CHANGE-OUT OF DEFECTIVE RAILS IS MECHANIZED ON L&N
The two rail-defect detector cars on the Louisville & Nashville have been finding a considerable number of rails with transverse defects and bolt-hole breaks. Work is done by crew using on/off-track carrier equipped with crane and a variety of power-operated devices, including rail drill, rail saw, wrench, spike puller and spike driver.
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Availability:
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Corporate Authors:
Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation
P.O. Box 350
Bristol, CT United States 06010 - Publication Date: 1972-9
Media Info
- Pagination: p. 38-39
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Serial:
- Railway Track and Structures
- Volume: 68
- Issue Number: 9
- Publisher: Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation
- ISSN: 0033-9016
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Detectors; Maintenance of way
- Identifier Terms: Louisville & Nashville Railroad
- Old TRIS Terms: Detector cars; Track maintenance equipment
- Subject Areas: Maintenance and Preservation; Railroads;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00046437
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: Engineering Index
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Sep 18 1976 12:00AM