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Talking about spills, if you don't want the train to come off, keep the rails in good condition. short lines seem to be a little better at this than Class 1s. <br /> If you look at HO scale track, when you have a section that has thinner ties than the other, there is a spot where the wheels of the trains drop a few milimeters, and might get on top of the rail and derail. That is the way some of the track here in Brunswick is. There hasn't been a derailment since at least the Chessie days, but the CSX main tracks are still connected plate & bolt, and a few seem loose. I was watching a train sunday, and that same drop I described on the HO scale layout, was happening on the main line train, as well as the track being pushed 3 inches down everytime a freigh car or locomotive truck went over. All I can say is that if railroads can't keep the track secure, then Its no suprise that we have derailments. If we could cut down on the derailments due to tack problems, then raising the max weight would be understandable.
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