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In the US, there are virtually no fire accidents in trains today as they have already been prevented. In the 1800's, fires on trains were quite common as a result of even minor incidents, because stoves were used for heating passenger cars. By the 1900's, the stoves were gone, but many cars were still made of wood, resulting in fires being a concern.
Today, the sources of fire are extremely limited. On freight trains, a hot journal can result in flames with hot grease burning, but fire is not the typical result and major concern, but a derailment.
On passenger trains, sources of fire are nearly non-existent except at the locomotive and sources on electric trains. All materials on passenger trains are chosen and treated to prevent or slow a fire.
The typical fire today on any train is at the locomotive and with the exception of catastrophic incidents (where fire was secondary), these rarely have significant impact. Current US regulations have severe restrictions on fuel for trains going through confined areas where fire may have present an increased risk, even as a secondary risk.
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