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<p><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva;font-size:small;">This video shows an unusual derailment in the start of the process. I am not sure if this involves a sun kink or some other dynamic, but it shows the track running out of alignment under a moving train, which can happen as a train encounters a sun kink. </span></p> <p><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva;font-size:small;">I assume that the kinking occurred as the train ran over the track because I would expect that they would have stopped had they encountered the kinks upon approach. The caption says it occurred in a section where wooden ties were being replaced by steel ties. Apparently that either directly led to the derailment or played a role in it. </span></p> <p><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva;font-size:small;">Here is the video with view toward the derailment starting about 3:00</span></p> <p><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva;font-size:small;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=skfalqhzpkU&NR=1&feature=endscreen">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=skfalqhzpkU&NR=1&feature=endscreen</a></span></p>
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