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Dan Robirds

November 20, 2005 12:47PM

Railbenders are used for sharp radius curves - trolley and turntable pit rails.
Rail is actually reasonably flexible. Any outward pressure the rail puts on a track can't compare to the forces that a train would put on the curve - especially at speed. Ballast is what hopefully keeps the track structure in line.

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