Why are there Jelly stones placed besides a railway track?

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Why are there Jelly stones placed besides a railway track?

2007-03-25 04:16:21 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Rail

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OK. I give. Why?

2007-03-25 07:28:37 · answer #1 · answered by Samurai Hoghead 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Same reason you use any kind of stone around railway track. Drainage.

Being as these Jelly stones absorb 200x their volume in water, I can see where that's an advantage!

2007-03-25 08:56:28 · answer #2 · answered by Wolf Harper 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋

to keep the rain from washing away the dirt

2007-03-25 04:24:22 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋

http://www.physlink.com/estore/cart/JellyStones.cfm?SID=25

You're seeing these beside the tracks?

2007-03-25 04:22:11 · answer #4 · answered by oklatom 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋