Apparently Union Pacific and the New York Subway both import train wheels from Japan. We can't make them wear-resistant enough domestically!
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Replying to @380kmh
I can understand falling behind Japan on some of the more advanced parts of the rail industry...but falling behind on the *wheels*??
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Replying to @380kmh
For those who are wondering, I heard about this through an NHK program aimed at foreign train nerds like myself:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2c53aSINHSs …
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Replying to @380kmh
>tfw literally glorious nippon steel I want to believe these wheels run on meme magic
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Replying to @Octapode
ikr the thing to remember is there's nothing uniquely Japanese about the process...we've just more or less abandoned this sector in USA
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(that is to say, steelworking)
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