TIL that when it's really cold, Chicago sets its railroad tracks on fire to ensure that trains will be able to run properly and get to their destinations on time nbcnews.com Submitted by leebruce2 t3_z6k6eu on November 28, 2022 at 2:24 AM in todayilearned 76 comments 713
SpaShark t1_iy44xqz wrote on November 28, 2022 at 4:46 PM I am sure that all railroads do this as cold contracts metal and can separate rails,,, The heat expands the metal rail to reconnect it Permalink 1
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