One of most extensive examples of continuous rail welding was completed in 1943 by Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railroad between Joliet and Coynes, Illinois; total length is 5 1/2 mi, and longest individual rail is 3503 ft; welding procedure described; rails were welded at depot, and were then moved in continuous strings, up to 1750 ft long, to sites at which they were to be laid in.
Continuous rail welding
Ry Gaz
Railway Gazette ; 83 , n 6
1945
2 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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