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I am working for a railroad company at the moment, we learned cool stuff during onboarding. Modern train have an electromagnetic emergency brake system that us
by fzeindl 3y ago
I am working for a railroad company at the moment, we learned cool stuff during onboarding.
Modern train have an electromagnetic emergency brake system that uses a large magnet lowered onto the rail to stop.
Also the standard braking system using fluids has a clever indirection where it does not activate the brake when pressure rises but when it drops. This is because when a waggon gets loose and the braking line rips and fluids get's out, the waggon should immediately brake as soon as pressure drops.
- askvictor 3y agoI'm curious why all brakes aren't designed like this.