Atlantic Coast Line increased efficiency of rail cropping plant by incorporating special rail carriers for moving rails to and from skids, chain elevator for carrying away cropped ends and piling them outdoors, and by-pass skids for temporary storage of rails to permit sawing to continue without waiting for slower drilling operation; value of scrap rails is increased by using idle sawing time.


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    Title :

    Special devices help reduce rail-cropping costs


    Additional title:

    Ry Track Structures


    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1954


    Size :

    3 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


    Special devices aid rail cropping on southern

    Engineering Index Backfile | 1953





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