Sometimes we use unbelivable grades in our model railroad worlds. This picture, taken outside Oslo, Norway proves that sometimes the grades could be rather brutal in real life too.
The picture was taken by a reader of the Norwegian newspaper ‘Dagbladet’
There was a deposit of masses nearby, causing the clay to slide little too much, causing the station building and the track to be moved several feet[:-^] during the night!
The other photo I have of a track at that lateral angle, there’s a N&W Mallet half-toppled off it! That was caused by a subsidence, not an upwelling incident.
If this was caused by somebody overloading the adjacent ground, I hope they have good insurance!