(The following story by Steve Bennish appeared on the Dayton Daily News website on October 5, 2009.)
MIAMI TOWNSHIP, Ohio — Mischief-makers set a stack of 75 railroad ties on fire about 6 p.m. Monday, Oct. 5, police said, shutting down a rail line just south of the Miamisburg city limits.
It took firefighters about four hours to extinguish the fire, said Miami Twp. Deputy Police Chief John DiPietro.
Heavy backhoes had to be called in to assist with the effort, he said.
Norfolk Southern, which was working on the tracks, closed one line and slowed rail traffic on an adjacent line while firefighters worked, he said.
Anyone with information about the fire is urged to call authorities at (937) 434-TIPS.