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Sandpatch

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The train drought continues. Spent 4 Hours several hours from home waiting at a spot with great composition and not one train passed by in either direction. :emptiness:

To pass the time, I shot a rail joint.

Trivia: The nuts are alternated from side to side for safety. If a derailment occurs and a wheel flange drops off the rail, placing the nuts in this manner prevents the flange from shearing off the nuts no matter which side of the rail the flange falls from. The wire spanning the joint is to secure the connection for lineside signals and highway grade crossing circuitry. All of these headaches are done away with on lines with continuous welded rail where nary a joint bar is seen.

2015-05-01 Rail Joints - for upload.jpg
 
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John Braden

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Hakata Station attendant bowing at the arrival of a West Japan/Kyushu Shinkansen N700-8000 Series Mizuho service train on March 26, 2015 in Fukuoka, Kyushu, Japan. The 1/10sec. shot was for effect and I was fortunate to capture the easily-identifiable silhouette of the N700's aerodynamic shaped car #1.
 
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Sandpatch

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John Braden said:
Hakata Station attendant bowing at the arrival of a West Japan/Kyushu Shinkansen N700-8000 Series Mizuho service train on March 26, 2015 in Fukuoka, Kyushu, Japan. The 1/10sec. shot was for effect and I was fortunate to capture the easily-identifiable silhouette of the N700's aerodynamic shaped car #1.
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Wow John -- just perfect! Bowing for a train? Such a splendid custom I think.
 
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John Braden

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Sandpatch said:
Wow John -- just perfect! Bowing for a train? Such a splendid custom I think.
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Sandpatch, thank you for your comment! Yes, it's a social custom in Japan to bow at the train; actually bowing at the customers on the train. Japan is full of social etiquette that is not common in many other countries. Some are a little over the top, but it's a pleasant feeling. :)
 
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