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From: "Ronald Colby" <>
Subject: Re: [UTAH] Fire evacuations west of Hwy 89 in area of Indianola
Date: Sun, 22 Jul 2007 21:01:41 -0600
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The Denver, Rio Grande & Western tracks you see in Thistle are the main
tracks that run from SLC to Grand Junction, CO.
The fact remains there aren't any branch tracks that run south through
Sanpete County from Thistle. The Salt Creek fire is a long ways from
Thistle and not threating the tracks that I'm aware of.

The only place I've seen mentioned of Thistle being threatened is on this
list by you.
None of the media has mentioned Thistle.

Ron


----- Original Message -----
From: "W. David Samuelsen" <>
To: <>
Sent: Sunday, July 22, 2007 6:16 PM
Subject: Re: [UTAH] Fire evacuations west of Hwy 89 in area of Indianola


I check all those local news. The Denver, Rio Grande & Western is still
running, on new tracks. I saw the train going by last year when I went
past Thistle, toward Turner Rest Area, the tracks split east of Thistle,
running south and other through tunnel to Spanish Fork.

The primary freight is usually coal, turkeys and sheep.

David Samuelsen


Ronald Colby wrote:
> If you want information on the Salt Creek fire it is best to check the
> local
> media.
> KSL, KUTV, KSTU, Channel 4 also the papers, The Salt Lake Tribune and
> Deseret News.
>
> As far as I can tell the fire is no where near Thistle.
> Far those who have a map.
> It started around the junction of Highway 132 and the Nebo loop road. it
> is
> moving North East towards Indianola
> Highway 132 runs between Nephi and Fountain Green.
>
> Not sure how it could threaten the Railroad where it's at. There hasn't
> been a railroad running from Thistle and down through SanPete County since
> abt 1981 when it was flooded out.
>
> Ron Colby
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "W. David Samuelsen" <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Saturday, July 21, 2007 11:44 PM
> Subject: [UTAH] Fire evacuations west of Hwy 89 in area of Indianola
>
>
> Evacuations area west of Highway 89 in Indianola.
>
> Highway 89 is the one that run from Thistle through Mount Pleasant to
> Manti.
>
> Indianola is just south of Thistle. Next town to the south is Fairview,
> then Mount Pleasant, then Moroni west, Spring City to south, then
> Ephraim then Manti
>
> The area north of Indianola is just a narrow valley, easy for fires to
> jump from Uinta National Forest to Manti-LaSal National Forest
>
> It is now a Type 1 action. Railroad is threatened, too economically -
> coal hauls from the mines south of the area for coal powered plants.
>
> W. David Samuelsen
>
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