On 1/26/2013 4:10 PM, Bill Lane wrote:
After I fixed the humpty I sent earlier I did some wiggling of other
track to find it was under some tension as well. 1 turnout rail grew,
filled a gap and shorted. Maybe I did not leave enough gaps when I
laid the track. So on both mainlines I removed short sections and gave
them a trim.
Here all along I though hot = expansion and cool = contraction. It is
probably mid 60s in my basement now. It might get a little hotter in
the summer but still... Maybe someone has an explanation as to why my
track grew in multiple places in the middle of winter!
Two possibilities... lower humidity caused the wood framework to
shrink or it was the work of aliens.
Take care
Bill
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