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Taking a train during a heat wave? Watch out for 'sun kinks.'

• cafard 2y ago
  The summer of 1987 was like that. I was commuting between Washington and Baltimore, the trains were delayed, and Amtrak had priority over the commuter trains. I got home on the late side quite a few times.
• tylerhou 2y ago
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqmOSMAtadc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqmOSMAtadc Related video from Practical Engineering video on rail thermal expansion
  • banish-m4 2y ago
    Was just thinking of this. Here's a video on thermite welding to go with it: https://youtu.be/5uxsFglz2ig https://youtu.be/5uxsFglz2ig
• LargoLasskhyfv 2y ago
  This is a solved problem in first world developed countries: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballastless_track https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballastless_track