Describes various devices used to join rails and their degree of success, discussing both the mechanical and electrical aspects, and reviews the history of the continuous rail and the methods applied. Especially describes the method of thermit welding, or the Goldschmidt aluminothermic process. (6000 w.)
Thermit rail joints
Jour Worcester Poly Inst
1905
Article (Journal)
English
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