On 15 Dec 2004 06:45:47 GMT, inch (Peter H.) wrote:


Weight, manufacturer, type of rail, etcetera.

We still have some Carnegie Steel Corporation rail, circa 1890s, here in
Monterey Bay.

(Carnegie and Mellon were later merged to form U.S. Steel Corporation).

I've seen some Geneva (a WWII-era plant near SLC) rail around here.

Since 1936, rail has generally been Controlled Cooled, and CC is usually seen
as a type marking.

Pre-1936/non-controlled cooled rail is highly favored by Gillette Company, for
use in razor blades.


Back in the mid- 1960's, I crewed on a CN work train here in southern
Ontario that ripped out about 25 miles of VERY old track from an
abandoned short branch line between Simcoe and Port Rowan. We were
told it all went to Gillette in the US. Well work hardened material
for them I guess.

Take care.

Brian Lawson,
Bothwell, Ontario.