POINTERS ON PREVENTING RIGHT-OF-WAY FIRES

There are three ways of preventing rail fires: (1) reducing the fire source; (2) adding spark arresters to locomotives; and (3) adding fire patrols. Positive action on all three fronts is needed. The record is excellent where railroads have gone to chemicals to reduce flammable sources. Continuous and broad use of herbicides in vegetation management programs will stamp out fire as a trackside problem.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation

  P.O. Box 350
  Bristol, CT  United States  06010
• Publication Date: 1973-5

Media Info

• Pagination: 2 p.
• Serial:
  • Railway Track and Structures
  • Volume: 69
  • Issue Number: 5
  • Publisher: Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation
  • ISSN: 0033-9016

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Fire causes; Fire prevention; Fires; Forest fires; Prevention
• Old TRIS Terms: Brush fires
• Subject Areas: Railroads; Security and Emergencies;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00050423
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 31 1974 12:00AM