Now everyone is a track inspector

[mu26aeh]

Resident notices a different sound as the trains pass by, finds a broken rail and reports it to the railroad and news outlet.  But good on him for noticing it.  See (or hear) something, say something

Next we'll be hearing of neighborhood track inspectors getting hit by trains

[John]

Looks like a weld ??

[RockGp40]

Not sure, but it might be jointed rail. There is a hole to the left of the gap and screws on the ground (suggesting broken jointbars). Or maybe they secured the weld break with a pair of joint bars as a temporary fix.

[learmoia]

Not sure, but it might be jointed rail. There is a hole to the left of the gap and screws on the ground (suggesting broken joint bars). Or maybe they secured the weld break with a pair of joint bars as a temporary fix.

Some Welded Rail still has the Joint Bar holes drilled into the outer ends of the long sticks.. (I assume so you can bar it together until you come back and weld those joints.)

If it was jointed rail, you'd have a broken joint plate  with bolts holding it on..

And Yes Kudos to the Public for calling it in!!..
We occasionally get those call and when they are legit, I think we send them a gift card.

~Ian

[signalmaintainer]

Not sure, but it might be jointed rail. There is a hole to the left of the gap and screws on the ground (suggesting broken jointbars). Or maybe they secured the weld break with a pair of joint bars as a temporary fix.

Look more like lag bolts than rail through bolts.

Actually that break is passable at walking speed. Question is, if "a hundred trains" pass through daily, it's probably block signaled, and should have been putting up track indications and red signals on either side.