Locomotive Tires

steamguy · **Posted:** Mon Sep 10, 2001 4:13 pm

Is anyone aware of the reason that the FRA does not allow for welding(building up) of steel locomotive tires?? Thanks in advance for the information.

HrmO'Biph · **Posted:** Mon Sep 10, 2001 4:18 pm

> Is anyone aware of the reason that the FRA
> does not allow for welding(building up) of
> steel locomotive tires?? Thanks in advance
> for the information.

All I have ever been told was the stress and imperfect welding that could occur. However, many flanges were welded and turned during WW2, and there is a ATSF Consolidation that had its tires welded to the centers as late as the early fifties, in ICC service.

lorija799@aol.com

J.C. Boykin · **Posted:** Mon Sep 10, 2001 8:26 pm

The tires are high carbon steel. To properly weld they would have to be removed from the wheel, preheated, welded, annealed, and x-rayed. The result MIGHT be safe.
It would be much easier simply to apply new tires, and probably not much more expensive. Can someone post a vendor for tire blanks?

johncb@u.washington.edu

G. Mark Ray, TVRM · **Posted:** Mon Sep 10, 2001 8:33 pm

TVRM uses Standard Steel for tires. The name of the contact person there escapes me at the moment.

Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum
aw90h@cs.com

Pete · **Posted:** Tue Sep 18, 2001 11:29 pm

Edgewater used to make tires too.

You can't weld on axles or regular wheels either.

Paul D · **Posted:** Wed Sep 19, 2001 10:50 am

> TVRM uses Standard Steel for tires. The name
> of the contact person there escapes me at
> the moment.

If my file is still correct from about a year ago...

Standard Steel
500 North Walnut Street
Burnham PA 17009

Ned Kauffman
Rwy Market Mgr

717-242-4621 Direct
717-248-8050 Fax

Hope this helps

pfdx@aol.com

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