As a child I was always curious about this. But now I understand how important those rocks are and that they are maintained and replaced. The placement of the stones is engineered.
Benefits include drainage, vibration control, noise control, support.
Just amazed how humans can make rocks useful for railroads.
"hm, guys... We're having problems along the new tracks regarding noise, vibrations, and also rainfall. Any idea?
-- uhh, what if... We just throw some rocks there?"
#hashtag humans are amazing
lol I know right!!! Hahaha
This is very informative.
That's funny. I grew up right next to train tracks, walked on them all the time, and never once wondered why the rocks were there.
Same here.
Never knew this very interesting