Railway track engineering is a multidisciplinary field that focuses on the design, construction, and maintenance of rail infrastructure. A critical component of this endeavour is the ballast, which ...

Train tracks may be a seemingly simple innovation, but that means that each component plays a critical role. The rails themselves guide the train, the wooden ties anchor the rails and distribute the ...

The sharp, uneven rocks you see beneath railway tracks aren’t there by accident. Known as track ballast, these stones form a crucial layer that keeps the rail system stable, durable and safe, all ...

Clinkety-clack. Clinkety clack. The train has left the station. What remains is the solitary railway track. Oh wait, the track is not alone. The track sleeps on the stone bed. I know where your mind ...