Sounds like the railroad companies need to keep up their right of ways.
Sounds like the railroad companies need to keep up their right of ways.
I haven't read/heard where it was determined it was dry vegetation that caused the fire.
I don't keep up on railroad regulations, but I do know some have gotten in trouble for not using or keeping operational a device called a spark arrestor.
Regardless, common sense says if you limit the height and amount of dry vegetation you lessen the risk of fire.
They have these things called herbicides you know.
The line near the house I grew up in had no vegetation near the tracks due to having a deep bed of crushed rocks under the track and spreading out almost ten feet on either side of the railsPlease explain how you "keep up" dry vegetation ?
Maybe the idea is to prevent the initial growth of what would become dead and dry vegetation adjacent to the tracks?
(I hate the idea of polluting the environment with herbicides. It's bad for the hobos.)
Many RR companies used to aggressively spray the right of ways. Until enviroturds threw a fit and sued and idiot judges agreed.
Yep.............. and they often used ground sterilizers along their R of W...
I have applied ground sterilizers in other settings. They are very effective.
I have also been part of a fire crew that put out a fire caused by a train.
We had a 1940's fire truck. The train ignited fires that stretched out for about 20 miles.
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