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What Kind of Rail Materials Will Survive in Heavy-Haul Service? (Part 1 of 2)

January 29, 2014 | Filed under: Heavy Haul

By James R. Hornaday, Jr. In many ways, rail is the most important component in a railroad system. The economic value of installed rail is usually the most costly asset listed in any railroad’s financial accounts. The financial stability of a railroad is often determined by how well that installed …

What Kind of Rail Materials Will Survive in Heavy-Haul Service? (Part 2 of 2)

January 4, 2014 | Filed under: Heavy Haul

By James R. Hornaday, Jr. See Part 1 of this article. Contrary to many railroaders’ and rail mills’ opinions, there are no innocuous inclusions in rail. Any simple oxide particle, any complex oxide particle, any sulfide particle, or any complex oxide-sulfide particle in a rail will initiate a crack in …

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