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