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wcohen

February 11, 2016 10:56AM

Registered: 14 years ago
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If I am remembering the story correctly, with the roundhouse already a gonner, the Durango Fire Department directed much/most of their water to the locomotives, in an effort to keep them as cool as possible and limit the damage. I do not recall reading whether they did this on their own or were given direction by D&SNG management. In either case, someone did a good job of critical thinking during a crisis.

Wayne

Wayne Cohen
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DSNG Roundhouse fire	JS Driver	February 10, 2016 07:08PM
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