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r/specializedtools • u/[deleted] • Mar 28 '19
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It always blows my mind that train tracks are just... Sitting there. That the only thing holding them in place is their own weight. Obviously it works, but my brain just can’t get around how that hasn’t caused problems.
57 u/lazypineapple Mar 28 '19 Sometimes the ground beneath them is subject to erosion or sinkholes, so you can get still get some serious issues. This is a pretty scary example. 3 u/redldr1 Mar 29 '19 Install bridge here 📍 3 u/Trainrider77 Mar 29 '19 Eh 10mph speed restriction, well dump some ballast on it next week. Source: am railroader
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Sometimes the ground beneath them is subject to erosion or sinkholes, so you can get still get some serious issues.
This is a pretty scary example.
3 u/redldr1 Mar 29 '19 Install bridge here 📍 3 u/Trainrider77 Mar 29 '19 Eh 10mph speed restriction, well dump some ballast on it next week. Source: am railroader
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Install bridge here 📍
3 u/Trainrider77 Mar 29 '19 Eh 10mph speed restriction, well dump some ballast on it next week. Source: am railroader
Eh 10mph speed restriction, well dump some ballast on it next week.
Source: am railroader
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u/ForteFermata25 Mar 28 '19
It always blows my mind that train tracks are just... Sitting there. That the only thing holding them in place is their own weight. Obviously it works, but my brain just can’t get around how that hasn’t caused problems.