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		Yes, fire is used to keep Chicago trains running in the cold (chicagotribune.com)
		3 points by duck on Jan 30, 2019 \| hide \| past \| favorite \| 1 comment

ilamont on Jan 30, 2019 [–]

Boston and NYC have special equipment to keep the trains running, including "Snowzilla," a railcar mounted with a Korean-war era jet engine: http://archive.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/...

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