Track rail weight

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140lb seems to be gaining some popularity.Ed BellSent from my antique LG K10, an AT&T 4G LTE smartphone------ Original message------From: NW Mailing List via NW-Mailing-ListDate: Tue, Apr 11, 2023 8:58 PMTo: nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org;Cc: NW Mailing List;Subject:Re: Track rail weight




-Dave: N&W had a 10-mile section of 155 lb. PS rail located on the Kenova District (I think, track chart not handy). It was removed in the late 1980s after the number-dummies concluded that the extra weight (and cost) didn't offer that much of a benefit.  Remember that 131 lb. rail had a major defect -- head and web separations.  By adding an extra lb. of steel at the head/web connection,  the now 132 lb. rail reduced the derailments especially on curves.  H. Bundy

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