Series of tests made on Santa Fe's Plains division to determine behavior of welded rail when excessive gaps at joints between long strings are closed by pulling rail ends together; device used was Templeton Kenly Simplex RP-100 hydraulic rail puller, which is said to have capacity of 100 tons; puller consists of 2 castings connected by two 1 1/2-in. steel rods.


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    Title :

    Closing joint gaps in welded rail


    Additional title:

    Ry Track Structures


    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1963


    Size :

    2 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


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