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To: Olog-hai

I don’t think that cinders burning the ties on the mainline is a problem anymore because they use concrete ties. But accidental wildfires would be a problem, I guess.


11 posted on 07/11/2023 6:48:37 PM PDT by Blood of Tyrants (It's science and therefore cannot be questioned!)
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To: Blood of Tyrants

Well, wooden ties were usually treated with creosote, which has fire retardant properties; the concern with coal cinders was being carried away on the wind and setting brush and grass on fire.


24 posted on 07/11/2023 8:17:46 PM PDT by Olog-hai ("No Republican, no matter how liberal, is going to woo a Democratic vote." -- Ronald Reagan, 1960)
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