EVOLUTION OF RAIL STEEL AND RAIL SECTIONS AND WHAT IS BEING DONE RELATIVE TO THIS MATERIAL TODAY

Account of the shapes and manufacturing processes for making steel rails over the years in the USA and brief details of the AAR's research into tests, specifications, chemical composition, treatment and rail microstructures as well as into fault detection.

• Corporate Authors:

  American Railway Engineering Association

  59 East Van Buren Street
  Chicago, IL  United States  60605
• Authors:
  • Schoeneberg, K W
• Publication Date: 1975-6

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 653-664
• Serial:
  • AREA BULLETIN
  • Volume: 76
  • Issue Number: 653
  • Publisher: American Railway Engineering Association

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Development; Metal heating; Metallurgy; Rail steel; Research; Specifications; Tests
• Uncontrolled Terms: Heat treatment; Research and development
• Old TRIS Terms: Rail steel metallurgy
• Subject Areas: Railroads; Research;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00132955
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: International Union of Railways
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 9 1976 12:00AM