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After my photo tour of the tram network, I witnessed a bizarre spectacle at Düsseldorf Central. One of the wooden ties was smoking, closer inspection revealing that a discarded cigarette butt has apparently started a smoldering fire.

My first thought was to just empty my bottle of Mezzo Mix onto it, but that was already empty. As I looked around for the nearest conductor, I saw that another passenger had already found one, telling him about and pointing at the smoking tie. The conductor however, just walked on, as did the next two. Said passenger then jumped down onto the tracks and tried to stamp the fire out, which in turn immediately got the previous conductor's attention, who hollered at him to get back onto the platform.

Seeing how the authorities must obviously be aware of the problem, I left the platform and went to the one right across, where my train would arrive. From there, one could see how the tie kept smoking away nicely, eventually catching on fire. It felt like ages till several police officers arrived to look at it, followed by a cleaner, who dumped a bucket of water onto the fire.

And so, the day was saved.
Image size
1209x791px 979.79 KB
Make
Canon
Model
Canon EOS 1000D
Shutter Speed
1/200 second
Aperture
F/11.0
Focal Length
34 mm
ISO Speed
400
Date Taken
Jul 9, 2010, 5:44:49 PM
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They must have been to busy going after train spotters...