Long rails usually carried on sets of two flat cars; as they are fixed in middle part of car, they suffer undesirable stress in passing curves, and wheels of car are apt to rise somewhat, rubbing against rail in track; by means of "turn-sleeper device" designed by First Transportation Department of Bureau of Traffic and Operation, test loading and transportation of long rails were made with satisfactory results.
On new method of transporting long rails by railway cars
Japanese Gov Rys -- Bul
Japanese Government Railways -- Bulletin ; 28 , n 5
1940
9 pages
Article (Journal)
Japanese
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