Nothing that exiting,
I do remember as a kid growing up in Thomson IL, a coal train or two
going through town, "lived a block of the tracks" That had a coal car
that was smoking.
Use to run to the park across the steet to the swings when we heard
the trains coming, wish I had pictures of them now.
Larry
--- In BRHSlist@egroups.com, qutlx1@a... wrote:
> In the early to mid 60's I remember a hopper full of coal that
started on
> fire at Eola while in the yard. It was shoved down the industrial
lead
> alongside Austin Western where the Aurora fire dept. could reach it
with
> their hoses to soak the load. Anyone else ever have a similar
experience? Leo
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