Rail grinding on amtrak northeast corridor

The Loram grinder arrived on-site with the grinding patterns designed by NRC-Loram. Also, the Loram on-board laser system had the NRC grinding profiles installed in the computer system for comparison with the before- and after-grind rail profiles. Some fine-tuning of the stone angle and grinding pat...

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Published inRailway Track & Structures Vol. 100; no. 6; pp. 44 - 46
Main Authors Pielli, John, Sroba, Peter, Magel, Eric
Format Magazine Article Trade Publication Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation 01.06.2004
Subjects
Councils
Cracks
Inspections
Passengers
Quality control
Railroad accidents & safety
Railroad transportation
Trains
Wheels
United States > US
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Summary:The Loram grinder arrived on-site with the grinding patterns designed by NRC-Loram. Also, the Loram on-board laser system had the NRC grinding profiles installed in the computer system for comparison with the before- and after-grind rail profiles. Some fine-tuning of the stone angle and grinding patterns was required to allow the use of an X-configuration rather than a V-configuration.
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ISSN:0033-9016
2160-2514