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minus-squareFALGSConaut [comrade/them]hexagonhexbear31·1 month agoCommon Chinese W Not pictured above: the Acela only hits 150mph for about 10% of it's routes length link
minus-squarebuckykat [none/use name]hexbear25·1 month agoAcela runs on tracks like this Show CRRC trains run on tracks like this Show link
minus-squareFALGSConaut [comrade/them]hexagonhexbear14·1 month agoI'm just seeing more evidence of Communist Chinese Rail Superiority. They also had some of the last steam locomotives in active service so I'm sensing a pattern here... link
minus-squarebuckykat [none/use name]hexbear14·1 month agoCommunist Chinese Rail Superiority is just as important as Communist Chinese Train Superiority link
minus-squarealcoholicorn@lemmy.mlhexbear10·1 month agoWhy are the tracks so wiggly? Does this cause problems? linkfedilink
minus-squarebuckykat [none/use name]hexbear24·1 month agoBecause they're poorly maintained. Yes, it makes the trains run slow and derail frequently. link
minus-squareFunkyStuff [he/him]hexbear18·1 month agoThey're wiggly because of thermal expansion and age. It limits the top speed of trains running on those lines. link
minus-squarekeepcarrot [she/her]hexbear13·1 month agoI like modern continuous welded track, but it actually gets hotter here than the heated track was during construction >.> I'm not looking forward to 40+ degree days link
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Not pictured above: the Acela only hits 150mph for about 10% of it's routes length
Acela runs on tracks like this
CRRC trains run on tracks like this
I'm just seeing more evidence of Communist Chinese Rail Superiority. They also had some of the last steam locomotives in active service so I'm sensing a pattern here...
Communist Chinese Rail Superiority is just as important as Communist Chinese Train Superiority
Why are the tracks so wiggly? Does this cause problems?
Because they're poorly maintained. Yes, it makes the trains run slow and derail frequently.
They're wiggly because of thermal expansion and age. It limits the top speed of trains running on those lines.
I like modern continuous welded track, but it actually gets hotter here than the heated track was during construction >.>
I'm not looking forward to 40+ degree days