• iocase@lemmy.zip
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    15 hours ago

    In Canada they have 10m left and right of the rail alignment usually. It’s a massive strip of land when you add it all up, and it already has power runs for signaling, axle counters, hotbox detectors .etc

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      11 hours ago

      The large gaps left and right of the tracks where required for steam locomotives, so any sparks flying out of the burner would not ignite nearby trees or bushes.