by Sigz
Not to split hairs, but I believe the track department is using a product called "fire-snake" for their rail repairs. It's essentially a "clean burning and smokeless" alternative to diesel/kerosine soaked rope. A quick google search can take you to the manufacturers website for more info.
If you'll allow me to segue for a moment, I lurked this board for years and only recently have I started posting. As far as lirr42 goes, his presence on the board made me NOT want to post. Northpit's comment summarizes my feeling perfectly. I've got hands on, practical experience working here and this guy who hasn't spent a minute working in the industry is going to tell me that my training and experience is wrong with bar graphs and pie charts.
To drive home the point... a few months ago, on the LIRR Facebook page, he was in the comments section bashing a gang on their choice of RWP because the watchman wasn't engaged in work. I explained "how and why" and it fell on deaf ears. Apparently, we should be installing automated train approach warning systems and seeking waivers to use it from the FRA. Here's a guy who's never called for foul time from a tower, or worked on tracks near a blind bend and he's going to blast a group of guys who are doing the right thing as per company policy and federal statute... All because he feels it could be done better and he has the numbers from several short-line railroads to prove it!
If you'll allow me to segue for a moment, I lurked this board for years and only recently have I started posting. As far as lirr42 goes, his presence on the board made me NOT want to post. Northpit's comment summarizes my feeling perfectly. I've got hands on, practical experience working here and this guy who hasn't spent a minute working in the industry is going to tell me that my training and experience is wrong with bar graphs and pie charts.
To drive home the point... a few months ago, on the LIRR Facebook page, he was in the comments section bashing a gang on their choice of RWP because the watchman wasn't engaged in work. I explained "how and why" and it fell on deaf ears. Apparently, we should be installing automated train approach warning systems and seeking waivers to use it from the FRA. Here's a guy who's never called for foul time from a tower, or worked on tracks near a blind bend and he's going to blast a group of guys who are doing the right thing as per company policy and federal statute... All because he feels it could be done better and he has the numbers from several short-line railroads to prove it!