N&W in 1903 -- New Rail

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For many years the Pennsy standard was a 152 pound section.  Does anyone know if and when they went to 155 pound rail?  I think they were still using the 152 pound section after WWII; when was the 155 pound rail put in on the Tadpole?

Ed King
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  PS is an abbreviation for Pennsylvania Standard - one of 
  several types of rail.  Compared to RE (for American Railway
  Engineer Association)  rail, it has a shorter web and
  a heftier head.  N&W tested a six- mile section of the
  155# PS rail in the west main track near Glenhayes, WV on the
  Scioto Division.  In the 70's, it was taken up, cropped, welded,
  and re-laid on the Buchanan Branch. 
                                                              Harry Bundy





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