Olgivie Transportation Center is its current name today). 

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Chicago railroad tracks on fire
Posted by Murphy Siding on Saturday, January 29, 2022 9:46 AM

https://www.news18.com/news/world/why-are-chicagos-railway-tracks-on-fire-4711661.html

 

To be fair, I tried to make this live, but failed.


There's several videos going around about railroad tracks being "set on fire!" in Chicago during this terrible cold weather blah blah blah. Aren't these just gas fired switch heaters they're showing? I mean, how long do you have to hold a match to the end of a steel rail before you can get it lit? Dunce

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