Southern Railroad has installed mile of test track in Southbound freight main near Alexandria, Va, in which existing rails were butt welded into continuous lengths, using gas welding for one half of joints and arc welding for other half; essential details of installation; two welding procedures employed are described.


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    Title :

    Southern butt-welds rails in track


    Additional title:

    Ry Eng Maintenance


    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1939


    Size :

    4 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


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