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What is the most common cause of derailments?
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[quote]QUOTE: <i>Originally posted by jchnhtfd</i> <br /><br /> <br />Worse, you can walk the track just before the train and, unless you get down and wiggle each spike, not see the problem. <br /> [/quote] <br /> <br />Do we not have an electronic device that can read the solidity of a tie or is it necessary to actually drive a spike into one to determine the quality of the center? <br /> <br />I'm not an electronics engineer but I think something like this should be quite simple to design.
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