>>I wonder how big of an object it takes to de-rail a train? >> > >IIRC we eliminated up to 21" (tube) monitors on the tracks. Laptops, disk and tape drives, external modems, and various expansion cards were other victims. > >Never had a train come through the building as a result (what happened further down the tracks we'll never know).
Wow! I would have been worried about the monitor causing problems ... funny, I've never heard of anyone disposing of old hardware like this. This is a first!