There probably aren’t many people out there who aren’t aware of what thermite ... welding‘, and it has been in use since the 19th century. Back then it was used primarily for rail welding.

The National Transportation Safety Board has released its final report on a 2023 train derailment in southern Colorado that killed a man who was driving a truck under a rail bridge.

the thermite weld cracked near the rail's base because the welder, for unknown reasons, likely did not use a compromise kit during the welding as required by BNSF Railway procedures." Video taken ...

The National Transportation Safety Board has released its final report on a deadly 2023 train derailment north of Pueblo. Here's what it concluded.

The report goes on to say that the thermite weld cracked near the rail’s base because ... a compromise kit during the welding as is required by BNSF Railway procedures. The report says that ...