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1. Cheap concrete is slowing track speeds on their super trains.

Thu Jan 15, 2026, 12:49 AM

8 hrs ago

Less than 10 years after opening, beds with concrete ties are starting to crumble. Trains are now traveling

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Cheap concrete is slowing track speeds on their super trains. OAITW r.2.0 8 hrs ago #1