RAIL SPECIFICATIONS

RAIL SPECIFICATIONS

Listed below are the specifications for some types of railroad and crane rail.

AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERS (A.S.C.E.) RAILS

SECTION INDEX or WEB MARKS	DEPTH IN INCHES	WIDTH IN INCHES		WEIGHT PER YARD IN POUNDS	JOINT BARS
		BASE	HEAD		JOINT BARS
		BASE	HEAD		SECTION INDEX	WEIGHT PER FOOT IN POUNDS
11040	6 1/8	6 1/8	2 7/8	110	S-11040
10040	5 3/4	5 3/4	2 3/4	100	S-10040	15.8
9540	5 9/16	5 9/16	2 11/16	95	S-9540	14.7
9040	5 3/8	5 3/8	2 5/8	90	S-9040	13.5
9020	5 5/8	5 1/8	2 9/16	90
8540	5 3/16	5 3/16	2 9/16	85	S-8540	12.4
8040	5	5	2 1/2	80	S-8040	11.5
7540	4 13/16	4 13/16	2 15/32	75	S-7540	10.7
7040	4 5/8	4 5/8	2 7/16	70	S-7040	10.0
6540	4 7/16	4 7/16	2 13/32	65	S-6540	9.2
6040	4 1/4	4 1/4	2 3/8	60	S-6040	8.4
5540	4 1/16	4 1/16	2 1/4	55	S-5540	7.5
5040	3 7/8	3 7/8	2 1/8	50	S-5040	6.62
4540	3 11/16	3 11/16	2	45	S-4540	5.8
4040	3 1/2	3 1/2	1 7/8	40	S-4040	5
3540	3 5/16	3 5/16	1 3/4	35	S3540	4.58
3040	3 1/8	3 1/8	1 11/16	30	S-3040	3.97
2540	2 3/4	2 3/4	1 1/2	25	S-2540	2.2
2040	2 5/8	2 5/8	1 11/32	20	S-2040	1.87
1640	2 3/8	2 3/8	1 11/64	16	S-1640	1.7
1240	2	2	1	12	S-1240	1.36
841	1 9/16	1 9/16	25/32	8	S-840	0.75

AMERICAN RAILWAY ASSOCIATION (A.R.A) RAILS - SERIES A

SECTION INDEX	DEPTH IN INCHES	WIDTH IN INCHES		WEIGHT PER YARD IN POUNDS	SPLICE BARS
		BASE	HEAD		SPLICE BARS
		BASE	HEAD		SECTION INDEX	WEIGHT PER FOOT IN POUNDS
10020	6	5 1/2	2 3/4	100	S-10020	19.14
9020	5 5/8	5 1/8	2 9/16	90	S-9020	16.82
8520	5 3/8	4 7/8	2 1/2	85
8020	5 1/8	4 5/8	2 1/2	80	S-8020	13.57
7020	4 3/4	4 1/4	2 3/8	70	S-7020	11.97
6020	4 1/2	4	2 1/4	60	S-6020	10.88

AMERICAN RAILWAY ASSOCIATION (A.R.A) RAILS - SERIES B

SECTION INDEX	DEPTH IN INCHES	WIDTH IN INCHES		WEIGHT PER YARD IN POUNDS	SPLICE BARS
		BASE	HEAD		SPLICE BARS
		BASE	HEAD		SECTION INDEX	WEIGHT PER FOOT IN POUNDS
10030	5 41/64	5 9/64	2 21/32	100	S-10030	16.53
9030	5 17/64	4 49/64	2 9/16	90	S-9030	14.52
8030	4 15/16	4 7/16	2 7/16	80	S-8030	13.12
7030	4 35/64	4 3/64	2 3/8	70	S-7030	11.8
6030	4 3/16	3 11/16	2 1/8	60	S-6030	9.72

AMERICAN RAILWAY ENGINEERING ASSOCIATION (A.R.E.A.) RAILS

SECTION INDEX	DEPTH IN INCHES	WIDTH IN INCHES		WEIGHT PER YARD IN POUNDS	SPLICE BARS
		BASE	HEAD		SPLICE BARS
		BASE	HEAD		SECTION INDEX	WEIGHT PER FOOT IN POUNDS
141RE
140RE	7 5/16	6	3	140		20.0
13637	7 5/16	6	2 15/16	136		19.45
13331	7 1/16	6	3	133.4		19.21
13228	7 1/8	6	3	132		18.85
13128	7 1/8	6	3	131		18.83
13025	6 3/4	6	2 15/16	130
11937	6 13/16	5 1/2	2 21/32	119		15.63
11525	6 5/8	5 1/2	2 23/32	115		15.63
11228	6 5/8	5 1/2	2 23/32	112		19.31
11025	6 1/4	5 1/2	2 25/32	110		17.9
10025	6	5 3/8	2 11/16	100		15.67

CRANE RAILS

SECTION INDEX	DEPTH IN INCHES	WIDTH IN INCHES		WEIGHT PER YARD IN POUNDS	SPLICE BARS
		BASE	HEAD		SPLICE BARS
		BASE	HEAD		SECTION INDEX	WEIGHT PER FOOT IN POUNDS
175	6	6	4 1/4	175		12.24
171	6	6	4.3	171		12.72
135	5 3/4	5 3/16	3 7/16	135		10.2
105	5 3/16	5 3/16	2 9/16	105		9.1
104	5	5	2 1/2	104		10.6

DUDLEY RAIL

SECTION INDEX	DEPTH IN INCHES	WIDTH IN INCHES		WEIGHT PER YARD IN POUNDS	SPLICE BARS
		BASE	HEAD		SPLICE BARS
		BASE	HEAD		SECTION INDEX	WEIGHT PER FOOT IN POUNDS
12723	7	6 1/4	3	127		19.72
11522	6 1/2	5 1/2	3	115
10524	6	5 1/2	3	105		15.43
90DY	5 1/2	5	2 21/32	90
80DY	5 1/8	5	2 21/32	80

CHICAGO & NORTHWESTERN

SECTION INDEX	DEPTH IN INCHES	WIDTH IN INCHES		WEIGHT PER YARD IN POUNDS	SPLICE BARS
		BASE	HEAD		SPLICE BARS
		BASE	HEAD		SECTION INDEX	WEIGHT PER FOOT IN POUNDS
10035	5 45/64	5 9/64	2 9/16	100
9035	5 17/32	5 3/32	2 1/2	90
7201	4 3/4	4 3/4	2 3/8	72

MISSOURI PACIFIC

SECTION INDEX	DEPTH IN INCHES	WIDTH IN INCHES		WEIGHT PER YARD IN POUNDS	SPLICE BARS
		BASE	HEAD
					SECTION INDEX	WEIGHT PER FOOT IN POUNDS
8550	5 7/32	5 1/4	2 15/32	85
7550	4 3/4	4 3/4	2 9/16	75

SOUTHERN PACIFIC

SECTION INDEX	DEPTH IN INCHES	WIDTH IN INCHES		WEIGHT PER YARD IN POUNDS	SPLICE BARS
		BASE	HEAD
					SECTION INDEX	WEIGHT PER FOOT IN POUNDS
1130	6 13/16	5 1/2	2 11/16	113
7524	4 15/16	4 7/16	2 7/16	75

UNION PACIFIC

SECTION INDEX	DEPTH IN INCHES	WIDTH IN INCHES		WEIGHT PER YARD IN POUNDS	SPLICE BARS
		BASE	HEAD		SPLICE BARS
		BASE	HEAD		SECTION INDEX	WEIGHT PER FOOT IN POUNDS
9023	5 3/4	5 3/8	2 3/4	90
7523	5	5	2 9/16	75
7524	4 15/16	4 7/16	2 7/16	75

CANADIAN PACIFIC

SECTION INDEX	DEPTH IN INCHES	WIDTH IN INCHES		WEIGHT PER YARD IN POUNDS	SPLICE BARS
		BASE	HEAD
					SECTION INDEX	WEIGHT PER FOOT IN POUNDS
8524	5 1/8	5	2 1/2	85

CHICAGO, BURLINGTON & QUINCY

SECTION INDEX	DEPTH IN INCHES	WIDTH IN INCHES		WEIGHT PER YARD IN POUNDS	SPLICE BARS
		BASE	HEAD
					SECTION INDEX	WEIGHT PER FOOT IN POUNDS
8543	5 3/16	5 3/16	2 21/32	85

GREAT NORTHERN

SECTION INDEX	DEPTH IN INCHES	WIDTH IN INCHES		WEIGHT PER YARD IN POUNDS	SPLICE BARS
		BASE	HEAD		SPLICE BARS
		BASE	HEAD		SECTION INDEX	WEIGHT PER FOOT IN POUNDS
11036	6 1/2	5 1/2	2 3/4	110
10036	5 3/4	5	2 3/4	100
9024	5 3/8	5	2 5/8	90
8509	5	5	2 21/32	85

PS - PENNSYLVANIA STANDARD

SECTION INDEX	DEPTH IN INCHES	WIDTH IN INCHES		WEIGHT PER YARD IN POUNDS	SPLICE BARS
		BASE	HEAD		SPLICE BARS
		BASE	HEAD		SECTION INDEX	WEIGHT PER FOOT IN POUNDS
15531	8	6 3/4	3	155
15222	8	6 3/4	3	152
13031	6 5/8	5 1/2	3	130
10031	5 11/16	5	2 43/64	100
8531	5 1/8	4 5/8	2 1/2	85

PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD

SECTION INDEX	DEPTH IN INCHES	WIDTH IN INCHES		WEIGHT PER YARD IN POUNDS	SPLICE BARS
		BASE	HEAD
					SECTION INDEX	WEIGHT PER FOOT IN POUNDS
10033	5 1/2	5 1/2	2 13/16	100
8553	5	5	2 9/16	85

ATKINSON, TOPEKA & SANTE FE

SECTION INDEX	DEPTH IN INCHES	WIDTH IN INCHES		WEIGHT PER YARD IN POUNDS	SPLICE BARS
		BASE	HEAD
					SECTION INDEX	WEIGHT PER FOOT IN POUNDS
9021	5 5/8	5 3/16	2 9/16	90

DENVER & RIO GRANDE

SECTION INDEX	DEPTH IN INCHES	WIDTH IN INCHES		WEIGHT PER YARD IN POUNDS	SPLICE BARS
		BASE	HEAD
					SECTION INDEX	WEIGHT PER FOOT IN POUNDS
906	5 1/2	5 1/8	2 9/16	90

INTERBGH - Interborough Rapid Transit

SECTION INDEX	DEPTH IN INCHES	WIDTH IN INCHES		WEIGHT PER YARD IN POUNDS	SPLICE BARS
		BASE	HEAD
					SECTION INDEX	WEIGHT PER FOOT IN POUNDS
10005	5 3/4	5 3/4	2 7/8	100
9050	5	5	2 7/8	90

NEW YORK, NEW HAVEN & HARTFORD

SECTION INDEX	DEPTH IN INCHES	WIDTH IN INCHES		WEIGHT PER YARD IN POUNDS	SPLICE BARS
		BASE	HEAD
					SECTION INDEX	WEIGHT PER FOOT IN POUNDS
10034	6	5/12	2 3/4	100

READING

SECTION INDEX	DEPTH IN INCHES	WIDTH IN INCHES		WEIGHT PER YARD IN POUNDS	SPLICE BARS
		BASE	HEAD
					SECTION INDEX	WEIGHT PER FOOT IN POUNDS
10032	5 5/8	5 3/8	2 21/32	100

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western

SECTION INDEX	DEPTH IN INCHES	WIDTH IN INCHES		WEIGHT PER YARD IN POUNDS	SPLICE BARS
		BASE	HEAD
					SECTION INDEX	WEIGHT PER FOOT IN POUNDS
10533	6	5 3/8	2 3/4	105
10133	5 7/16	5 3/8	2 3/4	101

LEHIGH VALLEY

SECTION INDEX	DEPTH IN INCHES	WIDTH IN INCHES		WEIGHT PER YARD IN POUNDS	SPLICE BARS
		BASE	HEAD
					SECTION INDEX	WEIGHT PER FOOT IN POUNDS
11033	6	5 1/2	2 7/8	110

TR - Torsion Resistant

SECTION INDEX	DEPTH IN INCHES	WIDTH IN INCHES		WEIGHT PER YARD IN POUNDS	SPLICE BARS
		BASE	HEAD
					SECTION INDEX	WEIGHT PER FOOT IN POUNDS
11229	6 3/4	5 1/2	2 1/2	112
				129

CHESSIE

SECTION INDEX	DEPTH IN INCHES	WIDTH IN INCHES		WEIGHT PER YARD IN POUNDS	SPLICE BARS
		BASE	HEAD
					SECTION INDEX	WEIGHT PER FOOT IN POUNDS
122CB	6 25/32	6	2 15/16	122

MISCELLANEOUS

SECTION INDEX	DEPTH IN INCHES	WIDTH IN INCHES		WEIGHT PER YARD IN POUNDS	SPLICE BARS
		BASE	HEAD		SPLICE BARS
		BASE	HEAD		SECTION INDEX	WEIGHT PER FOOT IN POUNDS
6001	4 1/4	4 1/16	2 5/16	60
5607	4	3 27/32	2 5/16	56
5633	4 1/4	4 1/8	2 1/4	56

March 30, 2007

crane rail dimensions