HOW IC INCREASES THE LIFE OF CURVE RAILS

After experimenting with two heats of rail steel in which the percentage of manganese was increased, the Illinois Central was able to obtain the prolonged service life of a rail on curves at a reasonable cost. By adding to the manganese content of the rail steel, a life expectancy four times greater than conventional rail on curves is expected.

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  Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation

  P.O. Box 350
  Bristol, CT  United States  06010
• Publication Date: 1970-9

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 23
• Serial:
  • Railway Track and Structures
  • Volume: 66
  • Issue Number: 9
  • Publisher: Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation
  • ISSN: 0033-9016

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Curved rail; Curved track; Heat treated rail; Rail (Railroads); Service life
• Old TRIS Terms: Rail life
• Subject Areas: Design; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00046917
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 14 1976 12:00AM