Rail section
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- OBJECT TYPE
- T RAIL
- DATE
- 1902
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1986.0901.001
- MANUFACTURER
- KRUPP ?
- MODEL
- 80 LB
- LOCATION
- Essen, Germany
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- STEEL
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 55.0 cm
- Width
- 13.5 cm
- Height
- 12.5 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Railway Transportation
- Category
- Operations
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- KRUPP
- Country
- Germany
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Essen
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- C.1902
- Canada
-
TYPE SAMPLE OF TRAIN RAILS USED IN CANADA BY THE CPR IN THE EARLY 19TH C. - Function
-
TO SHOW ONE TYPE OF RAIL USED ON CANADIAN RWY LINES IN 1902 - Technical
-
IN THE 1890'S TO 1910, 80 LB. RAIL WAS THE STANDARD FOR USE ON MAINLINE, OR HIGH TRAFFIC CONSTRUCTION. BY WWI 80 LB RAIL WAS REPLACED BY 100 LB RAIL ON MOST MAJOR RWYS; SURPLUS 80 LB RAIL WAS THEN ASSIGNED TO USE ON SECONDARY LINES OR RAILWAY YARDS - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- BRANDED IN WEB: 'C.P.R. R.S.W. 1902. 10. 80 lb'
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- Unknown
- Decoration
- N/A
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