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True Dough

(17,337 posts) Fri Jan 28, 2022, 08:38 AM Jan 2022

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Chicago lights fires to keep trains moving

Fascinating. In a Windy City with a not-so-pleasant history with fires, I guess this is a necessity. Anyway, I won't rail on...

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Chicago lights fires to keep trains moving (Original Post) True Dough Jan 2022 OP

Chicago has been doing this for a while mucifer Jan 2022 #1

I use to use a propane torch on RR rail switches in the chemical Emile Jan 2022 #2

I had no idea... bamagal62 Jan 2022 #3

mucifer

(23,575 posts)

1. Chicago has been doing this for a while

Reply to True Dough (Original post)

Fri Jan 28, 2022, 08:42 AM

Jan 2022

Emile

(22,994 posts)

2. I use to use a propane torch on RR rail switches in the chemical

Reply to True Dough (Original post)

Fri Jan 28, 2022, 08:47 AM

Jan 2022

factory I worked at years ago. Had to do this on train days in bad winter weather. Not fun!

bamagal62

(3,270 posts)

3. I had no idea...

Reply to True Dough (Original post)

Fri Jan 28, 2022, 11:07 AM

Jan 2022

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