Eli5: Why are railroads full of rocks?
In: Engineering
Simplified: You need an element to take on the energy from the passing train and distribute it. It needs to be heavy not to just fly away. It needs to be flexible so it doesn’t break, which is concrete or solid materials aren’t a good idea (at least not with high speeds. You can use it when the train is going slow like at crossings or such).
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