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Public Transportation and Smart Growth

Atman

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1. Sorry, I'm skeptical...

Reply to marmar (Original post)

Fri Jul 13, 2012, 03:20 PM

Jul 2012

This is STEEL, correct? And we're talking about 100 degrees, not 1000? And these rails buckled perfectly in unison? I'm not even sure what I'm bitching about, but this seems totally crazy...100 degree weather caused steal to buckle like this? Doesn't a 100 car freight train generate more heat than that as is passes over the tracks? Something is not being fully reported here.

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Too hot for the Washington Metro? [View all] marmar Jul 2012 OP

Sorry, I'm skeptical... Atman Jul 2012 #1

They didn't buckle because of the train running over them. jeff47 Jul 2012 #6

Still not buying it. Atman Jul 2012 #7

Well, it has happened in the past jeff47 Jul 2012 #8

Only 85 degrees? djean111 Jul 2012 #2

"Imaginary" global warming? marmar Jul 2012 #3

Sorry - forgot the sarcasm thingy. djean111 Jul 2012 #4

Whew. You scared me there for a minute. marmar Jul 2012 #5