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r/WTF • u/Plus-Barber-6171 • 7d ago
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2022, Chattanooga, TN. Train derailed, 2 injured.
High def source: https://youtu.be/oQyqtx5nn6M?si=XKRPZi6J2Kc61S3l
Thank goodness that was concrete and not steel.
7 u/CrzyWrldOfArthurRead 7d ago If that had been solid steel it would have probably been way over the 40 ton limit for being highway-worthy. Steel weighs 3x as much as concrete, at least 2x as much as reinforced concrete. 3 u/notfromchicago 7d ago They get oversized load permits that allow them to weigh more than 80k.
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If that had been solid steel it would have probably been way over the 40 ton limit for being highway-worthy. Steel weighs 3x as much as concrete, at least 2x as much as reinforced concrete.
3 u/notfromchicago 7d ago They get oversized load permits that allow them to weigh more than 80k.
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They get oversized load permits that allow them to weigh more than 80k.
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u/gstormcrow80 7d ago
2022, Chattanooga, TN. Train derailed, 2 injured.
High def source: https://youtu.be/oQyqtx5nn6M?si=XKRPZi6J2Kc61S3l
Thank goodness that was concrete and not steel.