Bent railroad tracks after earthquake - photos

[Altair]

Bent railroad tracks in Kahramanmaras, Turkey after the region was hit by two powerful earthquakes two weeks ago.






Previously:

Fixing buckled train track - GIF
Railroad track shifter - GIF and photos
Railroad track thermite welding - video
Sliding railway section into place - GIF
Rail threader - GIF

[Frank S]

Just imagine the stored energy from the bending stresses in those rails. I wouldn't want to be there when they cut them loose.

[joeljensen]

At first I did not think these photos were real. No sight of the cracks showing earth moved in different directions. Then I found the same track from a different angle which does show the crack running from the top right of both pictures to the bottom left.

Impressive not only for the damage and bending, but for the photography as well.

[nova_robotics]

Another magnitude 6.4 earthquake just hit today (20 February, 2023 for people from the future who are reading this).

https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/new-ea...atay-1.6754357

[mansworld]

Before cut, apply heat at both ends of the bend and the spring action is deactivated.

Just imagine the stored energy from the bending stresses in those rails. I wouldn't want to be there when they cut them loose.

[Ralphxyz]

You'd have to heat in the middle to relive the strain.

Ralph

[Inflight]

A few cans of FireSnake should do it. https://industryrailway.com/firesnak...gths-per-pail/