Railroad ties set on fire near boulevard overpass, Colonial Heights VA
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Fire & ArsonAccording to the dispatch call, a fire was reported about 20 feet from the railroad tracks near the Boulevard overpass in Colonial Heights. A pile of railroad ties was set on fire alongside the tracks. Emergency services were notified to respond quickly.
Audio|Heard on: Richmond Metro Railroads
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03:29
Transcript:
00:00
Hey, you got a little fire on the right-of-way on the west side SR3.9.
00:06
It's kind of dark out here.
00:07
It looked like he was across, ties on fire, off to the side of the trackdale.
00:13
All right,
00:14
was it mile post different?
00:18
3.9, that's around 3.9, right there next to the Boulevard, the overhead bridge.
00:23
All right, and how far off the tracks is it all right? You can run a train by it, but it's maybe about 20 feet on that west to the west side of the main.
00:39
CSX, equipment defect detector, milepost,
00:44
(number withheld).
00:47
No defects.
00:49
No defects.
00:51
Total axle, Niner, zero,
00:54
four. End of transmission.
00:57
All right, I'll send somebody out to see if we can't get something done.
01:00
I appreciate it.
01:01
All right, no problem, no problem.
01:02
You have a good one there.
01:06
E21415.
01:08
(number withheld). CISX in the injection.
01:12
7285 got a clear signal.
01:15
West, number two track.
01:19
Fort Lee.
01:21
C, LHFBJXY-310160-1-160.
01:30
All right, SR 3.9, there's a report of a fire about 20 feet off the tracks there to the west.
01:39
Yes, cool, they can go through there looking out, over?
01:42
Roger, SR3.9, looking out for a fire.
01:45
Okay, appreciate to help.
01:47
C.SX.M.E. 6.M.8.
01:55
647-2-4-5-8 clear northward north on the main on the main
02:13
Track 3-86 mobile at 4-track holdout clear
02:32
50 C.G.
02:35
746.
02:36
16,000,000, clear.
02:39
Sound great. All right. All the time.
02:40
Two.
03:03
Yeah, B, you're right.
03:06
Somebody lit this pile of rail ties on fire at SR3.9.
03:15
All right, it's a pile of ties, okay, all right, and I'll let them over.
03:22
Yeah, it's going, so they might want to get somebody out here ASAP.
03:27
Roger, I understand, I do appreciate to help you over.
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Location mentioned:
VA-144 & Boulevard, Colonial Heights, VA 23834
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