In this short-but-educational video, Shawn takes a good look at the railroad track we will be traveling on to get to the top of a mountain in Switzerland.
Do you notice anything unusual about the track?
Click here to watch the video then read Shawn's explanation of the difference between Canadian tracks and Swiss tracks, below:
"A Canadian train track goes like this: one straight line, another straight line the same size, and a bunch of little, tiny lines in the middle, which is the 'trapper' that keeps the train from falling in the mud if it's muddy.
A Swiss track is almost the same as a Canada track, but there's something different in the middle. There are two straight lines, the same length, and in the middle a line and little bumps, pointed, that the gear under the train connects with. And it's amazing that the Swiss train has gears on the bottom."
DO YOU REMEMBER WHAT THAT IS CALLED, SHAWN?
He doesn't. It's called a cogwheel train. That would be something fun to research further...
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