DocumentCode
1357300
Title
Mobile reflectoscopic inspection of railroad car axles on the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Author
Hauer, E. R. ; Angel, C. M.
Author_Institution
The Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Company, the former in Richmond, Va.; Huntington, W. Va.
Volume
77
Issue
3
fYear
1958
fDate
7/1/1958 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
143
Lastpage
147
Abstract
IN 1952, The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company experienced a severe economic loss because of a freight train wreck. Investigation disclosed the derailment was caused by a broken axle, the failure starting from a crack in the journal. As a result of this accident, a study was begun by the mechanical department to determine a reliable and economical nondestructive test of railway car axles in service.
Keywords
Axles; Companies; Generators; Inspection; Mobile communication; Rail transportation; Relays;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
American Institute of Electrical Engineers, Part II: Applications and Industry, Transactions of the
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0097-2185
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/TAI.1958.6369022
Filename
6369022
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