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Posted by BigBusDriver on Fri Jun 29 14:28:55 2012, in response to Re: I caught the CWR train..., posted by TERRapin station on Fri Jun 29 07:39:49 2012. Continuously Welded RailFAIL! WRONG! CWR stands for Continuous Welded Rail as per the FRA. From: http://www.fra.dot.gov/rrs/pages/fp_461.shtml Continuous Welded Rail (CWR) CWR refers to the way in which rail is joined to form track. Through CWR, rails are welded together to form one uninterrupted rail that may be several miles long. Although CWR is normally one continuous rail, it may contain joints for one or more reasons (such as insulated joints that electrically separate track segments for signaling purposes). Rail joints commonly consist of two joint bars that are bolted to the sides of two abutting ends of rail and contact the rail at the bottom surface of the rail head and the top surface of the rail base. FRA issued the first Federal Track Safety Standards in 1971, with CWR being addressed in a rather general manner. In 1982, FRA removed the section on CWR because it provided very little guidance to railroads and it was difficult to enforce. With the passage of the Rail Safety Enforcement and Review Act a decade later, FRA was required to evaluate procedures for installing and maintaining CWR. Subsequent legislation in 1994, together with knowledge gathered from the industry and FRA’s own research, directed the agency to evaluate cold weather installation procedures. This prompted revisions to the Track Safety Standards in 1998 requiring railroads to develop procedures for installing, adjusting, maintaining, and inspecting CWR. In 2005, FRA revised the Track Safety Standards by publishing an interim final rule, which addressed the inspection of rail joints in CWR. A working group was established under the Rail Safety Advisory Committee to resolve comments received on the interim rule and to make recommendations regarding FRA’s role in oversight of CWR programs. In October 2006 and August 2009, FRA issued two final rules addressing CWR issues. Both rules, along with additional information on CWR, can be accessed on the left-hand side of this page. Continuous Welded Rail (CWR) Nice try Spelling Nazi, you should have GOOGLED IT!!! HA HA HA! STILL LOL@BREE'S BUFFOONERY |
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