How Railroad Switches Don’t Freeze in Extreme Cold

During Chicago's cold winters, Metra sets its rails on fire to prevent the switches from freezing.
---
• Follow me on Twitter: / valshevtsov
• Join this channel to get access to perks: / @design_nerd
---
Thumbnail image attribution:
Fabian Grunder (FabiBerg), CC BY-SA 3.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/b..., via Wikimedia Commons

[@stefanp7603]

I used to work at the CP Bensenville yard we had natural gas burners on every switch in the yard

[@Pianissemo]

To the average eye I think anybody would freak out seeing this

[@tedjohnson64]

Very interesting design, and I’m quite impressed at all the nice example video clips you found!

[@Design_Nerd]

Glad you liked it!

[@ChaseThe1440]

Saw this in the news because it’s important to remember and those switches cause of fire by a lightning

[@tl3664]

In Finland we are using electricity heating elements.