by Allen Hazen
Can someone tell me how high (from the base that rests on the tie to the top surface the wheels run on) one or another standard modern rail cross-section is?
(Curiosity roused by current construction of a new LRT route in Edmonton, AB. Rail used seems to be about seven inches high. The piece I measured against my hand was in an area of street running: the rail will be in troughs in the pavement, with only the running surface at "grade" level.)
(Curiosity roused by current construction of a new LRT route in Edmonton, AB. Rail used seems to be about seven inches high. The piece I measured against my hand was in an area of street running: the rail will be in troughs in the pavement, with only the running surface at "grade" level.)