. Proceedings of the annual convention . si rig. 16. South Portion of Soctioo 9, Patrdatu* (Dark). (Ejnish coat «o rail tnlyvUh PlsBtic H recelylns end dIubs on the Track 1079 Figs. 15 and 16 show two joints in section 9 with a brush coat of Petrolatum (dark)and receiving end plugs. The joint in Fig. IS had the rail and bars greased, and the otherjoint had only the rail greased. The joint in Fig. IS had more grease left on the fishings,and the joint in Fig. 16 had more rust on the back of the bars and in the upper railfillets near the rail gap. There was a small amount of debris in the
. Proceedings of the annual convention . si rig. 16. South Portion of Soctioo 9, Patrdatu* (Dark). (Ejnish coat «o rail tnlyvUh PlsBtic H recelylns end dIubs on the Track 1079 Figs. 15 and 16 show two joints in section 9 with a brush coat of Petrolatum (dark)and receiving end plugs. The joint in Fig. IS had the rail and bars greased, and the otherjoint had only the rail greased. The joint in Fig. IS had more grease left on the fishings,and the joint in Fig. 16 had more rust on the back of the bars and in the upper railfillets near the rail gap. There was a small amount of debris in these joints which wasattributed to the reverse movement of traffic. The joint inspected in section 10 (Fig. 17), having a brush coat of Farbertite on therail and bars, was in poor condition. The compound had formed a hard coating whichhad flaked off. This compound had failed completely and is not suitable for use ontrack joints. General Remarks In all of the test sections the bolt threads were greased initially, and they were wellpreserved after two years of service. The adverse effect of the heat left from the rail end hardening on the rust pre-ventives along the mid
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