this post was submitted on 27 May 2025
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I assumed that this was the doing of a rookie or someone having a laugh.
I just texted my cousin that works as a firefighter to ask about details, but the picture itself was staged by firefighters, and isn't what they would use to run hose across tracks.
I edited in a link about the staging, and I'll ping you if/when my cousin responds
My guess was that they were hazing a rookie, but the real answer is funnier!
What do firefighters use to run hose across tracks? I would have just assumed that they didn’t do it at all.
They would contact the rail companies and ask travel be stopped, if possible. Otherwise they just run it across and hope. There are devices that can do the job, but my cousin says he's never seen any on an engine.