RAIL DAMAGE RESULTING FROM ENGINE BURNS; PREVALENCE MEANS OF PREVENTION; REPAIRS BY WELDING

The means of prevention and repairing rail damage resulting from engine burns are discussed. Grinding off the buildup adjacent to a burn and making several grinding passes on the rail reduces the length of short burns. Efforts to clean rails to reduce or eliminate driver slip by adding a solution to cut grease indicate that the rails need to be cleaned frequently, making the cost prohibitive. Personal contact and instruction by supervisors obtained the best results for preventing engine burns. More engine burns are accumulated by steam engines than by diesel engines. The best method for repairing engine burns is welding.

• Corporate Authors:

  American Railway Engineering Association

  59 East Van Buren Street
  Chicago, IL  United States  60605
• Publication Date: 1961-2

Media Info

• Features: Tables;
• Pagination: p. 638-639
• Serial:
  • AREA BULLETIN
  • Volume: 62 N
  • Issue Number: 563
  • Publisher: American Railway Engineering Association

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Maintenance of way; Welding; Wheel slip
• Old TRIS Terms: Engine burns
• Subject Areas: Maintenance and Preservation; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00052335
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Association of American Railroads
• Report/Paper Numbers: Proceeding
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 15 1974 12:00AM