> 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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Ken Norton
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