Spanish rail goes 'plink' in the cold

 

I'm just going on the observation that there never was a European train that could handle the cold.  This failure is a classic expansion joint pull that happens with highways and train tracks.  

Of course, this is only a wild guess, but wild guesses are the new Influencer Science.  Why can't I throw it into the ring?  Since it is a 'cold' thing, we'll never hear about it, even if it were true, which it isn't.

ps speaking of cold, you can just keep this screen on and watch natgas go up.

ps old school track had some room to move with the joints.  New track uses continuous welded track and all the stress stays in the steel, unless there is a welding fault.    Even newer are expansion slip joints.

I like this one the best.  Who knows what they used?  But this one could not have a gap.