Q rail given at retirements

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The street car rail with the cast in flangeway was often referred to a 
"J" rail.

     WJPowers

On 6/19/2019 6:17 PM, NW Mailing List via NW-Mailing-List wrote:
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> Q shaped rail sounds like some trolley rail I've seen with an extra 
> "guide" coming out one side.
> Tom Cosgrove
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> On Wednesday, June 19, 2019 NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org> 
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> Stephen
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> I’ve heard of “U” rail, which is the shape of the old rail used in the 
> V&T days. I’ve seen some chunks maybe a half inch think and stamped on 
> the cut side. I have about a 6 inch piece that was cut off a longer 
> rail found many years ago at Salem.
>
> Never heard of “Q” rail though.
>
> Ken Miller
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>> On Jun 19, 2019, at 1:46 PM, NW Mailing List 
>> <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org <mailto:nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org>> wrote:
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>> Does anybody know about something called Q rail that was given to 
>> retiring employees at Roanoke?  I believe it was cut off an old   rail
>> Thanks
>> Steve Hollingsworth
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