Re-manufacture and apparatus of worn railroad freight car and locomotive wheels by rotational continuous longitudinal welding

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9434019
APP PUB NO 20140033535A1
SERIAL NO

13955748

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A method for re-manufacturing a worn railroad car wheel is described herein. The method includes identifying a candidate wheel or wheel set, preparing the wheel or wheel set to receive new welding, performing a welding operation on the wheel/wheel set, and performing post-welding steps to ensure the re-manufactured wheel meets a defined profile standard. Preparing the wheel may include cleaning, grinding, and pre-heating one or more surfaces of the wheel.

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CSX TRANSPORTATION500 WATER STREET JACKSONVILLE FL 32202

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Keefe, Rodney L Jacksonville, US 1 3

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