Relay Rail Grading Specifications
Taken from the A.R.E.A. manual for railway engineering, 4-2-60
Class I
Maximum Rail Wear
(Inches)
Rail Weight
Top
Gage
140
1/4
1/2
132-131
3/16
1/2
122
5/32
7/16
115
1/8
3/8
112
1/8
1/8
100
1/8
1/8
90
1/8
1/8
General Rail Use
Main Line Use
Rail Condition
Very minor engine burns and corrugation
Class II
Maximum Rail Wear
(Inches)
Rail Weight
Top
Gage
140
3/8
3/4
132-131
5/16
3/4
122
5/16
3/4
115
5/16
3/4
112
5/16
1/2
100
3/16
1/4
90
1/4
3/16
General Rail Use
Branch Lines
Rail Condition
Small engine burns and corrugation
Class III
Maximum Rail Wear
(Inches)
Rail Weight
Top
Gage
140
5/8
7/8
132-131
7/16
7/8
122
1/2
7/8
115
3/8
3/4
112
3/8
3/4
100
1/4
1/4
90
5/16
3/16
General Rail Use
Light Branch Lines
Rail Condition
Medium engine burns and corrugation, may be pitted and show some oxidation.
Class IV
Maximum Rail Wear
(Inches)
Rail Weight
Top
Gage
140
3/4
1
132-131
9/16
1
122
11/16
1
115
1/2
7/8
112
1/2
7/8
100
7/16
7/8
90
3/8
3/8
General Rail Use
Yards
Rail Condition
Any burns not mashed or fractured.
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