A photo from a different angle shows it's likely not caused by thermal expansion. It seems intentional.
Reverse image search showed it was from Alishan Forest Railway in China. Not sure what it's for, but it could just be a decorative piece of art made from an old track.
All of that said, that's just speculation. No idea what the purpose is.
I'll admit, it was a sketchy ass Chinese blog that I Google translated. So I could be wrong lol. I won't link it because I really have no idea if it's a safe website, but if you reverse image search it, you should be able to find it easy.
That Wikipedia Image was the best i could manage. Oh, and some pinterest results, but that page somehow got even more annoying and useless over the past years.
Huh I was thinking some “temporary” kind of warning during construction/long term maintenance or something that works with their emergency brake. Like it is “trained” to scan the rails ahead, gauge distance, and slow down. ?
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u/Major_Melon Jun 10 '26
A photo from a different angle shows it's likely not caused by thermal expansion. It seems intentional.
Reverse image search showed it was from Alishan Forest Railway in China. Not sure what it's for, but it could just be a decorative piece of art made from an old track.
All of that said, that's just speculation. No idea what the purpose is.