CROPPING BATTERED RAIL-ENDS IN THE TRACK

The Southern Railway of America has perfected a method of cutting off the battered ends of rails in the track, and restoring the road without interruption of train service. The method involves cutting off rails in situ, re-drilling, drawing up the rails, and inserting closures as necessary to compensate for the removed materials. It is estimated that the life of the rails will be extended by 6 years, and joint maintenance will be reduced by 10 percent. A maximum of 263 rails has been cropped in a single day of light traffic, but the average is 150; cost has varied from $0.98 to $1.26 for each rail-end cropped, or an average of $1.10, which works out at $2.20 for an entire rail. In a year, 42 miles of track have been successfully reconditioned.

• Corporate Authors:

  Temple Press Limited

  161-166 Fleet Street
  Longon EC4,   England 
• Publication Date: 1944-7-28

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 88
• Serial:
  • RAILWAY GAZETTE
  • Volume: 81

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Costs; Failure; Fastenings; Maintenance of way; Railroad rails; Railroad tracks; Technology; Tie bars
• Geographic Terms: United States
• Old TRIS Terms: End breaks; Rail end batter; Rail failure
• Subject Areas: Finance; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00037973
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 8 1994 12:00AM