GRINDING HELPS HANDLE HEAVY-HAUL TRAFFIC

The article discusses a research program designed to help develop a preventive-gradual grinding strategy that offers fast results, including substantial savings, without significant budget increases. The preventive-gradual approach incorporates the type of light, but frequent on-pass grinding associated with preventive grinding, but with additional metal removed with each pass, a method only feasible with today's modern, high production grinding equipment. The process allows corrective and maintenance work to occur from the cumulative grinding effort, and transitions the rail to the desired profile and crack-free state on a gradual basis.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation

  345 Hudson Street
  New York, NY  United States  10014
• Authors:
  • Stanford, J
  • Sroba, P
  • Magel, E
• Publication Date: 1999-12

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 25-28
• Serial:
  • Railway Track and Structures
  • Volume: 95
  • Issue Number: 12
  • Publisher: Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation
  • ISSN: 0033-9016

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Cracking; Grinding; Heavy duty vehicles; Load factor; Preventive maintenance; Rail grinding; Railroad tracks; Track circuits; Train track dynamics
• Subject Areas: Maintenance and Preservation; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00789356
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 23 2000 12:00AM