Hi Tim:
That stuff that they call coal that we haul out of the PRB will burn in the
ground at the mine. We've got a cut alongside Dry Fork mine, up on the
10th. sub, that goes right through a coal seam. Last winter, it was burning
and melting the snow on the cut shoulders. A year or so ago, some rivets
broke (or pulled out) on the side of a car in an aluminum 5-pack coal set.
While the 5-pack was set out at Owens, the coal started on fire in one of
the cars and just about melted it before they discovered it and got it out
of the car :-)
Mike Decker
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Sent: Thursday, October 26, 2000 4:11 AM
> From: tgcostello@a...
> Subject: Re: Spontaneous Combustion
>
> In a message dated 10/24/2000 6:05:00 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
> qutlx1@a... writes:
>
> > 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
> >
> Leo:
>
> Where do you come up with all these stories? They appear to be too
> funny/unusual/bizarre/interesting to be true. Perhaps Hollywood should
> consider scripting a "reality" series based on true stories from American
> Railroads. :^)
>
> I always enjoy your posts, thanks for sharing them with us.
>
> Tim Costello
> Irvine CA
>
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