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On a very hot summer day, railroad tracks can buckle, causing train delays and derailments. Select the best reason below for the buckling?

Railroad tracks buckle on hot days because the steel expands due to the heat, causing the tracks to push against each other and form kinks. This can lead to misalignments and structural stress on the tracks, resulting in buckling.


On a very hot summer day railroad tracks can buckle causing train delay and derailments select the what the best reason below for the buckling?

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Do a very hot summer day railroad tracks can buckle causing train delays and derailments. What is the best reason for the buckling?

the mental rails undergo thermal expansion


On a very hot summer day railroad tracks can buckle causing train delays and derailments. Select the best reason below for the buckling.?

The metal undergoes thermal expansion.


Why buses stop at railroad tracks?

Buses stop at railroad tracks to ensure that trains are not close by. Buses are longer than cars and therefore need more time to get across the tracks.


What are scientific reasons that railroad tracks can buckle on very hot summer days and then cause train delays and derailments?

Buckling was caused by the expansion of the rail due to being heated by the sun. The metal rails undergo thermal expansion. This can cause rails to also pull against the metal pins holding the rail in place and shift the rails away from the (timber) railroad ties. The ties and rails define the train's pathway, and the rails, without expansion, keep the train's "wheels" in contact with the rails; with expansion, this direct contact cannot be maintained. Add in speed and heat from friction, expanding rails can derail a train faster than an Engineer can blow the emergency whistle or faster than he can apply the brakes.


Can I sleep on railroad tracks?

why would you want to sleep on railroad tracks????? -x- It definitely has to do with your body. For example, I myself wouldn't be very comfortable on train tracks, especially in the cold brittle night. There is also a great deal of danger, you never know when a train is coming. ;)


Is it illegal to walk along the railroad?

noAnother View: (in the US) Technically, YES, it is. The railroad right-of-way is owned by the railroad company and is private property. When you walk on it you are committing trespass.


What is the charge for stealing railroad tracks?

Stealing railroad tracks comes under a number of Federal felony areas, and will nearly guarantee Federal prison time, and can mean life in prison. However, you more likely mean theft of railroad rails where the track is not in service - this is a felony, and is very unlikely not to be caught if the thief attempts to sell the rails as scrap.


What is the toilet system for railroad cars?

Until very recently, the system was to let it drop on the tracks. Now it is collected in tanks, just the way they do with airplanes.


What type of railroad do bullet trains drive on?

Bullet trains are conventional electric trains, named bullet trains due to their streamlining. They use conventional railroad tracks and electric catenary systems, but built and maintained to very tight tolerances.


How do you wear a belt buckle?

very carefully