A six-figure railroad work truck due for maintenance work was destroyed by fire this morning outside a cement garage in Summit Township.

An electrical problem likely ignited the fire in the engine compartment of the Ford F-550 Super Cab truck at Kirk Heavy Truck & Trailer Repair on Bonniebroook Road, authorities said.

“That truck was worth $200,000, easy,” said Steven Kirk, who owns the repair business.

The truck, owned by the Canadian National Railway Co., only came into Kirk’s business Tuesday. The vehicle, which featured flanged steel wheels for running on rails and was stocked with specialized railroad equipment, was in the shop for regular maintenance.

“Not any more,” Kirk said, looking over the smoldering engine and scorched steel. “She’s cooked.”

Lick Hill, Herman, East Butler and Oneida Valley volunteer firefighters put out the fire but the damage was already done.

Kirk credited his 110-pound, year-old English Labrador “Axle”

for sounding the fire alarm about 5:45 a.m..

“My dog starting barking and that got him up,” he said. “I heard the horn blowing from the truck and went toward the kitchen. That’s when I saw the glow from the fire.”

He rushed outside and discovered the fire.

“Flames were coming from underneath the hood,” Kirk said. “I knew it was too far gone to do anything.”

He also knew not to get too close because of flammable oxygen and acetylene tanks stored on the truck.

Officials for the Canadian National Railway Co. could not be reached for comment this morning.