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    Tests relate shelly rail to flow of metal under traffic

    Code, C.J. | Engineering Index Backfile | 1958
    Brass pins inserted in heads of three test rails show that there is flow of metal on gage sides of rails on high sides of curves and that ...

    Why D and RGW adopted new rail section [midline ellipsis] and how it is performing in service

    Engineering Index Backfile | 1958
    first cost and in actual usage. (See also Ry Track and Structures v 54 n 9 Sept 1958 p 44-5) ...

    Should engine burns be welded?

    Engineering Index Backfile | 1958
    Ry Track and Structures v 54 n 5 May 1958 p 23-7) ...

    How LV cuts costs with mobile welder for frog repairs

    Engineering Index Backfile | 1959
    Description of welding outfits used on Lehigh Valley for in-track repairs to frog and crossings consisting of modified 1 1/4 ton truck with ...

    How LV cuts costs with mobile welder for frog repairs

    Engineering Index Backfile | 1959
    machine parts, sanding equipment, rail lubricators, etc. (see also Ry Track and Structures v 55 n 10 Oct 1959 p 29-31) ...

    Subway track has concrete roadbed, rubber tire plates, 'Glued' joints

    Engineering Index Backfile | 1961
    use of train one of shuttle line tracks has been replaced with track of special design; rails are placed on rubber tie pads and are bolted ...

    C and O recorder car inspects track at speeds up to 100 mph

    Engineering Index Backfile | 1961
    New car uses missile-type 2-axis gyroscope, electronic and electrical equipment to measure and record condition of rail joints, track ...

    C and O recorder car inspects track at speeds up to 100 mph

    Engineering Index Backfile | 1961
    . (See also Ry Track and Structures v 57 n 7 July 1961 p 32-3) ...

    How to make underwater repairs

    Warfield, W.B. | Engineering Index Backfile | 1961
    Detailed description of pressure pointing, grouting, scour protecting and repairing masonry structures under water at depths to 13 ft. ...
    Keywords: Railroad structures

    Look at track practices in Europe

    Dick, M. | Engineering Index Backfile | 1962
    Highlight account of developments, construction standards and maintenance practices and problems on German, French and British railroads. ...
    Keywords: Railroad tracks

    Straddle crane -- Takes up and lays panel track

    Engineering Index Backfile | 1962
    Methods of forcing up retired track line in track panels for reuse of track and laying track panels at Erie Lackawanna; use of Travelift ...
    Keywords: Railroad maintenance of way

    GN undercuts track with new machine

    Engineering Index Backfile | 1962
    Use of new track undercutting machine designed by Mannix Int, Inc, Minneapolis, Minn to increase vertical clearances under several overhead ...
    Keywords: Railroad maintenance of way

    Railroads find many uses for railway highway equipment

    Engineering Index Backfile | 1962
    Flanged-wheel attachments in kit form make it possible to convert to track operation many units that normally move on ground; rubbertired ...
    Keywords: Railroad maintenance of way

    How PRR will handle bridge washouts

    Engineering Index Backfile | 1962
    Method developed by Pennsylvania Railroad to restore traffic after bridge washout or burnout; design of all-welded steel trestle to be ...
    Keywords: Bridges, railroad

    Truss Span is built on shore, rolled into place on flat car

    Engineering Index Backfile | 1962
    ; structure was built over spur track, loaded onto flat car, towed to its erection location and lowered by cranes to bridge seats. ...
    Keywords: Bridges, railroad

    Missouri pacific ditches cuts with small crew

    Engineering Index Backfile | 1962
    Use of compact self-contained unit, key of which is Burro Model 40 crane-ditcher; crane digs and loads material into air-dump cars and also ...
    Keywords: Railroad maintenance of way

    Develops mobile rail-welding plant

    Engineering Index Backfile | 1962
    Electric-flash butt-welding plant contained in 3 units mounted on rubber tires has been developed by MobilWeld Inc, Chicago and designed ...

    Adopts Boutet welding technique for joints in highway crossings

    Engineering Index Backfile | 1962
    frog shop and long lengths are shipped to point of use; process proved successful in use for making experimental field connections in ...

    How PRR will handle bridge washouts

    Engineering Index Backfile | 1962
    also Ry Track and Structures v 58 n 5 May 1962 p 24-6) ...
    Keywords: Bridges, railroad

    U.S. Railroaders inspect Japanese `super-railroad'

    Magee, G.M. | Engineering Index Backfile | 1963
    Technical features of new Tokaido line as inspected by United States delegation; track structure, details of concrete ties, special ...

    ATSF `glues' welded-track joints

    Engineering Index Backfile | 1963
    bonded to rails by applying epoxy "glue" to contact surfaces of joint bars and rails to provide strength necessary to resist pulling action of ...

    Underground railway tracks and noises

    Kazamaki, T. | Engineering Index Backfile | 1963
    was undertaken by same person using same surveying instrument in order to collect accurate data to be used in study of track and tunnel ...

    ATSF `Glues' welded-track joints

    Engineering Index Backfile | 1963
    rails; glue used is 2-part epoxy formulation. (see also Ry Track and Structures v 59 n 12 Dec 1963 p 19-21) ...

    Long trestle on ore line is all-welded

    Engineering Index Backfile | 1963
    500 ft long all-welded steel deck-girder railroad trestle is located on 52-mi standard-gage railroad, linking Kaiser company's Eagle ...
    Keywords: Bridges, railroad

    Abnormally wide ties -- Can they be justified

    Nicholson, L.P. | Engineering Index Backfile | 1963
    of 8 in. tie width; method of finding modulus of rail support for 12 in. ties and increase when changing from 8 in. or 9 in. ties. ...
    Keywords: Railroad ties

    Erie-Lackawanna puts bolt tightening on production basis

    Engineering Index Backfile | 1963
    head that can be swung on transverse carriage from one rail to other and uses hydraulics for positioning wrench head and for propulsion. ...
    Keywords: Railroad maintenance of way

    How components on M/W machines are maintained, tested, repaired

    Engineering Index Backfile | 1963
    Problems associated with maintaining, testing and repairing hydraulic equipment and other components used on railroad work equipment ...
    Keywords: Railroad maintenance of way

    New machine chops ties in pieces for removal

    Engineering Index Backfile | 1963
    Features of equipment for tie-cutting and tie-end removal operations developed by Nordberg Mfg Co, Milwaukee, Wis; on-track machine ...
    Keywords: Railroad maintenance of way

    Santa Fe tests flame-hardened rail

    Engineering Index Backfile | 1963
    Tests of flame hardening of rails before installation in track to determine if increased life of rails on sharper curves in heavy-traffic ...

    Santa Fe tests flame-hardened rail

    Engineering Index Backfile | 1963
    also Ry Track and Structures v 59 n 2 Feb 1963 p 30-1, 50-1) ...

    GM to build 5,000-hp diesel electric

    Engineering Index Backfile | 1963
    loading so that 488,000-lb unit can be accommodated by existing track structures. ...

    Rail ends straightened in track by cold bending

    Engineering Index Backfile | 1964
    Method used at New York Central for straightening rail in track with machine designed for this purpose is described; unit, called RMC joint ...
    Keywords: Railroad maintenance of way

    Self-propelled unit undercuts track, cleans ballast, ejects ties

    Engineering Index Backfile | 1964
    Tests of pilot model of Mannix Undercutter-Cleaner by Pennsylvania are described; undercutter picks up shoulder and undertrack ballast ...
    Keywords: Railroad maintenance of way

    C and O-B and O adopt new rail section

    Engineering Index Backfile | 1964
    International Railway Federation; deep head provides more wear and reduction in important upper fillet stresses; two slopes of base save about 7 tons ...

    Falsework carries traffic as girder span goes to new site

    Engineering Index Backfile | 1964
    flat car while deck systems were supported on temporary false work at old and new locations is described. ...
    Keywords: Bridges, railroad

    Meaning of heavier wheel loads on bridges

    Magee, G.M. | Engineering Index Backfile | 1964
    Design and rating of railroad bridges are examined with special reference to effect of increasing wheel loads; growth in weight of steam ...
    Keywords: Bridges, railroad

    Asphalt base for RR crossings gives good results

    Lovering, W.R. | Engineering Index Backfile | 1964
    Test results of new approach to problem of reducing maintenance costs at railroad crossings by replacement of standard track ballast under ...
    Keywords: Railroad crossings

    Concrete ties for welded rail

    Butland, A.N. | Engineering Index Backfile | 1964
    Summary of progress on British railroads in standardization of welded track laid with concrete ties, together with mechanization of track ...
    Keywords: Railroad ties

    Special cars for M/W machines save time, money

    Engineering Index Backfile | 1964
    Design of transport cars with special fittings and portable ramps for loading and unloading track units at Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and ...
    Keywords: Railroad maintenance of way

    Portable car shaker speeds ballast unloading

    Engineering Index Backfile | 1964
    out of hopper doors as ballast flows from following car and is spread; safety hazards are also reduced by eliminating need for having men in ...
    Keywords: Railroad maintenance of way

    New tie spacer proves point

    Engineering Index Backfile | 1964
    Tests for studying advantages and possibilities of new tie spacer introduced by Nordberg Mfg Co on Chicago and North Western are described ...
    Keywords: Railroad maintenance of way

    Laying welded rail -- Sixty-six men, eight strings per day

    Engineering Index Backfile | 1964
    straight-rail side; seats for tie plates are prepared by cribbers, adzers and creosote applicator; plates applied are driven by Nordberg drivers. ...

    Blast "atomic" cut through mountain range

    Engineering Index Backfile | 1964
    require removal of about 68 million cu yd of earth and rock; cut would accommodate double-track railway line and divided 4-lane highway capable of ...

    Preliminary Design of Rail Rapid Transit on the Silver Spring-Rockville Route (Union Station to Rockville) and Alexandria-Springfield Route (Four Mile Run to Cameron)

    NTIS | 1964
    ; Railroad crossings; Track structure; Changes to existing railroads and utilities; Estimate of cost; Construction period. (Author) ...
    Publisher: Klauder (Louis T.) and Associates, Philadelphia, Pa
    Keywords: Structures , Railroad tracks

    New tie spacer proves point

    Engineering Index Backfile | 1964
    ; tests showed advantages of having crossties uniformly spaced and square with rails. (see also Ry Track and Structures v 60 n 11 Nov 1964 p 26-7) ...
    Keywords: Railroad maintenance of way

    Why not more all-welded railroad bridges

    South, J.E. | Engineering Index Backfile | 1965
    cost less per pound than riveted structures but that total weight is less; he suggests that misunderstanding regarding fatigue strength and ...
    Keywords: Bridges, railroad

    Track liners get PRR workout

    Engineering Index Backfile | 1965
    mounted on two axles spaced about 23 ft apart; machine can work in either direction. (see also Ry Track and Structures v 61 n 7 July 1965 p 20-2) ...
    Keywords: Railroad maintenance of way

    PRR upgrades yard, improves service

    Engineering Index Backfile | 1965
    installed at Columbus, Ohio Grandview yard of Pennsylvania Railroad are described; master retarder and three group retarders are used to control ...
    Keywords: Railroad yards and terminals

    Santa Fe rail-anchor resetter gives long-term M/W saving

    Engineering Index Backfile | 1965
    Features of specially designed machine, called Anchor-Tight, for squeezing hand-applied anchors against railroad ties are described ...
    Keywords: Railroad maintenance of way