Rail Cross Section

1 type required angle or joint 2 section of rail to attach 3 new or relay 4 4 or 6 hole 5 hole spacing.

Rail cross section. 115re rail has a standard profile according to arema. Below you will find some important data to help identify rail sections. All modern rails are hot rolled steel with a cross section approximate to an i beam but asymmetric about a horizontal axis however see grooved rail below the head is profiled to resist wear and to give a good ride and the foot profiled to.

Engineer john jervis invented the t cross section rail that greatly cheapened and simplified the laying of track when combined with the wooden crosstie also first introduced in the united states. On cars the individual trucks were given. 115re rail has better performances in hardness strength wear resistance and corrosion resistance than many other railroad tracks.

The type of most rail can be easily identified by referring to the dimensional diagrams on this page. To order bars please specify. 115re rail is heat treated to control the hardness and strength of the steel.

These are usually ordered by the pair. Early rails were made of wood cast iron or wrought iron. Unitrac carries in stock new and relay joint bars to fit rail sections.

Angle bars joint bars. Simplicity and strength became the basic test for railroad components in north america. Per yard 239 7 net tons per mile of track 22 03 feet of track per net ton stock lengths 39 78 80 toeless joint bars 36 length 115 40 ibs.

Its nominal weight is 56 9kg m. As a type of heavy rail it is mainly used for mining tracks since its high strength. Rail section 136re 136 ibs.