by kf7strng
A Forest fire in Cameron County around approx 4PM is being centered on the braking from the DFT on Tuesday night. WJACT tv is speculating that the cause of the fire was a spark from one of the cars or engines. What I saw was burned ground near the area of the tracks where the fire originated. I heard the DFT passing CP Emporium (MP 121.2) at 130pm Tuesday night. the normal schedule and time for the dft has it northbound past CP Emporium a maximum of 2 hours after the southbound passes through. This would make it 330, not 4. The location where the blaze started was near the rails, and it was also close to rt.1 120. While i do realize that it is possible that the train DID give off a "spark" from a hotbox, it is less likely because of the location, and I believe it could have just as easily been caused by a cigarette from a vehicle on the highway.
The actual location on track is very close to CP North Driftwood(MP 134.5) What I would like to know, from ANYONE is, if you know that location like I do, you would know that the train wouldn't be going very fast at that point Northbound, and would have no reason to stop, or apply the brakes, they would be picking up speed after picking up/ dropping off cars at N. Driftwood(134.5). Right? Anyway.. If there is ANYONE besides me familiar with the area, or can tell me how long it takes generally for a loaded traincar to get hot enough to seieze and give off sparks?
The actual location on track is very close to CP North Driftwood(MP 134.5) What I would like to know, from ANYONE is, if you know that location like I do, you would know that the train wouldn't be going very fast at that point Northbound, and would have no reason to stop, or apply the brakes, they would be picking up speed after picking up/ dropping off cars at N. Driftwood(134.5). Right? Anyway.. If there is ANYONE besides me familiar with the area, or can tell me how long it takes generally for a loaded traincar to get hot enough to seieze and give off sparks?