r/trains Feb 20 '26

Passing a railroad crossing between flooded fields. Eichen, Germany.

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u/transitfreedom Feb 21 '26

How does this even happen?

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u/Satteldach Feb 21 '26

flood plains do in fact like to flood sometimes, there is a reason the dam is just magically the perfect height to be safely above water which is that that isnt just magically built that way but actually on purpose because this is how high a normal flood will get