dantheclamman@lemmy.worldM to Wikipedia@lemmy.worldEnglish · 17 days agoTrack ballast (crushed stone used underneath train tracks, surprisingly important and technical)en.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square11fedilinkarrow-up1114arrow-down10
arrow-up1114arrow-down1external-linkTrack ballast (crushed stone used underneath train tracks, surprisingly important and technical)en.wikipedia.orgdantheclamman@lemmy.worldM to Wikipedia@lemmy.worldEnglish · 17 days agomessage-square11fedilink
minus-squarelemmylommy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·17 days agoAnd possibly create lots of small plastic fragments from the friction with the stones.
minus-squarereddig33@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·edit-217 days agoMeh. Better than cutting down trees and covering them in arsenic and benzene that leeches into the soil. https://www.disposeofthings.com/do-old-railroad-ties-leach-chemicals-into-the-soil/
And possibly create lots of small plastic fragments from the friction with the stones.
Meh. Better than cutting down trees and covering them in arsenic and benzene that leeches into the soil.
https://www.disposeofthings.com/do-old-railroad-ties-leach-chemicals-into-the-soil/