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Re: [OM] IMG: Nathan's PAW 22: Friends in Metz, Valencia, wine, a bunch

Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: Nathan's PAW 22: Friends in Metz, Valencia, wine, a bunch of stuff
From: Ken Norton <ken@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 4 Jun 2014 10:51:13 -0500
>      There was a major derailment years ago in Florida where the welded rails 
> had warped.  You will probably never hear of such a problem in Europe, where 
> the ends of the rails are chamfered, allowing for the expansion and 
> contraction over temperature.  This is why you do not hear the characteristic 
> "click-clack" of US trackage.  I think that Southern Railway adopted this 
> design.  My understanding is that the chamfered end design originated in 
> Germany.


I'm not familiar with that. But I'll say that the only significant
amount of "click-clack" we have on the BNSF or UP here in the midwest
is at switches and lubricant points. Everything else is welded solid
with miles of seamless track.




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