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submitted 6 months ago by anachronist@midwest.social to c/chicago@midwest.social

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[–] cerement@slrpnk.net 87 points 6 months ago (4 children)

that looks familiar … ah yes …

[–] Catoblepas@lemmy.blahaj.zone 56 points 6 months ago (2 children)

That’s structural rust.

[–] TachyonTele@lemm.ee 50 points 6 months ago

Don't touch it. That's load bearing rust.

[–] cerement@slrpnk.net 7 points 6 months ago

Cor-Ten steel is all the rage

[–] match@pawb.social 37 points 6 months ago (2 children)

It follows trash-heap rules and whoever touches it last before it collapses is at fault

[–] henfredemars@infosec.pub 37 points 6 months ago

This sounds surprisingly close to how we rate US presidents.

[–] SHOW_ME_YOUR_ASSHOLE@lemm.ee 5 points 6 months ago

Like Jenga?

[–] Gork@lemm.ee 9 points 6 months ago

It sounds like it's time for Infrastructure Week™

[–] ikka@lemmy.sdf.org 5 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Didn't this one get fixed? It's the one by andersonville right?

[–] cerement@slrpnk.net 4 points 6 months ago

no idea – 2 year old post on Reddit titled it as “Chicago Metra Union Pacific Track UP-N line”