Show t THE THE WEAR ON STEEL STEEL RAILS RAILS The breaking of steel rails rails' on on our railroads has become become a platter matter of great In the sin sin- t le month of February on the Union Pacific alone steel rails were found broken or or containing flaws that made their further use dangerous 7 The The railroad men say the fault is with the rail- rail makers rn makers akers that they are using a low grade material l k and rid are negligent in essential points in their manu manufacture mariu- mariu t facture of rails On the other hand the rail-makers rail assert that the fault is with the railroads that they are are using too light rails for their great locomotives a and heavy trains fl I Is it not possible that the fault lies Hes in another direction di di- n Can any chemist explain whether steel when once crystallized can be restored 1 ri rr The pound of wheels on a track crystallizes the t rails rails ik The stem of a stamp in a quartz mill in contant con con- tant use for about eight or ten months will just justi i i. i where vh re the stem enters the stamp snap off like a pipe- pipe t stem From the jar of the blows of the stamp it becomes becomes be- be comes crystallized that is the particles of steel bec be- be v come c me separated and lose their heir coherence Take out such J f suck ch a stem before it breaks and give it at the critical critical critical cal point a few sharp blows with a hammer and it is restored and will last for several months Possibly A. A that might might have have the same effect on a steel rail Then V. V possibly when that steel rail is i's worn and is returned to the smelter and rolling mill its l life e is all gone is a question for the experts to decide M But the steel men are right in one respect The F jar of h heavy avy engines and trains will wit disintegrate rails er than light rolling stock can Is it not possible if that the limit of endurance has been reached and that there mu must t be more tracks and a return to lighter light- light Sj er r rolling stock 7 av t |