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The engineer can't see if the tracks are washed out. But, even if it is very shallow and he can see the tracks, the steel wheels will have little traction on the steel track when they are wet. Also, the electric traction motors on diesel and electric locomotives would short out and destory themselves if they were flooded with water, making the train powerless to move. Steam locomotives could go into flooded water up to the bottom of their firebox, but why take the chance with such pricey equipment.
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Can trains run if there is a lot of snow on the tracks?
No they can't. However there are train engines that are specifically built with a Hugh rotary snow blower on the front to clear the tracks to keep the tracks clear.
If you fall into a train track would you have to touch both the rails to be electrocuted?
It is generally unsafe to be too close to railroad tracks except at marked crossings and with your full attention for oncoming trains. Do not play around train tracks at all. Standard train tracks do not carry significant power, you would not get electrocuted if you touch either or both rails. A subway train however would fry you promptly. Such was the fate of Mister Green in 'The Taking of Pelham 123.'
How is pressure beneath a train is made as low as possible?
I don't know if this is the main reason but, 'the tracks spread out the weight of the train so the wagons do not sink into the ground.'
How can you compare a circulatory system with a train system?
The train tracks would be like the blood vessels with An actual train being like the fluid in the blood. each train car of a train would represent a different cell or chemicals examples would be like red blood cells would have multiple train cars for them. Inside there would be O2 , if it were on a artery "track", or CO2, if they were on a vein "track". Capillaries represent stations which exchanges O2 and CO2. The heart represents a hub of train tracks which lead the different "Trains" to where they need to go.
How far do foxes travel from the den?
They have been known to travel 5 to 10 miles from their den . They, like other nocturnal hunters, will quite often travel along train tracks for protection !
Are train tracks magnetic?
Train tracks are magnetic.
What is the tracks for train called?
train tracks or a railroad
Car is to road as train is to?
Train tracks
What do you do if your car is stuck on the tracks and a train is approaching get out the car and run?
If your car is stuck on the tracks, and a train is approaching- then YES- get OUT of the car and get off the tracks. It is not that the train engineer does not want to stop, it is that he CANNOT stop- it may take a mile or more in distance to fully stop a heavy train. You will lose the car, but you will keep your life.
If your car is stuck on the train tracks and a train is approaching get out of the car and run?
Yes - and run away or toward direction train is coming from, if necessary. A train will crush the car, and may push it into other objects or plow it down the tracks, with the train taking anywhere from 500 feet to more than a mile to stop even after the collision. If you are in the car you will be severly injured or killed.
What happens when the king of beasts run in front of a train?
You get something 'lion' on the tracks. Its the end of the lion.
Can trains run if there is a lot of snow on the tracks?
No they can't. However there are train engines that are specifically built with a Hugh rotary snow blower on the front to clear the tracks to keep the tracks clear.
How do you tie people to train tracks on red dead redemti?
You don't tie people to the train tracks. You can hogtie them and put them on the train tracks though.
If your car is stuck on the tracks and a train is approaching get out of the car and run .?
Yes - and run away or toward direction train is coming from, if necessary. A train will crush the car, and may push it into other objects or plow it down the tracks, with the train taking anywhere from 500 feet to more than a mile to stop even after the collision. If you are in the car you will be severly injured or killed.
If your car is stuck on the tracks and a train is approaching get out of the car and run?
Yes - and run away or toward direction train is coming from, if necessary. A train will crush the car, and may push it into other objects or plow it down the tracks, with the train taking anywhere from 500 feet to more than a mile to stop even after the collision. If you are in the car you will be severly injured or killed.
Is it possible for a train to run without train tracks?
Classic train tracks (two beams each side) can be removed in favour of a Maglev style track (one bar running through the middle). But essentially no due to the driver having no steering control
Are train tracks metal?
Yes. Train tracks are metal because if they were wooden such fast moving train wheels will cause friction on the wooden tracks, setting them on fire.
