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      <title>THE PRINCIPAL RAIL DEFECTS, INTERIM REPORT NO. 3 (CHAPTERS I-IV)</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[A listing of principal rail defects which includes the description, causes, consequences and remedies for each. Those included are: vertical longitudinal splitting, laps, shelling of heattreated rails, gauge corner shelling, star cracking of fish bolt holes, progressive transverse cracking in rail heads, horizontal cracking of rail head and transverse fractures at longitudinal fissures.  Included at the end of each unit are a number of photographs of each flaw.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 08 Jul 1994 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>TRACK TESTS ON THE ILLINOIS CENTRAL RR</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[This article describes a number of tests conducted on the Illinois Central.  One test was conducted to determine whether the removal of the mill scale from the rail ends and fishing surfaces of the plates would reduce the initial rate of bolt tension loss or have beneficial effects on fishplate wear.  Insulated joints were also tested. Tests were also carried out with various types of bearing plates in an attempt to eliminate the cutting of soft wooden sleepers by such plates.  To prevent creep, 14 rail anchors of different types were fitted per rail length, and in addition 12 rail clips to the rail length were used.  Eight different arrangements of the anchors were installed.  Various kinds of sleepers and ballast were also tested.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 1976 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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