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Re: Aussie "Oh Crap" Moment
Author: Northern Snowman
Date: 08-27-2014 - 19:25

Jon Wrote:
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> Yes, obviously a sun kink, but both rails at the
> same spot? I imagine that being in a curve, one
> kinked rail is able to force the ties to move and
> that the second rail is then forced in the same
> direction. The sun kinks that I have seen have
> been just one rail and not the other.


This is a very typical sun kink, I've never seen or heard of a sun kink where only one rail moved and I have spent a lot of time in the rail industry. You described why both rails always move in the same direction. It doesn't have to be on a curve.

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  Aussie "Oh Crap" Moment Pdxrailtransit 08-27-2014 - 17:42
  Re: Aussie "Oh Crap" Moment Jon 08-27-2014 - 18:26
  Re: Aussie "Oh Crap" Moment Norther Snowman 08-27-2014 - 18:48
  Re: Aussie "Oh Crap" Moment Jon 08-27-2014 - 19:00
  Re: Aussie "Oh Crap" Moment Northern Snowman 08-27-2014 - 19:25
  Re: Aussie "Oh Crap" Moment M. Harris 08-27-2014 - 20:16
  Sun Kinks SP5103 08-27-2014 - 20:43
  Re: Aussie "Oh Crap" Moment - with sound Edward 08-27-2014 - 19:51
  Re: Aussie "Oh Crap" Moment Sumotuwe 08-27-2014 - 18:50
  Re: Aussie "Oh Crap" Moment Speeder Kevin 08-27-2014 - 21:00
  Re: Aussie "Oh Crap" Moment mook 08-27-2014 - 21:45
  Re: Aussie "Oh Crap" Moment Sumotuwe 08-28-2014 - 11:47
  Re: Aussie "Oh Crap" Moment SP Kid 08-28-2014 - 19:50
  Re: Aussie "Oh Crap" Moment Joe Magruder 08-28-2014 - 21:17
  Re: Aussie "Oh Crap" Moment Dr Zarkoff 08-29-2014 - 00:50


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