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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  Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation

  P.O. Box 350
  Bristol, CT  United States  06010
• Publication Date: 1972-9

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 38-39
• 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