Talk:Derailment
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[edit] Flangeless wheel link?
In the article, flangeless wheel is linked to blind driver which in turn redirects to driving wheel. The end result is you click on flangeless wheel and end up at an article which says nothing about what a flangeless wheel is, which is very confusing. I don't know enough about the topic to figure out the best way to fix it. -- RoySmith (talk) 04:14, 9 January 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Unreferenced section
This following parapgraph was cropped from the article's end section. I was unsure how to work this into the article, without references. Flibirigit 07:22, 30 August 2007 (UTC)
- Track caused derailments are usually caused by wide gauge. Proper gauge, the distance between rails, is 56.5 inches. As tracks wear from train traffic the rails tend to spread apart. This is primarily because wood ties weaken and crack from the stress of bearing train load tonage. As ties waeken they loose a solid tight grip on the spikes which hold the track gauge. As the gauge between rails widens, the train wheels drop between the rails.Train tracks most often loose gauge in curves, where the outside wheels push the rail out. Most railroads are replacing wood ties with concrete ties. Concrete ties are better as they are prestessed and poured with a metal slot to hold the base of the rail in place. But converting existing tracks to concrete ties is costly and time consuming.
