I think we are building more of these in Canada. Really, they work so well in Europe. You can see in the video that the problem is resonance. This is a major physics problem that I have seen again and again. Standard group-think engineers never deal with dynamics. And, of course, we would have the cities saying 'we don't need no physics'.
It's a system of multiple springs. Perfect for a chaotic reaction. The first little bump caused by ice starts an explosion, and then everything starts bouncing. You can see it in the video. They say it was fine for years, and then a lot all at once. That's the nature of the beast when you are running close to the chaos line. You should never be there. The 'third rail' system has more stiffness and redundancy.
This could all be solved by more contacts and extensive monitoring. Naturally, you would have to use physics, which is not popular at this moment in time. They'll just hobble up a handyman solution and wait for the next time.
Ontario wants to put in high-speed rail. Problem is that the rail industry is in the stone age. Look for more weird things the faster they go. No problems in Japan and China. Those guys eat and breathe physics.
ps I do find that the 'alcoholic personality' is merely addiction to anything stupid. To hide your drinking you have to lie like a perfect angel. This does take a lot of training and practice. Addiction to power is as powerful as anything. This results in a bombastic personality who thinks he can't do any wrong.
ps now we have to think of mushie. His new spacex and Artie have no physics. His has put them both together to sell for a trillion dollars. Buy this stuff!
ps you can search and read my 'Water Laser' stuff, for the weirdest case of chaotic resonance ever. They solved it by knocking down the station rating by 20%
