FINAL REPORT
OF SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON RAIL SECTIONS.[A]
Your Special Committee on Steel Rails, since their appointment in 1902,
have held numerous meetings, not only of their own body, but also in
conference with Committees representing other Societies and the steel
rail makers. The results of their deliberations have been presented to
the Society in their reports presented on--
January 21st, 1903[B]
" 18th, 1905
" 17th, 1906
" 16th, 1907
July 9th, 1907
December 6th, 1907
" 18th, 1908
November 30th, 1909
As previously reported to you, the Rail Committee of the American
Railway Engineering and Maintenance of Way Association is also acting
for the American Railway Association; and the latter organization has
guaranteed to it the necessary funds to make exhaustive tests and
observations as to the wear, breakage, etc., etc., of steel rails. This
work is being prosecuted, and will of necessity require several years.
Your Committee feels that it has nothing to add to the several reports
which it has presented to the Society, particularly as, so far, the
several cardinal principles outlined in them are being practically
followed in the several used and proposed specifications and rail
sections.
In view of the foregoing, your Committee would respectfully ask to be
discharged so that the field may be clear if at any future time the
Society should desire to again place the subject in the hands of a
Committee.
JOSEPH T. RICHARDS,
C. W. BUCHHOLZ,
E. C. CARTER,
S. M. FELTON,
ROBERT W. HUNT,
JOHN D. ISAACS,
RICHARD MONTFORT,
H. G. PROUT,
PERCIVAL ROBERTS, JR.,
GEORGE E. THACKRAY,
EDMUND K. TURNER,
Approved in connection with the attached report:
WILLIAM R. WEBSTER.