SYSTEM SAVES ON YEAR-ROUND RAIL GRINDING

Southern Pacific has acquired a six-section Fairmont rail grinding unit which is now working full time at reprofiling worn curved rail so it need not be changed out prematurely. The power/propulsion unit, five grinders, and a crew car and water tank make up the consist. Unit, which works at 1 to 3 mph and can be deadheaded at up to 40 mph, is utilized two shifts daily and is winterized so it may operate year round.

• Availability:
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• Corporate Authors:

  Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation

  508 Birch Street
  Bristol, CT  United States  06010
• Publication Date: 1980-5

Media Info

• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: p. 46-47
• Serial:
  • Railway Track and Structures
  • Volume: 76
  • Issue Number: 5
  • Publisher: Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation
  • ISSN: 0033-9016

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Curved rail; Maintenance of way; Productivity; Rail grinding; Railhead; Railroad rails; Wear
• Identifier Terms: Southern Pacific Railroad
• Old TRIS Terms: Rail head profile; Track maintenance equipment
• Subject Areas: Maintenance and Preservation; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00312413
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 22 1980 12:00AM