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QUOTE: Originally posted by Ham549 Well it’s not like I go down to the tracks to look for problems, I walk down the track to get to a bus stop and I just happen upon this stuff on my journey. Oh and about your comment “Thirdly, there needs to be a gap for EXPANSION.” What about CWR? I do know about railroad tracks and how they work I have even helped build railroad tracks, not rebuild, not fix, but put down new tracks.
QUOTE: Originally posted by David_Telesha QUOTE: Originally posted by Ham549 Well it’s not like I go down to the tracks to look for problems, I walk down the track to get to a bus stop and I just happen upon this stuff on my journey. Oh and about your comment “Thirdly, there needs to be a gap for EXPANSION.” What about CWR? I do know about railroad tracks and how they work I have even helped build railroad tracks, not rebuild, not fix, but put down new tracks. What about CWR? Its heated and expanded when its installed, and then its secured to prevent movement. It still expands and contracts.
QUOTE: Originally posted by David_Telesha Whoopee. First of all you were trespassing to do that and sticking your hand in the rails is pretty darn stupid if I do say so myself. Second of all, it always bugs me when railfans who think they know it all concern themselves with these things. If you think its a problem call the railroad. Let them decide. The first 3 feet of a rail where there is a joint always take the most impact from passing trains. Thats why with recycled 39' sections, they cut 3 feet off each end and reuse it making a 33' section. Thirdly, there needs to be a gap for EXPANSION. If your the expert you claim to be, you know that in the summer, if the expansion gap is not big enough there will be a HEAT KINK there, and that will cause the train to derail more than a gap! Fourthly, rails aren't rigid, so your little diagram is mis-leading, the rail will compress under the weight... Find a place where the trains roll by slow and watch the flexing. So your ideas and concerns are as flawed as your spelling....
QUOTE: Originally posted by puttlagger Rule No.1 -- if you are going to chastise someone for their spelling, make sure your own spelling is correct when doing so. Otherwise, you look silly. In the above case highlighted in red, the word should be spelled "you're" -- the contraction for the words "you are." Thank you.
QUOTE: Originally posted by puttlagger QUOTE: Originally posted by David_Telesha Whoopee. First of all you were trespassing to do that and sticking your hand in the rails is pretty darn stupid if I do say so myself. Second of all, it always bugs me when railfans who think they know it all concern themselves with these things. If you think its a problem call the railroad. Let them decide. The first 3 feet of a rail where there is a joint always take the most impact from passing trains. Thats why with recycled 39' sections, they cut 3 feet off each end and reuse it making a 33' section. Thirdly, there needs to be a gap for EXPANSION. If your the expert you claim to be, you know that in the summer, if the expansion gap is not big enough there will be a HEAT KINK there, and that will cause the train to derail more than a gap! Fourthly, rails aren't rigid, so your little diagram is mis-leading, the rail will compress under the weight... Find a place where the trains roll by slow and watch the flexing. So your ideas and concerns are as flawed as your spelling.... Rule No.1 -- if you are going to chastise someone for their spelling, make sure your own spelling is correct when doing so. Otherwise, you look silly. In the above case highlighted in red, the word should be spelled "you're" -- the contraction for the words "you are." Thank you.
QUOTE: By the way, if you want to get nit-picky, at least I know how to spell cajones...
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QUOTE: Originally posted by puttlagger QUOTE: By the way, if you want to get nit-picky, at least I know how to spell cajones... First, I didn't bang a guy several times for his spelling. You did. I was just supporting him, like Matt did you. I thought we were playing by the same rules here. Secondly, the word is Spanish slang, and if you do Google search of the word "cojones" or "cujones" or "cajones" you'll find it can be spelled many different ways. Kinda like license and licence, color and colour, et al. But you already knew that. And thanks for going back and checking all of my posts for spelling errors. That one word was all you could find? LOL