On Mon, 10 Jan 2005 19:26:43 -0800, "Jon Danniken"
wrote:

BIG SNIP

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.

Silly question: how do they make the blades from the track? I'm assuming
it's not melted and then reforged?

Jon
Hey Jon,

Not a clue, but we assumed it was for blades.

Brian.