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Antonio- First, I must tell you that trespassing and touching damaged rail is a VERY dangerous thing to do. I have seen people touch rail splinters and discover the hard way just how sharp and brittle they are. I even had to take one conductor to the hospital for it once. Having a doctor pull those things out of your hands (it went right through his glove) and the tetanus shot and the other issues that go along with it are not fun. For some reason everyone seems drawn to such splinters. I'm not sure if it is the shiny look or just the desire to see what they feel like, but resist the temptation. Second, such splinters are not a major track defect. It is likely a rail surface problem. As long as the head of the rail is intact I wouldn't consider it that big of a problem. If you think it makes a derailment an issue, call CSX and report it. LC
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